A couple of weeks ago, my friend was telling me how they had been getting eye strain from studying digital flashcards for one of their classes, and how they wished, in their own words, that they could have “flashcards that talked to you.” I did…

While I have always been interested in studying assistive technology, I have changed my major three times in college. Each time I have changed, I have asked myself questions about why I am considering changing my major, so that I could ensure that this would…

For one of my classes during senior year of high school, I was talking to a co-teacher about a final project coming up for one of my classes, which was a trifold presentation. I said that I didn’t care much for doing trifold presentations, and…

When my brother was planning his schedule for his first semester, one of the questions he asked me was how to choose general education courses in college that would satisfy his major requirements while letting him explore his interests. When I was taking my general…

Every semester, I always seem to have some sort of medical issue that ends up causing me to miss a couple of assignments or classes. Some of these medical issues are short term and resolve themselves quickly, while others can cause me to miss weeks…

A lot of my friends come to me for advice on sending emails to professors and ask how they should email their professors on a certain topic. A lot of times, their first drafts are rambling and contain unnecessary or too much information, and after…

I took sixteen virtual classes in high school and over three dozen hybrid or fully virtual classes during college, and often prefer online classes over in-person ones because I find it easier to stay organized and use assistive technology. I know a lot of students…

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,…

I started Veronica With Four Eyes two years and about three hundred posts ago today to introduce people to various low-cost assistive technology solutions I have come up with over the years, as specialized assistive technology was not in the budget while I was attending…

How to improve readability and make it easier to see whiteboards, document cameras, and computer projectors.

Five not-so-secret things your IEP case manager isn’t telling you, from a college student who had a IEP

What I learned from my high school teacher of the visually impaired (TVI) as a low vision student

Including dancers with special needs, with a focus on low vision. From a visually impaired tap, jazz, and ballet dancer

Sometimes the best seat isn’t front row center. How to find the best seat in the classroom with preferential seating accommodations

Why having a tutor from the same school or school district is beneficial for students, especially those with IEP or 504 plans