Tag: accessibility

Instapaper Accessibility For Visual Impairment

Instapaper Accessibility For Visual Impairment

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…

Secret Microsoft Office Accessibility Features I Use Every Day

Secret Microsoft Office Accessibility Features I Use Every Day

When I wrote the first version of this post in 2019, I included seven accessibility features most people didn’t realize existed in Microsoft Office products, many of which I had learned about during my time as a Microsoft intern. Since then, Microsoft Office has added…

Ten Questions to Ask When Choosing a College

Ten Questions to Ask When Choosing a College

Questions to ask yourself and others in order to find the best college for your needs

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Windows 10 and 11

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Windows 10 and 11

Accessibility settings for low vision and vision impairment for Windows 10

Staying Warm With a Blindness Cane

Staying Warm With a Blindness Cane

How to dress and stay warm when you use a blindness cane

Reporting Accessibility Issues: College O&M

Reporting Accessibility Issues: College O&M

Shortly before my second year of college, I received a few orientation and mobility lessons for learning how to navigate with low vision and a blindness cane. These lessons were helpful for learning general travel skills, but I noticed they didn’t get into specifics about…

Make Android Easier To See With Large Print Apps

Make Android Easier To See With Large Print Apps

Five low vision Android accessibility apps that make any Android easier to see with large print and high contrast for less than $20

The Best Study Tips For Visually Impaired Students

The Best Study Tips For Visually Impaired Students

Tips for studying, scheduling, and self care for midterms and finals

My Large Print Music Binder

My Large Print Music Binder

How I organized a large print music binder with over 80 songs for college pep band as a bass clarinet player with low vision

Performing Arts Centers and Low Vision: College O&M

Performing Arts Centers and Low Vision: College O&M

Attending theater productions and arts events with vision impairment

Options For Attending College Classes Remotely

Options For Attending College Classes Remotely

When my health status changed six weeks into the semester during undergrad, I had to move off-campus and could not attend in-person classes regularly due to ongoing medical issues. Even though I already had a hybrid schedule with a mix of in-person and virtual classes,…

What To Know About College Assistive Technology Specialists

What To Know About College Assistive Technology Specialists

When it comes to accessing university resources and services, the office I work with the most often by far is the Assistive Technology Initiative and its assistive technology specialists. While Disability Services documents my disability and accommodations that I might need as a student with…