Migraine and Light Sensitivity

How I Use Kanopy With Low Vision

How I Use Kanopy With Low Vision

I started using the free Kanopy streaming service as an undergraduate student when my professor played a documentary in class and I realized I couldn’t see much of what was going on. It’s not uncommon for me to have trouble watching videos in classrooms as…

College Interview Tips For Disabled Students

College Interview Tips For Disabled Students

My tips for being successful in college admission interviews

BlueSky Accessibility Features For Low Vision

BlueSky Accessibility Features For Low Vision

When I first created a BlueSky account, I couldn’t find much information about BlueSky accessibility settings or using BlueSky with low vision. To make it easier for new users to navigate the platform, here is an overview of BlueSky accessibility features for low vision and…

College Scheduling Hacks For Students With Chronic Illness

College Scheduling Hacks For Students With Chronic Illness

As an undergraduate student living with an unpredictable medical condition, I often relied on college scheduling hacks for students with chronic illness to put together a hybrid schedule each semester that would provide options for flexible attendance and easy access to course materials online. This…

Five Common Technology Behaviors That Hurt My Brain

Five Common Technology Behaviors That Hurt My Brain

When I was in high school, I sometimes had difficulty explaining how common technology behaviors or other technology in the classroom would hurt my brain, also known as give me a migraine. Many teachers assumed that I was refusing to participate in class, but the…

How I Manage Conference FOMO With Chronic Illness

How I Manage Conference FOMO With Chronic Illness

When I attend professional conferences for assistive technology and computing, I often find myself overwhelmed trying to “do it all” by attending all of the sessions for a given day, trying to run around the exhibit hall to meet everyone, and attending networking and post-conference…

All About Audio Description For Broadway Plays

All About Audio Description For Broadway Plays

My experience using Dear Evan Hansen audio description as a theatergoer with low vision.

Gym Classes and Low Vision: My Personal Experiences

Gym Classes and Low Vision: My Personal Experiences

My experiences taking gym classes in the general curriculum, why I was later exempt, taking adaptive PE, and taking gym/health online

Ways To Use Teleprompter Apps As Assistive Technology

Ways To Use Teleprompter Apps As Assistive Technology

I started using a teleprompter app with low vision to show scripts for school news and other video projects, as I found it much easier to read large print from the digital display compared to a paper script while filming. Since then, I have continued…

Enabling Temporary Accessibility Settings For iPad

Enabling Temporary Accessibility Settings For iPad

I have low vision that fluctuates throughout the day, and I rely on several accessibility features for iPad to access information and interact with different types of content. While there are some settings that I always have turned on like large font sizes and display…

How To Make Classroom Videos Easier To See

How To Make Classroom Videos Easier To See

During in-person classes and lectures, I often have trouble seeing videos presented on the projector or on other screens, and find myself asking a lot of questions about what is going on or becoming disoriented due to unexpected flickering or flashing lights. I know that…

How I Decorate A Bedroom For CVI

How I Decorate A Bedroom For CVI

For one of my class projects, I worked with a tween-aged student who had a confirmed diagnosis of Cortical Visual Impairment (also known as Cerebral Visual Impairment or CVI) and wanted to redesign their bedroom to make it a more accessible and fun space. Designing…