Tag: assistive technology

My Appearance On AT The Heart: Assistive And Inclusive Technology Stories Podcast

My Appearance On AT The Heart: Assistive And Inclusive Technology Stories Podcast

Back in May 2020, I was a guest on the AT The Heart: Assistive And Inclusive Technology Stories podcast, which is hosted by a member of the #ATChat community, Hillary Goldthwait-Fowles. I had a lot of fun getting to talk about the importance of assistive…

No-Tech Solutions For Drawing Graphs With Low Vision And Dysgraphia

No-Tech Solutions For Drawing Graphs With Low Vision And Dysgraphia

For some of the practice problems in my classes, I have to draw graphs or plot points by hand, a task that can be difficult as a person with low vision and dysgraphia. While there are lots of ways to draw graphs in a digital…

How To Improve Your Blog Theme For Visually Impaired Users

How To Improve Your Blog Theme For Visually Impaired Users

Accessibility features and considerations for designing websites that can be used by people with blindness and low vision

Smartphone Apps For Orientation and Mobility

Smartphone Apps For Orientation and Mobility

My favorite tool for O&M and independent navigation as a person with low vision isn’t my blindness cane— it’s my Android smartphone. While I love my blindness cane and all of the ways that it helps me to navigate my community on my own or…

How I Use The Apple Pencil With Low Vision

How I Use The Apple Pencil With Low Vision

How I use the Apple Pencil with low vision and dysgraphia for school, writing, work, and for other tasks on an 11-inch iPad.

Customize Microsoft Edge Accessibility For Low Vision

Customize Microsoft Edge Accessibility For Low Vision

An in-depth guide to customize Microsoft Edge accessibility for low vision. Make it easier to access web content with high contrast, custom fonts, and custom colors

How I Use The Stylebook App With Low Vision

How I Use The Stylebook App With Low Vision

I started using the Stylebook app during my freshman year of college to keep my clothes organized and put together outfits inspired by Pinterest without having to take several items out of my tiny dorm closet or creating a mess in my dorm room. While…

My Favorite Web Browser Extensions For Virtual Learning

My Favorite Web Browser Extensions For Virtual Learning

After taking over three dozen virtual classes and countless more online hybrid classes, I have learned firsthand how using web browser extensions for virtual learning can make a huge difference in how well I do in my virtual classes. While these extensions don’t help me…

Navigating Project Task List Spreadsheets With Low Vision

Navigating Project Task List Spreadsheets With Low Vision

Simple strategies I use to read project task list spreadsheets in Google Sheets and Microsoft Excel with low vision and large print text

Free Accessible Periodic Tables For Low Vision

Free Accessible Periodic Tables For Low Vision

Ten options for making the periodic table accessible for students with blindness, low vision, and vision impairment.

How To Create Custom iOS Icons and Custom Home Screen Designs

How To Create Custom iOS Icons and Custom Home Screen Designs

How to customize iOS icons for low vision users and design home screens that are easier to see with vision loss

Purposes of Media Descriptions for Visual Impairment

Purposes of Media Descriptions for Visual Impairment

Here are specific ways that I find media descriptions and tools like image descriptions and audio description helpful as someone with low vision.