Some of the students I’ve worked with find the feature-rich layouts of applications like Microsoft Word or Notability to be visually overwhelming and prefer a simpler layout for authoring and editing text. Many of them prefer the VDWrite application for iPad as it provides several…

I have several accessibility features enabled on my Android phone and iPad that help me access information with low vision effectively, but there are times where these settings don’t work as expected with specific applications. Instead of turning off the accessibility setting entirely, I find…

When I am writing on top of documents or screenshots on my iPad, I often use apps like Notability or the built-in Markup tool to write, draw, and add text on top of files without changing the original formatting. This is helpful for taking multiple-choice…

While many people associate assistive technology with specialized devices that are expensive or hard to find, many mainstream technology devices have started supporting accessibility features and built-in assistive technology that can make specialty tools more financially and publicly accessible for all. I spend a large…

Living with low vision, I often use smart cameras and visual assistance tools to provide additional context or clarification about something I am looking at, especially if it is something ambiguous or hard to see. I started using the Microsoft Seeing AI app with low…

How to use OneNote, a free note taking software that allows users to create multimedia notebooks and use accessible materials

One of my favorite things to ask teachers and professors is “what is your new favorite app right now?” When I asked this question to one of my favorite professors a few years ago, their face lit up as they told me I had to…

The topic of emoji accessibility and visual impairment comes up frequently in social media feeds on digital accessibility. When most people think of emoji accessibility, they think of how emoji are read by a screen reader or how blind people interact with emoji non-visually in…

When I had to re-register for several classes and change my schedule during my fourth semester of college, I thought it would be a good idea to set up an alarm on my phone that would go off every 15 minutes, 24 hours a day,…

As a student with low vision and dysgraphia, I spend a lot of time typing for school, writing content for my website, instant messaging with friends, and writing emails. A lot of people don’t realize the role that my dysgraphia diagnosis plays in typing; even…

Accessibility settings on the iPad for users with vision impairment/low vision

When it comes to organizing and keeping track of emails in college, I strive to achieve “inbox zero”, meaning that I want to ensure my emails are taken care of effectively and that I don’t have to worry about important messages getting lost in a…