Tag: middle school

How To Create A DonorsChoose Project For Visual Impairment

How To Create A DonorsChoose Project For Visual Impairment

As someone who donates to DonorsChoose and that has helped with setting up projects for teachers in the past, I love browsing DonorsChoose projects that benefit students with visual impairments because I can see what different teachers from schools across the United States are requesting…

Classroom Technology That Benefits Low Vision Students

Classroom Technology That Benefits Low Vision Students

When designing a classroom with inclusion in mind, there are several different types of classroom technology that can help all learners, but especially learners that have low vision. I had a high school teacher that commented on how modifying assignments and classroom tech for one…

School News and Low Vision

School News and Low Vision

Tips for including students with low vision on pre recorded and live school news programs, written for students in all grade levels

How My Guidance Counselor Helped Me As A Low Vision Student

How My Guidance Counselor Helped Me As A Low Vision Student

I had three different guidance counselors when I was in high school, including two at my first high school and one at my second high school. Even though a lot of people don’t associate guidance counselors with special education and having an IEP, each of…

Dysgraphia Accommodations In The Classroom

Dysgraphia Accommodations In The Classroom

Tips for managing dysgraphia in classroom settings, from elementary school to college.

School Lockers and Low Vision

School Lockers and Low Vision

How to make lockers accessible, an accommodation many people don’t think of

Tips For Handling Academic Ableism In The Classroom

Tips For Handling Academic Ableism In The Classroom

When I was in middle school, I began to experience academic ableism in the classroom, primarily from my teachers. While I was fortunate to have many wonderful teachers who helped me to develop a love of learning and a sense of belonging in the classroom,…