Tag: accessibility

Preferential Seating and Low Vision

Preferential Seating and Low Vision

How do you choose a seat in class with low vision? Here are some things I think about when using preferential seating accommodations in K-12 and college classrooms as a low vision student

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: Feature Phones and Landline Phones

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: Feature Phones and Landline Phones

Features to consider when choosing a non-smartphone feature phone, flip phone, or landline phone with vision loss

How I Write Research Papers On Accessibility Topics

How I Write Research Papers On Accessibility Topics

Learning how to write research papers and essays can be overwhelming for students with low vision or print disabilities that impact access to standard print. Students who are interested in exploring topics related to disability may experience difficulties with finding sources in accessible formats on…

iOS Magnifier and Low Vision Accessibility

iOS Magnifier and Low Vision Accessibility

An overview of the built-in iOS Magnifier and low vision accessibility settings. Use your iPhone or iPad as a video magnifier, with options for VoiceOver access

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: Tablets

Mainstream Technology and Low Vision: Tablets

What to look for when choosing an iPad and features to consider, aimed at students with low vision

Using Digital 3D Models With Low Vision

Using Digital 3D Models With Low Vision

Digital 3D models can be easier to explore than 2D images, here are tips for using digital 3D models with low vision and magnification.

How To Create Accessible PowerPoints

How To Create Accessible PowerPoints

Ten tips for ensuring PowerPoint presentations are accessible for people with disabilities from the start.

What I Have Learned About Print Disabilities

What I Have Learned About Print Disabilities

What I’ve learned about print disabilities as a low vision student who uses large print

ALEKS Accessibility For Visual Impairment

ALEKS Accessibility For Visual Impairment

Back in 2020, I took an online pre-calculus/trigonometry course that used McGraw-Hill’s ALEKS adaptive learning for practice problems, homework, assignments, and quizzes. As a student with low vision that primarily access information visually with large print with a secondary preference for audio access with text-to-speech,…

MyLab Math Accessibility and Low Vision

MyLab Math Accessibility and Low Vision

Back in 2018, I took a business calculus class that used Pearson’s MyMathLab adaptive learning platform (now called MyLab Math) for homework, assignments, quizzes, and tests. As a student with low vision that primarily accesses information visually with large print and screen magnification with a…

How I Use WebAssign With Low Vision

How I Use WebAssign With Low Vision

My experience using WebAssign with low vision while taking Calculus 1 and Calculus 2 online as a student that primarily accesses information visually/in large print

How I Document Accessibility Preferences With Low Vision

How I Document Accessibility Preferences With Low Vision

As a student with low vision that spends a lot of time at the computer and working with different types of software, I rely on several accessibility features and the use of assistive technology to access information. While there are some tools that I use…