Tag: low vision

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Android Phones

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Android Phones

Accessibility settings to enable for Android phones for users with low vision

Make Android Easier To See With Large Print Apps

Make Android Easier To See With Large Print Apps

Five low vision Android accessibility apps that make any Android easier to see with large print and high contrast for less than $20

Navigating Campus Construction: College O&M

Navigating Campus Construction: 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…

Incorporating Blindness Canes into Halloween Costumes

Incorporating Blindness Canes into Halloween Costumes

When I started using a blindness cane (white cane) in college, I felt a bit self-conscious about using my cane because I felt like I stood out wherever I went, especially since I was still learning to get around and answer questions about my vision…

Navigating Campus In The Dark: College O&M

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…

The Best Study Tips For Visually Impaired Students

The Best Study Tips For Visually Impaired Students

Tips for studying, scheduling, and self care for midterms and finals

Tips For Staying Organized In Summer Classes

Tips For Staying Organized In Summer Classes

My favorite tips for staying organized in summer classes and balancing multiple summer classes as a high school/college student

The Best Study Tips For Auditory Learners

The Best Study Tips For Auditory Learners

I consider myself a primarily visual learner, but my eyes and brain don’t always agree with that. Factors like eye strain, fluctuating eyesight, and fatigue from reading can make it more challenging for me to study visual materials, which means I often pivot to audio…

Adapting Band Uniforms For Sensory Processing Issues

Adapting Band Uniforms For Sensory Processing Issues

Many school band programs have a uniform requirement for specific ensembles, which can consist of a mix of school-owned pieces (such as a marching band jacket) and items purchased by the musician like shoes or pants in a specific color. Musicians that experience sensitivity to…

Learning To Explain Usable Vision

Learning To Explain Usable Vision

Questions to ask when developing an explanation about usable vision and accurately answering the question “so what can you see?”

Learning to Self-Advocate With Low Vision

Learning to Self-Advocate With Low Vision

Many of my IEP goals involved self-advocacy and learning to self-advocate with low vision. Here is a list of advice and strategies that helped me as a student.

My Favorite Free Math Websites For Low Vision

My Favorite Free Math Websites For Low Vision

Five math websites accessible for students with low vision, blindness, vision impairments, and their peers.