Independent Living

How to get plane safety information for blind and vision impaired travelers on any airline. Great for beginners or children/teenagers

Be My Eyes is one of the most well-known free mobile applications for blind and low vision users, and it was one of the first visual interpreting applications I ever tried when I started practicing independent living skills for college. Be My Eyes connects blind…

While living in a college dorm, I had a mini fridge that I kept next to my desk for storing snacks, small meals, drinks, and ice packs. Having a smaller fridge can make things easier to locate, but organizing a dorm mini fridge is still…

While attending college in the Washington DC Metro area, I qualified for the reduced fare SmarTrip card since I have low vision, which gave me discounts on Metrorail services and other fares. A lot of students with vision loss at my college didn’t know about…

Part of living on campus is being prepared for emergencies-make sure you know your campus alert system

When I was visiting St Louis, I had a list of places that I wanted to visit, which included the St Louis Zoo, the Gateway Arch, a MLB baseball game, and a few other places. However, I had to rearrange a few of my plans…

I recently went on a weeklong trip to Austin, Texas where I had the opportunity to visit several different museums, speak at Texas School for the Blind, try lots of amazing delicious food, and attend other events related to low vision and assistive technology. I…

I’ve lived in a few different places in Virginia as well as in Washington State, and something that each of these places have had in common is that I’ve had to deal with power outages a few times a year for various reasons. Whether it’s…

I’m often one of the first people that people at my school meet that has low vision or that lives with a chronic illness. While there are several other students that have vision loss or that live with other invisible disabilities, I have chosen to…

My experiences with my state Protection and Advocacy organization, and why every student with a disability should know about them

The ultimate guide to selecting dorms and on campus housing, with a special focus on disability housing