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Modifying Assignments To Remove Flashing Lights

Modifying Assignments To Remove Flashing Lights

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

Apple Pencil Customizations For Writing With Low Vision

Apple Pencil Customizations For Writing With Low Vision

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…

My Appearance On AT The Heart: Assistive And Inclusive Technology Stories Podcast

My Appearance On AT The Heart: Assistive And Inclusive Technology Stories Podcast

Back in May 2020, I was a guest on the AT The Heart: Assistive And Inclusive Technology Stories podcast, which is hosted by a member of the #ATChat community, Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles. I had a lot of fun getting to talk about the importance of assistive…

Adapting Accessible Charts: Math Problems and Low Vision

Adapting Accessible Charts: Math Problems and Low Vision

When it comes to working with charts and visual representations of data, students with low vision may find it challenging to locate and interpret information, as well as explain why it is significant or important. When I was first introduced to charts as a student,…

Dealing With Anxiety About Disability Accommodations

Dealing With Anxiety About Disability Accommodations

When I was in middle school and high school, I frequently experienced anxiety related to receiving IEP disability accommodations for visual impairment. There were times where I felt my disability made me stand out a lot and that it was obvious that I had trouble…

No-Tech Solutions For Drawing Graphs With Low Vision And Dysgraphia

No-Tech Solutions For Drawing Graphs With Low Vision And Dysgraphia

For some of the practice problems in my classes, I have to draw graphs or plot points by hand, a task that can be difficult as a person with low vision and dysgraphia. While there are lots of ways to draw graphs in a digital…

How To Improve Your Blog Theme For Visually Impaired Users

How To Improve Your Blog Theme For Visually Impaired Users

Accessibility features and considerations for designing websites that can be used by people with blindness and low vision

Meet The Cast: Supporting Literacy For Students With CVI

Meet The Cast: Supporting Literacy For Students With CVI

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,…

Smartphone Apps For Orientation and Mobility

Smartphone Apps For Orientation and Mobility

My favorite tool for O&M and independent navigation as a person with low vision isn’t my blindness cane— it’s my Android smartphone. While I love my blindness cane and all of the ways that it helps me to navigate my community on my own or…

How I Use The Apple Pencil With Low Vision

How I Use The Apple Pencil With Low Vision

How I use the Apple Pencil with low vision and dysgraphia for school, writing, work, and for other tasks on an 11-inch iPad.

Customize Microsoft Edge Accessibility For Low Vision

Customize Microsoft Edge Accessibility For Low Vision

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 I Use The Stylebook App With Low Vision

How I Use The Stylebook App With Low Vision

I started using the Stylebook app during my freshman year of college to keep my clothes organized and put together outfits inspired by Pinterest without having to take several items out of my tiny dorm closet or creating a mess in my dorm room. While…