I frequently get questions about the most common classroom accommodations for low vision from parents, students, and support team members trying to figure out what accommodations they need for Student Assistance Plans (SAPs), 504 Plans, Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), and college Disability Services files. While…

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

As a student with low vision who also has photophobia/photosensitivity to bright lights, I often take vision breaks throughout the day to rest my eyes. When I’m working on visually demanding tasks such as reading, working on my computer, or taking notes in a classroom,…

When it comes to working with charts and visual representations of data, students with low vision may find it challenging to locate and interpret information, as well as explain why it is significant or important. When I was first introduced to charts as a student,…

When I was in middle school and high school, I frequently experienced anxiety related to receiving IEP disability accommodations for visual impairment. There were times where I felt my disability made me stand out a lot and that it was obvious that I had trouble…

When I was in middle school, I was assigned to read a story for one of my classes that I ended up discussing frequently with my friends during class or during lunch. Our discussions weren’t necessarily about our opinions of content or specific plot points,…

How I use the Apple Pencil with low vision and dysgraphia for school, writing, work, and for other tasks on an 11-inch iPad.

How my support team implemented “quiet place” accommodations so I could manage visual fatigue and sensory overload at school

How to write alt text and image descriptions for classroom materials for students with visual impairment

Examples of Model UN disability accommodations for low vision and ways to use assistive technology for participating in Model UN with visual impairment

I love math and am very good at it, but often struggle with organizing scratch paper and “show your work” prompts when handwriting math assignments— I would tell people that my brain loves math, but my eyes do not. I have a combination of low…

Examples of disability accommodations for graduation and other commencement events for graduates of all ages