Veronica With Four Eyes
When I encounter photojournalism images like ones posted by news outlets or images on social media that show current events, I often find myself wondering what is happening in different images. Things like crowds, less than ideal lighting conditions, and vague captions can make it…
Several of the young and young-at-heart students I have worked with in the last few years have asked me about making friendship bracelets with low vision and how to find accessible friendship bracelet patterns. DIY friendship bracelets and beaded bracelets have exploded in popularity thanks…
As a person with low vision and a secondary medical condition that makes it challenging to go to stores, almost every single purchase I make is either through online shopping or browsing a product online before making the decision to go pick it up at…
Over the years, I have been friends with many visual artists who create wonderful amateur art across a variety of mediums. One of these friends often creates unique art with lots of bold colors inspired by pop culture and their own original characters that they…
When people ask me if I have any tips for improving accessibility of social media posts, I like to ask them if they know how to add alt text on social media platforms. While a lot of people know how to add alt text on…
As a person with low vision that is highly sensitive to flashing lights, I often engage with primary source videos and videos of current events with my eyes closed, auto-play turned off, or the video window hidden from view. This isn’t because I want to…
Everyone has different views on what language or words are appropriate to use at given times. Instead of changing or removing words, many writers choose to censor words using additional or alternative characters or symbols. A lot of these attempts at censorship are done without…
ASCII art and emoji memes are a common fixture of social media, incorporating creative arrangements of letters, numbers, symbols, and emoji to create mosaic-style art, convey a message, or for aesthetic purposes. Many of these images contain a message or reminder, or may contain references,…
Write extended image descriptions that include accessible text and essential image details for blind and low vision audiences
Over the years, I have made friends with many talented dancers across various styles, many of which also have low vision or some form of visual impairment like I do. When learning new choreography or dance moves, many of them rely on video lessons or…
Over the past several years, Instagram has added several accessibility features and tools for creators to make their images easier to see for users with visual impairments and print disabilities, with new features being added frequently. Many of my friends with low vision love using…
One of my favorite types of videos to watch on social media platforms is recipe videos that show someone preparing a food or drink item from start to finish, showing how the ingredients are combined and change over the course of the recipe to create…