Science and Math

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…

Visible Body Suite accessibility features for low vision, including options for viewing accessible 3D anatomy models with a screen reader.

Ten options for making the periodic table accessible for students with blindness, low vision, and vision impairment.

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

I love math and am very good at it, but often struggle with organizing scratch paper and “show your work” prompts when handwriting math assignments— I would tell people that my brain loves math, but my eyes do not. I have a combination of low…

In order to streamline the digital workflow process, my second high school suggested implementing shared folders for accessible materials so I could get copies of digital assignments more easily. This worked well from the teacher perspective, since they could easily add documents to a folder…

When I first started using graphs and charts in math classes, I decided that I hated them. As a student with low vision, I often encountered charts that featured low resolution images, black and white or grayscale color schemes, blurry text, or hard-to-read keys that…

When watching science experiments or participating in science labs, I would constantly find myself thinking or saying “what just happened?” after every step of the experiment. Since I have low vision, I often have trouble noticing subtle changes in science experiments or focusing in visually…

Statistics assignments that require the use of a z-table can be challenging for students with low vision who often receive copies of z-tables that are not optimized with visual impairment access in mind. Honestly, I had so much trouble finding accessible z-tables for visual impairment…

A list of free apps that I used in my science classes as a student with low vision to access information, take notes, and make things bigger

When I was in middle school and high school, I didn’t know very much about document accessibility or how to create or remediate accessible assignments for low vision, but I could quickly figure out if someone handed me an assignment if I could read it…