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Sora Accessibility Features For Low Vision

Sora Accessibility Features For Low Vision

How to set up Sora accessibility features for low vision, including large print eBooks, keyboard access, audiobooks, and read aloud. Great for school libraries!

Accessing Online Readings For College Classes

Accessing Online Readings For College Classes

Tips for accessing online readings in college, including adjusting font sizes and removing distractions like ads. I use these strategies every week as a visually impaired student!

Accessing The News With Assistive Technology

Accessing The News With Assistive Technology

A list of accessibility strategies for accessing the news with assistive technology for individuals with visual impairments, inclusive of low vision/blind/CVI

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

Going To Restaurants With Low Vision Assistive Technology

Going To Restaurants With Low Vision Assistive Technology

Tips for going to restaurants with low vision, including finding accessible menus, free apps for visual impairment accessibility, and using assistive technology independently

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.

Dictation and Audio-Based Assistive Technology For Writing

Dictation and Audio-Based Assistive Technology For Writing

(Mostly) free assistive technology for writing and audio-based resources that incorporate dictation and read aloud for auditory access

History Podcasts and Audio-Based Resources For VI Students

History Podcasts and Audio-Based Resources For VI Students

Mostly free audio resources and history podcasts for students, great for teaching students with visual impairments and auditory learners

Free Braille Art and Tactile Image Libraries: World Braille Day

Free Braille Art and Tactile Image Libraries: World Braille Day

As part of a semester-long school project for one of my graduate classes, I researched several free braille art and tactile image libraries that could be used for educational activities relating to science, agriculture, ecology, and several other topics. Even though I don’t personally use…

How I Keep Track of Assignments With Low Vision

How I Keep Track of Assignments With Low Vision

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

Accessible Python IDEs For Low Vision

Accessible Python IDEs For Low Vision

As a student with low vision studying Computational and Data Sciences, I was exposed to several programming languages as part of my coursework, though many of my classes revolved around the Python programming language. Since I primarily access information visually, it was important that I…

Mainstream eReader Apps and Low Vision Accessibility

Mainstream eReader Apps and Low Vision Accessibility

Details about popular eReader apps and low vision accessibility features available for each app, including font sizes, page colors, display customizations, and reading tools.