How I Learned To Use The City Bus System With Low Vision
How to use the bus system with low vision/blindness and master college and city buses
Tag: independent living skills
Organizing Hanging Storage With Vision Loss
Instead of keeping items in drawers or locations with less-than-ideal lighting conditions, some people with visual impairments may prefer to use hanging storage organization tools that attach to walls, doors, or other vertical spaces. These hanging storage organizers place items within the line of sight…
Nail Trimming and Low Vision: Adapted Nail Clippers
As part of my coursework for EDAT 527: Assistive Technology for Independent Living and Employment at George Mason University, I completed a project where I documented a list of adapted nail clippers for low vision and characteristics of low vision aids for nail trimming. Here…
Clothing Shopping Tips For Sensory Processing Issues
I was having a conversation with one of my friends recently where they had asked me if I had any tips for clothing shopping with sensory processing issues and tactile defensiveness. In my practice, I have met many people with visual impairments that experience sensory…
Using Aira With Low Vision
How I use Aira smart glasses in college with low vision and how they have helped me travel independently
Navigating Campus In The Dark: College O&M
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…
Campus Deliveries: College O&M
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…
Dealing With Dorm Fire Alarms: College O&M
Dealing with the infamous dorm fire alarms when you have a vision impairment
Ten Weird Things I Brought to College
Ten non-traditional/weird things I brought to college that have really helped me
Dorms and Campus Housing: College O&M
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…
Adapting Keys For Vision Loss
When I was cleaning out my dorm room a few years ago, I found four identical-looking bronze keys and had no idea what they unlocked. While I was able to figure out the purpose of one key, the purpose of the other three keys remains…
How I Use The Stylebook App With Low Vision
I started using the Stylebook app during my freshman year of college to keep my clothes organized and put together outfits inspired by Pinterest without having to take several items out of my tiny dorm closet or creating a mess in my dorm room. While…