Tag: internet safety

My Experience Using Kagi Search With Low Vision

My Experience Using Kagi Search With Low Vision

How I am using Kagi Search with low vision to manage my visual fatigue, plus my favorite Kagi accessibility features for low vision + CVI and a Kagi low vision theme

Typo Protection and Typosquatting: Online Safety Tips For Low Vision

Typo Protection and Typosquatting: Online Safety Tips For Low Vision

Strategies for typo protection, typosquatting prevention, and other high-impact online safety tips for low vision and blind users, especially those with dysgraphia

Online Safety For Visually Impaired Users: Safer Internet Day

Online Safety For Visually Impaired Users: Safer Internet Day

Tips and strategies for digital literacy and staying safe online with vision loss, plus online safety for visually impaired users for Safer Internet Day

BioSig-ID Accessibility For Low Vision and Dysgraphia

BioSig-ID Accessibility For Low Vision and Dysgraphia

During the first week of an online graduate school class, students were prompted to create a biometric password with BioSig-ID, which would serve as an additional security measure for accessing course websites. I didn’t realize it at the time, but my first week of class…

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

How To Recognize Phishing Attempts With Low Vision

How To Recognize Phishing Attempts With Low Vision

As part of an extra credit unit on internet safety, I presented a lesson on how to recognize phishing attempts with visual impairments, inclusive of blind and low vision. Phishing is defined as “the fraudulent attempt to obtain sensitive information such as usernames, passwords and…