When I lived in tech internship housing for the summer, I had a small “celebration” with friends when I realized that I had avoided locking myself out of my room for the entire summer. This was particularly impressive because I had struggled with locking myself…

Common stereotypes or misconceptions about students with IEPs, demystified

As a high school and college student, I have taken a total of four online English classes with low vision, including two required English classes and two writing-intensive classes that involved writing an extensive research paper. While I enjoy taking English classes in-person, I have…

Ever since ninth grade, all of the history classes I have ever taken have been online history classes because I find it easier to access information on my computer or tablet compared to larger lecture settings where it can be challenging to view information presented…

When one of my best friends and I were undergraduate students, we would go to swing dance lessons and social dances held by the swing dance club on campus, which was a fun way for us to get some exercise and get to know other…

Yearbooks are a fun end-of-school-year tradition that allow students to celebrate their accomplishments and friendships that they have made during the year and provide opportunities for documenting memories. My school yearbooks are the only books I own that have a small/standard print size, and it’s…

When my brother and I went to visit The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City (also known as The Met), I wasn’t entirely sure how much of the art I would be able to see. While it may seem odd visiting The Met…

Since I first stepped into my kindergarten classroom, I have used some form of assistive technology for dysgraphia every day of my life and in every single one of my classes and jobs, from K-12 to college to graduate school. Even though my handwriting has…

During the summer before ninth grade, I received an AlphaSmart for low vision and dysgraphia, specifically the AlphaSmart Neo digital typewriter as part of a device trial for taking notes and writing with low vision and dysgraphia in the classroom. I had asked to try…

While a lot of people associate dysgraphia with illegible or hard-to-read handwriting, dysgraphia can often extend to difficulties with typing and other types of written expression as well. Even though I type all of my notes and assignments for my online classes, my dysgraphia doesn’t…

As a student with low vision and dysgraphia, I spend a lot of time typing for school, writing content for my website, instant messaging with friends, and writing emails. A lot of people don’t realize the role that my dysgraphia diagnosis plays in typing; even…

Accessibility settings on the iPad for users with vision impairment/low vision