Tag: accessible text

Tips For Reading Music On An iPad With Low Vision

Tips For Reading Music On An iPad With Low Vision

Strategies I use for reading music on an iPad, and how to set up iPad for reading digital sheet music for musicians with low vision

Mainstream eReader Apps and Low Vision Accessibility

Mainstream eReader Apps and Low Vision Accessibility

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

Amazon Kindle App and Low Vision Accessibility

Amazon Kindle App and Low Vision Accessibility

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…

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…

Using The Envision App With Low Vision

Using The Envision App With Low Vision

I’m always looking for new functions and ways to use different features in visual assistance applications, and first downloaded the Envision app a few years ago when my friend was raving about its text recognition features at a low vision accessibility event we were both…

How To Choose Accessible Usernames

How To Choose Accessible Usernames

I spend a lot of time in online spaces, so I often learn to identify people based on their usernames, display names, or similar account names. As someone with low vision and a print disability that makes it challenging to read standard print, accessible usernames…

AP Exam Accommodations For Low Vision

AP Exam Accommodations For Low Vision

When I was in high school, I took a total of three AP classes and exams: AP Psychology, AP English Language and Composition, and AP Environmental Science. In addition to studying for my exams, I also had to study how to get AP exam accommodations…

Digital Rulers For Dysgraphia and Low Vision

Digital Rulers For Dysgraphia and Low Vision

When I was working on adapting a math worksheet for one of my classes, I noticed that it was challenging to keep track of scratch work and problems written in a vertical layout with double vision. I was looking for a way to draw lines…

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Android Phones

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Android Phones

Accessibility settings to enable for Android phones for users with low vision

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

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…