Accommodations

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I was diagnosed with Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) after years of dealing with symptoms, but it wasn’t until I experienced a fall on campus due to overheating/temperature regulation issues that I was officially diagnosed with the condition. My neurologist told me that I had…

As a student with low vision who also has photophobia/photosensitivity to bright lights, I often take vision breaks throughout the day to rest my eyes. When I’m working on visually demanding tasks such as reading, working on my computer, or taking notes in a classroom,…

I have an eye and brain condition affected by flashing lights. Here’s how I work with instructors to modify assignments and course content as needed

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…

Back in May 2020, I was a guest on the AT The Heart: Assistive And Inclusive Technology Stories podcast, which is hosted by a member of the #ATChat community, Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles. I had a lot of fun getting to talk about the importance of assistive…

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,…

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,…

Simple strategies I use to read project task list spreadsheets in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel with low vision and large print text

How my support team implemented “quiet place” accommodations so I could manage visual fatigue and sensory overload at school

How to write alt text and image descriptions for classroom materials for students with visual impairment

Here are specific ways that I find media descriptions and tools like image descriptions and audio description helpful as someone with low vision.