Using Aira With Low Vision
How I use Aira smart glasses in college with low vision and how they have helped me travel independently
Tag: orientation and mobility
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
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
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…
College Game Day and Sporting Events: 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…
Performing Arts Centers and Low Vision: College O&M
Attending theater productions and arts events with vision impairment
Campus Deliveries: 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…
Dealing With Dorm Fire Alarms: College O&M
Dealing with the infamous dorm fire alarms when you have a vision impairment
Dorms and Campus Housing: 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…
Campus Delivery Robots: College O&M
How I use Starship delivery robots on my college campus and avoid running into them with my blindness cane
Decoding The Colors of Blindness Canes
The meaning of blindness cane colors and what the color of a blindness cane can tell you about someone’s sight loss.
Smartphone Apps For Orientation and Mobility
My favorite tool for O&M and independent navigation as a person with low vision isn’t my blindness cane— it’s my Android smartphone. While I love my blindness cane and all of the ways that it helps me to navigate my community on my own or…