I’ve been creating accessible assignments with Microsoft Sway as both an instructor and as a student for years, and often get questions from others about how I organize various types of content. Every Sway I have ever created for undergraduate and graduate assignments has earned…

When I was in middle and high school, my teachers were adamant that all students should use lined paper for math and science classes so that we could write out equations and solve problems on the page. This didn’t work well for me as a…

How to make sure school pictures come out great when you have low vision

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

My school couldn’t give me a CCTV for state standardized testing, so we used an overhead projector instead

When I was in middle school, one of my teachers had a classroom that was filled with a lot of bright lights and glare-inducing items, which was difficult for me as a student with low vision and photophobia/light sensitivity. I know that the teacher had…

Common misconceptions and myths about print disabilities and how they impact a person’s ability to access information, from a student with low vision

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…

Shortly before my second year of college, I received a few orientation and mobility lessons for learning how to navigate with low vision and a blindness cane. These lessons were helpful for learning general travel skills, but I noticed they didn’t get into specifics about…

I’ve received hundreds of messages over the years from parents asking me questions about Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), specifically low vision IEPs and IEPs for visual impairment. Since I had an IEP in elementary school and again in high school for low vision, I’ve been…

These ten resources will help students figure out what colleges to tour and apply to

My review of the iPad app Notability, and how to integrate it into the classroom. Also includes tips for teaching students how to use it.