Dear elementary school teacher with a visually impaired student, here are things your low vision student/legally blind student might want you to know about beyond a visual impairment IEP

How selecting paper colors for low vision materials can impact visual accessibility and support compensatory skills for visually impaired students

Learn about low vision and assistive technology with the help of free resources and activity ideas, curated by an assistive technology specialist with low vision

Learn how to create an informal personal accessibility checklist for low vision and determine if an app or website is accessible for a specific student

When I was working with a student with newly diagnosed neurological visual impairment (also known as CVI), I noticed that patterns and visual clutter played a significant role in how the student accessed information, and that they preferred items on a plain background with a…

Free accessible apps for to-do lists that help students with visual impairments keep track of homework, plus tips for staying organized in school from a visually impaired student

A list of my favorite study tips for visually impaired students, inclusive of Blind and low vision. Includes study tips for auditory and tactile learners too!

The majority of math assignments display equations in a typeset format, which can be challenging for students with low vision who need to enlarge content or display it in a larger font size. Displaying content in a digital format can provide more flexibility for enlarging…

I frequently get questions about the most common classroom accommodations for low vision from parents, students, and support team members trying to figure out what accommodations they need for Student Assistance Plans (SAPs), 504 Plans, Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and college Disability Services files. While…

I have an eye and brain condition affected by flashing lights. Here’s how I work with instructors to modify assignments and course content as needed

How my support team implemented “quiet place” accommodations so I could manage visual fatigue and sensory overload at school

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…