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Tips To Stay Organized In Virtual Classes

Tips To Stay Organized In Virtual Classes

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…

Choosing Device Wallpapers and Backgrounds With Low Vision

Choosing Device Wallpapers and Backgrounds With Low Vision

One day while I was interning at a major technology company, I turned on my computer to discover that about half of my program icons had disappeared on my home screen, but were still visible in high contrast mode. I asked another employee to take…

Hour of Code and Low Vision

Hour of Code and Low Vision

When I was in high school, my Computer Information Systems teacher hosted an Hour of Code event to encourage students to try a new programming language. While I already had an interested in computers and programming, a lot of introductory activities for programming I’d encountered…

Computer Lab Accommodations For Low Vision Students

Computer Lab Accommodations For Low Vision Students

In my elementary school and both high schools, I spent a lot of time in the computer lab for technology classes and virtual classes, and often had to enable additional accessibility settings each time I used the computer. Since I didn’t have access to any…

Simplified Reading Displays and Low Vision

Simplified Reading Displays and Low Vision

One of my all-time favorite tools for reading digital content with low vision is a simplified reading display, which applies a consistent font size, font style, and background color to digital text. This makes it easier to read content without having to zoom in on…

Ten Information Technology Skills Every College Student Needs

Ten Information Technology Skills Every College Student Needs

As a former IT major (who later changed their major to data science), I have had the opportunity to help many friends and friends of friends with their technology issues over the years and teach them tech skills for college. Whenever I help them, I…

How To Create High Resolution Images For Low Vision

How To Create High Resolution Images For Low Vision

Learn what high resolution images are, why they are important, how to create high resolution images, and where to find them.

Reading Magazines With The Libby App And Low Vision

Reading Magazines With The Libby App And Low Vision

Read magazines on your iPad, Android, or Kindle in an accessible format for free using Zinio for Libraries and RBDigital app.

Dysgraphia Accommodations In The Classroom

Dysgraphia Accommodations In The Classroom

Tips for managing dysgraphia in classroom settings, from elementary school to college.

Science Fairs and Low Vision

Science Fairs and Low Vision

How to participate in science fairs with low vision/vision impairment.

How To Make Music Accessible With Microsoft PowerPoint

How To Make Music Accessible With Microsoft PowerPoint

How to make sheet music accessible for students with vision impairments using Microsoft Publisher or PowerPoint

How To Create Accessible PowerPoints

How To Create Accessible PowerPoints

Ten tips for ensuring PowerPoint presentations are accessible for people with disabilities from the start.

How To Create Secure And Easy To Remember Passwords

How To Create Secure And Easy To Remember Passwords

Balancing security and accessibility, an IT major’s guide to improving your passwords

Accessible Periodic Tables For Low Vision

Accessible Periodic Tables For Low Vision

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

How I Use Microsoft OneNote With Low Vision

How I Use Microsoft OneNote With Low Vision

How to use OneNote, a free note taking software that allows users to create multimedia notebooks and use accessible materials