What To Bring To The Disability Services Testing Center
What to bring and not to bring to the disability services testing center
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How To Use Guided Access For Testing And Exams
Since I frequently use my iPad in the classroom to make applications and materials accessible for my visual impairment, it’s only natural that I use my iPad on tests and exams as well. Since having unrestricted access to my iPad during exams goes against the…
Organizing A Bedroom Closet For Vision Loss
I received an email from a parent asking if I had any tips for organizing a bedroom closet for someone who is blind or that has low vision, as they felt that their child was having trouble with finding items in their closet and they…
Remote Testing Accommodations For Low Vision
Instead of traveling to the Disability Services testing center on-campus or taking exams in a traditional classroom environment, many of my professors and professional certification exams provide students with remote testing options that allow them to take exams from home with their own technology. My…
Dysgraphia Accommodations In The Classroom
Tips for managing dysgraphia in classroom settings, from elementary school to college.
Five Things Your IEP Case Manager Won’t Tell You
Five not-so-secret things your IEP case manager isn’t telling you, from a college student who had a IEP
School Lockers and Low Vision
How to make lockers accessible, an accommodation many people don’t think of
Ten Skills I Learned During My High School Mentorship
How a high school mentorship helped me in high school, college, and beyond
Ten iOS Shortcuts For Visual Impairment
One of my favorite features in the Shortcuts app for iOS is the Gallery, which allows users to view over 100 shortcuts that they can use immediately on their device or customize for their own use. These shortcuts can help make applications easier to use…
How I Respond To Questions/Comments About My Glasses
How I answer common questions about my glasses from strangers or curious friends in a simple and positive way
Addressing The Trauma Of Sight Loss
Background In order to satisfy the synthesis/capstone requirement for my undergraduate degree in 2019, I took a course that focused on psychological traumatology, the study of how traumatic or stressful events affect someone’s mind. For my final paper, I chose the topic of addressing the…
Reporting Academic Ableism For Someone Else
Last year, one of my best friends, who I will call Jane, experienced a great deal of academic ableism from a professor in their department. While I wasn’t there to witness what happened in the classroom, I watched Jane suffer from a mental and emotional…