As a student with a bachelor’s degree in data science that is currently studying for a PhD in Education, I consider statistics classes to be simultaneously very fun and very visually demanding. Since I have low vision and primarily access information visually, I have to…

In math and statistics classes, instructors often provide students with a formula sheet that contains equations, tables, and other helpful definitions that students can refer to during assignments and exams. As a student with low vision that primarily accesses information visually, a lot of these…

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…

I love math and am very good at it, but often struggle with organizing scratch paper and “show your work” prompts when handwriting math assignments— I would tell people that my brain loves math, but my eyes do not. I have a combination of low…

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

Even though I have trouble seeing information in all of my classes (and outside of my classes for that matter), my disability accommodations for math look different than the accommodations for my other classes. One of the main reasons is because math is a more…

When I was in middle and high school, my teachers were adamant that all students should use lined paper for math and science classes so that we could write out equations and solve problems on the page. This didn’t work well for me as a…

I was first introduced to the Canvas Learning Management System (Canvas LMS) when I was taking online math classes through a community college. While I had experience with using Blackboard, Desire2Learn, and Moodle for other online classes I had taken in the past, Canvas was…

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,…

The first time I used the Brainfuse Online Tutoring website was back in 2018 or 2019 when I was confused about a physics problem while working on my homework late at night. I was grateful to get an explanation for how to solve this problem,…

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 to use common household objects and craft supplies to create tactile (3D) images, great for math and science classes.