Veronica With Four Eyes
As a person who runs a website related to visual impairment and assistive technology, it’s only natural that I want to ensure that my website is accessible for as many people as possible. While my blog theme was created with accessibility in mind, I decided…
When I had to create trifold posters and present trifolds during class projects in middle and high school, I often struggled with adapting trifold posters or creating accessible trifold posters that I could see with low vision. While I could create a trifold presentation that…
To celebrate the two-year anniversary of my first public posts on Veroniiiica, I published the first version of this post with tips on how to embrace assistive technology with limited funding, including resources for finding free and low-cost assistive technology (AT) solutions for students with…
When one of my friends recommended a book that they had read recently, I immediately went to look for it in an accessible format using the search tools for Bookshare and Libby/OverDrive with my library card. When I couldn’t find it, my friend mentioned that…
I love picking out greeting cards for my friends and family and receiving cards for birthdays and holidays with lovely messages inside. As my vision has declined and changed over the years, I have passed along tips and suggestions for choosing greeting cards for visually…
As part of my asynchronous online classes, I often have to watch video lectures and presentations recorded by my instructors and take notes on key concepts. This can be challenging if I have trouble reading text in the video due to poor color contrast, small…
Recently, I was talking to another college student about different options for using visual assistance apps for virtual classes and how they could use different apps on their iOS and Android devices to help them with accessing visual information. While I frequently use visual assistance…
While many people associate assistive technology with specialized devices that are expensive or hard to find, many mainstream technology devices have started supporting accessibility features and built-in assistive technology that can make specialty tools more financially and publicly accessible for all. Peripheral accessories like headphones…
When I was in high school, my instructors would provide copies of assignments and classroom materials using a shared folder system that was set up with Dropbox. With this system, I could download copies of instructional content, work on the assignment using my personal device…
When one of my friends noticed they had trouble seeing their desktop icons, they asked me if there was a way to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Windows so that they could access application features and programs more efficiently. My friend liked the idea of…
When it comes to low vision assistive technology, my iPad is one of my most-used devices, and I use several different applications every day for accessing information in large print and audio formats. Since I’m using so many applications, it’s essential that I have them…
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. Research databases, search engine results pages, and even just research articles in general can be extremely overwhelming visually, making it…