Arts and Music

How I participated in high school marching band with a vision impairment, thanks to an optimistic band director

Several of the young and young-at-heart students I have worked with in the last few years have asked me about making friendship bracelets with low vision and how to find accessible friendship bracelet patterns. DIY friendship bracelets and beaded bracelets have exploded in popularity thanks…

Over the years, I have been friends with many visual artists who create wonderful amateur art across a variety of mediums. One of these friends often creates unique art with lots of bold colors inspired by pop culture and their own original characters that they…

Over the years, I have made friends with many talented dancers across various styles, many of which also have low vision or some form of visual impairment like I do. When learning new choreography or dance moves, many of them rely on video lessons or…

Recently, I received a question from the parent of a middle school-aged musician with low vision asking about options for watching the conductor with low vision. The student said that they have trouble seeing the conductor from where their section is located, and it often…

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

Exploring the life and career of David Bowie with the “David Bowie Is…” augmented reality app, based on the traveling exhibit

I have several friends who are wonderful artists, and one of them is currently working on a drawing that they plan to give to another friend for their birthday. Since this friend has low vision, we’ve been talking a lot about how to create art…

Including dancers with special needs, with a focus on low vision. From a visually impaired tap, jazz, and ballet dancer

When I was first learning to play clarinet and saxophone, my instructors would often tell me to look at the fingering chart printed in the back of the music book to figure out the proper hand positions for a note I was learning. This wasn’t…

It’s easy to assume that in order to create any form of art, one must have perfect eyesight so they can paint rich landscapes like Claude Monet or draw sketches like Leonardo da Vinci. However, it’s surprising  to learn that several of the most famous…

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