tips and strategies to keep class schedules and meetings organized using digital calendars for students with visual impairments, from a PhD student with low vision

As a student with low vision studying Computational and Data Sciences, I was exposed to several programming languages as part of my coursework, though many of my classes revolved around the Python programming language. Since I primarily access information visually, it was important that I…

How to use High Contrast mode/High contrast themes in Windows 10 and Windows 11, and how high contrast mode looks with frequently used applications. Great for users with low vision or migraines

How to eliminate access barriers and create a bridge by converting course websites to shared folders for online classes, suitable for students with disabilities

How to choose the best glasses for your prescription

I started to use my phone as assistive technology in class back in middle school when I realized that my new phone camera could be used to enlarge some hard-to-read symbols on the page I was reading. My teacher promptly took away my phone because…

Details about popular eReader apps and low vision accessibility features available for each app, including font sizes, page colors, display customizations, and reading tools.

I started using the Amazon Kindle app when I was in high school after a textbook for one of my classes was purchased from the Kindle marketplace. It quickly became one of my favorite apps for reading eTextbooks as a student with low vision, because…

I have low vision and a degree in computational and data sciences, here are my tips for introducing R programming to a low vision student.

Google Colab low vision accessibility settings that I use for my R/stats class to read notes and accessible coding resources in large print

Programming resources and free accessible coding tutorials that support large print and browser zoom, curated by a student with low vision

Read-it-later applications are a popular tool for reading web content and saving information for offline use, and I started using Instapaper after both of the read-it-later apps I had been using for years shut down within a year of each other (Omnivore in 2024 and…