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Creating A College Shortlist With Low Vision

Creating A College Shortlist With Low Vision

Free resources, tips, and strategies for finding colleges to apply to, researching disability services, and shortlisting colleges, written by a visually impaired student

My Experience Using Kagi Search With Low Vision

My Experience Using Kagi Search With Low Vision

How I am using Kagi Search with low vision to manage my visual fatigue, plus my favorite Kagi accessibility features for low vision + CVI and a Kagi low vision theme

Free Science Websites For Low Vision Students

Free Science Websites For Low Vision Students

Instructional technology for science that supports low vision accessibility, including free science websites that I have used as a student with low vision in my classes

A to Z of Screen Magnification For Low Vision

A to Z of Screen Magnification For Low Vision

Introduction to screen magnification for low vision, software features and free tip sheets for built-in and third-party screen magnifiers

US Government Programs For Blind/Low Vision Residents

US Government Programs For Blind/Low Vision Residents

Low-cost and free resources for visually impaired Americans available through federal government initiatives. Great for blind and low vision students!

Web Search Tips and Operators For Low Vision

Web Search Tips and Operators For Low Vision

My favorite web search tips for low vision, including how to use Google search with low vision and using search engine operators on any platform

How I Keep Track Of My Schedule With Low Vision

How I Keep Track Of My Schedule With Low Vision

tips and strategies to keep class schedules and meetings organized using digital calendars for students with visual impairments, from a PhD student with low vision

Implementing UDL For Data Science Lessons: Free Resource List

Implementing UDL For Data Science Lessons: Free Resource List

Mostly free resources and strategies for implementing Universal Design for Learning/UDL for data science and statistics lessons, curated for EDAT 524.

File Formats For Low Vision and Print Disabilities

File Formats For Low Vision and Print Disabilities

Digital doesn’t always mean accessible! Learn more about file formats for low vision and print disabilities for the classroom and beyond

Creating Audio Narrated Images For Low Vision

Creating Audio Narrated Images For Low Vision

Creating audio narrated images for low vision students is great for Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) lessons! Here is a mix of paid/free apps for annotating and adding narration to images

OCR Scanner Apps For Low Vision Students

OCR Scanner Apps For Low Vision Students

A list of OCR scanner apps for low vision students, useful for extracting text that can be read out loud with text-to-speech or displayed in large print.

My Most-Used Keyboard Shortcuts For Academic Writing

My Most-Used Keyboard Shortcuts For Academic Writing

Time saving keyboard shortcuts for academic writing and formatting papers in APA Style with Microsoft Word, a vital skill for students with visual impairments!