Reading and Writing

Five Apps That Help Students With Low Vision In The Classroom

Five Apps That Help Students With Low Vision In The Classroom

I recommended them in 2015 and I still do today! Five iOS and Android apps that help students with low vision in the classroom.

How I Use Technology To Improve Handwriting

How I Use Technology To Improve Handwriting

High-tech dysgraphia activities and dysgraphia strategies I use to improve my handwriting as a student with low vision

How I Write Research Papers On Accessibility Topics

How I Write Research Papers On Accessibility Topics

Learning how to write research papers and essays can be overwhelming for students with low vision or print disabilities that impact access to standard print. Students who are interested in exploring topics related to disability may experience difficulties with finding sources in accessible formats on…

What I Have Learned About Print Disabilities

What I Have Learned About Print Disabilities

What I’ve learned about print disabilities as a low vision student who uses large print

How I Use Microsoft Immersive Reader With Low Vision

How I Use Microsoft Immersive Reader With Low Vision

I have low vision and primarily access information visually using tools like large print and magnification, so I rely on various types of low vision assistive technology to access digital text. One category of tools that I rely on heavily when accessing web content is…

How To Create An Accessible Formula Sheet

How To Create An Accessible Formula Sheet

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…

Helpful Ways To Bookmark Websites For Low Vision Users

Helpful Ways To Bookmark Websites For Low Vision Users

There are a few websites I visit daily or multiple times a week, such as my WordPress dashboard, school website, and digital services from my public library. Instead of having a bunch of tiny icons crammed onto my Favorites tab that are hard to see…

How To Request Accessible Textbooks In College

How To Request Accessible Textbooks In College

How to request accessible textbooks in college/university for students with visual impairments and print disabilities, from a student with low vision.

Ten Questions To Ask When Buying Digital Textbooks

Ten Questions To Ask When Buying Digital Textbooks

When I first started buying digital textbooks (eTextbooks) during my first year of college, I assumed that all textbook publishers and platforms offered similar accessibility features and that I would be able to access any book as long as it was in a digital format.…

How To Create Accessible Summer Reading Lists For Print Disabilities

How To Create Accessible Summer Reading Lists For Print Disabilities

I love getting recommendations for new books to read from my university or local libraries, especially when it comes to summer reading lists with all of the new and upcoming releases. However, there are times I miss out on being able to access the reading…

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: eReaders

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: eReaders

Why I love eReaders and how they help students with print disabilities

Free Digital Bookmarking Tools For Low Vision

Free Digital Bookmarking Tools For Low Vision

I started using digital bookmarking tools and bookmarking apps to organize research sources, website links, and other multimedia content after I realized that my previous strategy of adding everything to my bookmarks or copying links into a single document wasn’t particularly effective. Learning to use…