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When I experienced a significant vision decline in high school, one of the most common questions from my teachers, case manager, and teacher of the visually impaired (TVI/TSVI) was “so what can you see?” I was the only student identified with low vision at my…

I frequently get questions about the most common classroom accommodations for low vision from parents, students, and support team members trying to figure out what accommodations they need for Student Assistance Plans (SAPs), 504 Plans, Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and college Disability Services files. While…

As a user with low vision, I have discovered that custom video backgrounds can be either super helpful tools for making it easier to concentrate on video calls or super distracting tools that make it harder to concentrate. Factors such as background choice, environmental lighting,…

Learn what high resolution images are, why they are important, how to create high resolution images, and where to find them.

I have an eye and brain condition affected by flashing lights. Here’s how I work with instructors to modify assignments and course content as needed

As a student with low vision and dysgraphia, I love using my iPad along with an Apple Pencil to help with writing tasks, drawing, and completing assignments for my classes, especially since my handwriting is neater on an iPad compared to paper. Because the white…

When I was in middle school, I was assigned to read a story for one of my classes that I ended up discussing frequently with my friends during class or during lunch. Our discussions weren’t necessarily about our opinions of content or specific plot points,…

An in-depth guide to customize Microsoft Edge accessibility for low vision. Make it easier to access web content with high contrast, custom fonts, and custom colors

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

Here are specific ways that I find media descriptions and tools like image descriptions and audio description helpful as someone with low vision.

Here are my thoughts on why I appreciate visual descriptions at events as a person with low vision, and my thought process for coming up with effective descriptions

When I first wrote this post on how to create helpful visual descriptions for visually impaired audiences in November 2021, I spent a lot of time trying to figure out not just how to describe what people look like, but what people should include when…