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Language Learning Tips And Resources For Low Vision

Language Learning Tips And Resources For Low Vision

Many of my friends speak two or more languages, and enjoy teaching me how to say various words and phrases in other languages. Sometimes, these lead to me learning something useful, while other times my friends seem to have fun teaching me random slang words…

My Favorite Free Math Websites For Low Vision

My Favorite Free Math Websites For Low Vision

Five math websites accessible for students with low vision, blindness, vision impairments, and their peers.

ACT Accommodations For Low Vision

ACT Accommodations For Low Vision

All about my experiences applying for accommodations, being denied accommodations, and taking the ACT test

My Large Print Music Binder

My Large Print Music Binder

How I organized a large print music binder with over 80 songs for college pep band as a bass clarinet player with low vision

Options For Attending College Classes Remotely

Options For Attending College Classes Remotely

When my health status changed six weeks into the semester during undergrad, I had to move off-campus and could not attend in-person classes regularly due to ongoing medical issues. Even though I already had a hybrid schedule with a mix of in-person and virtual classes,…

What To Know About College Assistive Technology Specialists

What To Know About College Assistive Technology Specialists

When it comes to accessing university resources and services, the office I work with the most often by far is the Assistive Technology Initiative and its assistive technology specialists. While Disability Services documents my disability and accommodations that I might need as a student with…

Organizing a PhD Portfolio With Microsoft Sway

Organizing a PhD Portfolio With Microsoft Sway

How I organized my first PhD Portfolio with Microsoft Sway as a student with low vision that uses large print and responsive layouts

Tips For Siblings Going To The Same College

Tips For Siblings Going To The Same College

Over the years, I have met many older siblings who refused to let their younger sibling attend the same college as they did, because it was “their” school and they couldn’t even fathom siblings going to the same college or having their sibling sharing the…

Adapting Digital Equations: Math Problems and Low Vision

Adapting Digital Equations: Math Problems and Low Vision

The majority of math assignments display equations in a typeset format, which can be challenging for students with low vision who need to enlarge content or display it in a larger font size. Displaying content in a digital format can provide more flexibility for enlarging…

Extended Time Accommodations For Low Vision

Extended Time Accommodations For Low Vision

When I was first approved to receive extended time accommodations for low vision, I remember wondering how that would work in a middle school or high school setting where students had a single class period to take an exam or work on a timed assignment.…

Questions To Ask When Choosing A Laptop For College

Questions To Ask When Choosing A Laptop For College

I received a message from a reader asking if I had any tips for choosing a laptop for college, because they were interested in finding the “best” laptop for their soon-to-be college student. While I can’t recommend a specific laptop brand or model that would…

Preferential Seating and Low Vision

Preferential Seating and Low Vision

How do you choose a seat in class with low vision? Here are some things I think about when using preferential seating accommodations in K-12 and college classrooms as a low vision student