Design

In math and statistics classes, instructors often provide students with a formula sheet that contains equations, tables, and other helpful definitions that students can refer to during assignments and exams. As a student with low vision that primarily accesses information visually, a lot of these…

When I experienced a significant vision decline in high school, one of the most common questions from my teachers, case manager, and teacher of the visually impaired (TVI/TSVI) was “so what can you see?” I was the only student identified with low vision at my…

As a user with low vision, I have discovered that custom video backgrounds can be either super helpful tools for making it easier to concentrate on video calls or super distracting tools that make it harder to concentrate. Factors such as background choice, environmental lighting,…

I’ve used a few different business cards for my blog and consulting work, and often receive questions about designing business cards for low vision and how I chose to design my own cards. It’s always exciting to get compliments on my personal branding and hear…

When I was cleaning out my dorm room a few years ago, I found four identical-looking bronze keys and had no idea what they unlocked. While I was able to figure out the purpose of one key, the purpose of the other three keys remains…

Learn what high resolution images are, why they are important, how to create high resolution images, and where to find them.

A few years ago, a friend invited me to learn about creating flower arrangements with low vision and taught me about how to arrange flowers while putting together a bouquet for another friend’s birthday. I was excited to learn something new, and the lessons they…

As a student with low vision and dysgraphia, I love using my iPad along with an Apple Pencil to help with writing tasks, drawing, and completing assignments for my classes, especially since my handwriting is neater on an iPad compared to paper. Because the white…

When it comes to working with charts and visual representations of data, students with low vision may find it challenging to locate and interpret information, as well as explain why it is significant or important. When I was first introduced to charts as a student,…

For some of the practice problems in my classes, I have to draw graphs or plot points by hand, a task that can be difficult as a person with low vision and dysgraphia. While there are lots of ways to draw graphs in a digital…

Accessibility features and considerations for designing websites that can be used by people with blindness and low vision

When I was in middle school, I was assigned to read a story for one of my classes that I ended up discussing frequently with my friends during class or during lunch. Our discussions weren’t necessarily about our opinions of content or specific plot points,…