As a user with low vision, I have discovered that custom video backgrounds can be either super helpful tools for making it easier to concentrate on video calls or super distracting tools that make it harder to concentrate. Factors such as background choice, environmental lighting,…

I’ve used a few different business cards for my blog and consulting work, and often receive questions about designing business cards for low vision and how I chose to design my own cards. It’s always exciting to get compliments on my personal branding and hear…

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 to request accessible textbooks in college/university for students with visual impairments and print disabilities, from a student with low vision.

When I first started buying digital textbooks (eTextbooks) during my first year of college, I assumed that all textbook publishers and platforms offered similar accessibility features and that I would be able to access any book as long as it was in a digital format.…

Eight items every student must know about their IEP so they can self-advocate.

When I first wrote about low vision accessibility settings for Mac computers in 2019, I was using a MacBook for one of my design classes at the university library and trying to figure out how to make MacBook easier to see or how to enable…

I love getting recommendations for new books to read from my university or local libraries, especially when it comes to summer reading lists with all of the new and upcoming releases. However, there are times I miss out on being able to access the reading…

If you or a loved one has just been diagnosed with low vision or blindness, here’s why you need a case with your state vision impairment department

I first learned about vocational rehabilitation for college students with visual impairments when I was getting ready to graduate from high school. Even though I had been registered with the state agency for visual impairment since I was fourteen years old, I hadn’t talked to…

An outline for developing a college transition resource for students with vision loss, winner of the 2018 Roosevelt Institute 10Ideas policywriting competition

Why I love eReaders and how they help students with print disabilities