Eight Things You Need To Know About Your Disability Accommodations
Eight items every student must know about their IEP so they can self-advocate.
Tag: 504 plan
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
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…
Quiet Places At School For Students With Visual Impairments
How my support team implemented “quiet place” accommodations so I could manage visual fatigue and sensory overload at school
Explaining Disabiility Accommodations To Substitute Teachers
When I was in middle and high school, many teachers and school staff members encouraged me to develop strong self-advocacy skills so that I could feel comfortable talking about my low vision and what accommodations I would need in the classroom. Talking to a substitute…
How To Come Up With Sample Accommodations
When preparing for an IEP meeting, a 504 Plan meeting, or a Disability Services meeting, parents and students will often be asked to come up with sample accommodations that can be used to provide services for students in the classroom. However, it can be very…
My Experience With Disability Law Center of Virginia
My experiences with my state Protection and Advocacy organization, and why every student with a disability should know about them
Low Vision Accommodations For Print Materials From My Low Vision IEP
Here are the accommodations I request for accessible print materials
Ten Spooky Inaccessible Assignments For Low Vision Students
When I was in middle school and high school, I didn’t know very much about document accessibility or how to create or remediate accessible assignments for low vision, but I could quickly figure out if someone handed me an assignment if I could read it…
Ten “Odd” Things I Do With Double Vision
For as long as I can remember, I have had double vision that causes me to see two of everything. The way I see double has changed/fluctuated as I have gotten older— sometimes I would see two items side by side, sometimes they would appear…
Middle School Classrooms And Low Vision Accessibility
When I was working with a student preparing to transition to middle school, I worked with the student’s support team to come up with a list of ideas and strategies for setting up their future middle school classrooms with low vision accessibility in mind. Since…
Math Test Accommodations For Low Vision
Even though I have trouble seeing information in all of my classes (and outside of my classes for that matter), my disability accommodations for math look different than the accommodations for my other classes. One of the main reasons is because math is a more…