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Ten Ways Visual Impairment Influenced Classic Artists

Ten Ways Visual Impairment Influenced Classic Artists

A list of ten visually impaired artists from throughout history that are suspected to have had vision loss not corrected by glasses.

Creating Flower Arrangements With Low Vision

Creating Flower Arrangements With Low Vision

A few years ago, a friend invited me to learn about creating flower arrangements with low vision and taught me about how to arrange flowers while putting together a bouquet for another friend’s birthday. I was excited to learn something new, and the lessons they…

Tips for Going To Movie Theaters With Low Vision

Tips for Going To Movie Theaters With Low Vision

Tips and strategies I have used when going to the movies and visiting movie theaters with low vision and light sensitivity (photophobia and/or photosensitivity)

How To Write Alt Text For Digital Comics

How To Write Alt Text For Digital Comics

Learn how to write alt text for digital comics and make comics accessible for blind and low vision audiences

How To Make Music Accessible With Microsoft PowerPoint

How To Make Music Accessible With Microsoft PowerPoint

Here is how I make print and digital copies of music accessible for low vision with Microsoft PowerPoint. Also works with Microsoft Publisher and Google Slides

Watching MLB Baseball Games With Low Vision

Watching MLB Baseball Games With Low Vision

In 2018, I attended a Major League Baseball (MLB) game while visiting St. Louis, where I got to watch the St. Louis Cardinals play the Atlanta Braves. On that trip, I had the opportunity to learn about MLB baseball game accessibility for visually impaired spectators,…

Accessible Playing Cards For Low Vision

Accessible Playing Cards For Low Vision

How to make playing cards accessible for low vision, including options to buy, DIY, and download accessible playing cards with large print and/or braille.

Model UN Disability Accommodations For Low Vision

Model UN Disability Accommodations For Low Vision

Examples of Model UN disability accommodations for low vision and ways to use assistive technology for participating in Model UN with visual impairment

Baking Banana Bread With Assistive Technology

Baking Banana Bread With Assistive Technology

It’s National Banana Bread Day (February 23rd), and what better way to celebrate than baking with assistive technology for low vision? While I have had a strong love for assistive technology for many years now, my love for banana bread is much more recent. I…

Creating Accessible Crafting Tutorials For Visual Impairment

Creating Accessible Crafting Tutorials For Visual Impairment

Many of the people I meet with visual impairments have an interest in DIY projects or crafting in some capacity. Some are more interested in fiber arts and work on projects like crocheting or knitting with low vision, embroidery, or sewing in some capacity, while…

Tips For Going To Prom With Chronic Illness

Tips For Going To Prom With Chronic Illness

Attending prom with low vision, photosensitivity, and migraines

School Field Trips And Low Vision

School Field Trips And Low Vision

How to include students with IEPs and 504s on class trips, with a special focus on low vision and blindness