Veronica With Four Eyes
For one of my class projects, I worked with a tween-aged student who had a confirmed diagnosis of Cortical Visual Impairment (also known as Cerebral Visual Impairment or CVI) and wanted to redesign their bedroom to make it a more accessible and fun space. Designing…
When I’m traveling or visiting a new/unfamiliar place as a person with low vision, it’s tremendously helpful to use accessible maps and wayfinding tools that can help assist me with orienting myself to my surroundings and planning routes to other areas of interest. This can…
I’m always looking for new functions and ways to use different features in visual assistance applications, and first downloaded the Envision app a few years ago when my friend was raving about its text recognition features at a low vision accessibility event we were both…
I have low vision in addition to a few other medical conditions, so I have spent a lot of time visiting hospitals, doctor’s offices, outpatient testing facilities, and other medical environments. Since a lot of my conditions are unrelated to my vision loss, I get…
My favorite tool for O&M and independent navigation as a person with low vision isn’t my blindness cane- it’s my Android smartphone. While I love my blindness cane and all of the ways that it helps me to navigate my community on my own or…
In recent years, I have collected multiple library cards for digital content so that I can access books and media I am interested in without having to leave the house. My local library has a ton of awesome online services, but I’ve been able to…
My life with double vision and seeing the world with four eyes open
Safer Internet Day is a yearly event that raises awareness and provides solutions for making the internet and online spaces a safer and more positive experience for everyone, with an emphasis on children and young people. Internet safety education has improved a lot over the…
When I had major surgery, a lot of my friends and family wanted to remain updated for what was going on during the procedure and the days I spent in the hospital while I didn’t have access to my phone. While a lot of people…
I recently came across a conversation thread on social media talking about how difficult it can be to keep a dorm room clean with chronic illness and how having a messy dorm can be frustrating not only for visitors, but for the person living in…
I love the look and feeling of a freshly-made bed, but I’ve found that many of my Chiari Malformation symptoms like neck/shoulder pain, headaches, and poor strength/coordination in hands are aggravated when I make my bed using traditional methods. Over the years, I’ve received tips…
Shortly before my second year of college, I received a few orientation and mobility lessons for learning how to navigate with low vision and a blindness cane. These lessons were helpful for learning general travel skills, but I noticed they didn’t get into specifics about…
I started using the Stylebook app during my freshman year of college to keep my clothes organized and put together outfits inspired by Pinterest without having to take several items out of my tiny dorm closet and messing up my room. While my closet has…
I received an email from a parent asking if I had any tips for organizing a bedroom closet for someone who is blind or that has low vision, as they felt that their child was having trouble with finding items in their closet and they…
Now that I am no longer living in a dorm, I have access to a large, walk-in closet where I can store all of my clothes, accessories, shoes, and other items. When I recently moved my items into a different closet, I found myself thinking…