Examples of Model UN disability accommodations for low vision and ways to use assistive technology for participating in Model UN with visual impairment

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…

I rely a lot on color for labeling information, so highlighters and colored overlays are a helpful tool for locating text or making it easier to see, especially when it comes to making information stand out against a bright white background. Here is a list…

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…

When I am writing on top of documents or screenshots on my iPad, I often use apps like Notability or the built-in Markup tool to write, draw, and add text on top of files without changing the original formatting. This is helpful for taking multiple-choice…

Here are the accommodations I request for accessible print materials

Yearbooks are a fun end-of-school-year tradition that allow students to celebrate their accomplishments and friendships that they have made during the year and provide opportunities for documenting memories. My school yearbooks are the only books I own that have a small/standard print size, and it’s…

Since I first stepped into my kindergarten classroom, I have used some form of assistive technology for dysgraphia every day of my life and in every single one of my classes and jobs, from K-12 to college to graduate school. Even though my handwriting has…

During the summer before ninth grade, I received an AlphaSmart for low vision and dysgraphia, specifically the AlphaSmart Neo digital typewriter as part of a device trial for taking notes and writing with low vision and dysgraphia in the classroom. I had asked to try…

While a lot of people associate dysgraphia with illegible or hard-to-read handwriting, dysgraphia can often extend to difficulties with typing and other types of written expression as well. Even though I type all of my notes and assignments for my online classes, my dysgraphia doesn’t…

As a student with low vision and dysgraphia, I spend a lot of time typing for school, writing content for my website, instant messaging with friends, and writing emails. A lot of people don’t realize the role that my dysgraphia diagnosis plays in typing; even…

When it comes to receiving physical copies of materials and text-based content, paper size plays a significant role in how I both read and write on a page. Since my vision fluctuates often due to environmental factors, I typically prefer digital materials that I can…