Tips for pre-planning student access needs in programming and coding courses, and proactively addressing accessible coding barriers through pre-teaching programming languages

How to eliminate access barriers and create a bridge by converting course websites to shared folders for online classes, suitable for students with disabilities

How I organized my first PhD Portfolio with Microsoft Sway as a student with low vision that uses large print and responsive layouts

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.…

My first introduction to Padlet accessibility features was when I was in high school and realized I couldn’t see any of the text or images that my instructor had just shared for a virtual class, and they told me I had to figure out how…

An overview of the built-in iOS Magnifier and low vision accessibility settings. Use your iPhone or iPad as a video magnifier, with options for VoiceOver access

In 2020, my university introduced a new accessibility extension called Blackboard Ally for accessing digital materials in alternative formats. Now known as Anthology Ally, this tool has been a tremendous help for converting files and making assignments easier to read in large print and responsive…

I have several accessibility features enabled on my Android phone and iPad that help me access information with low vision effectively, but there are times where these settings don’t work as expected with specific applications. Instead of turning off the accessibility setting entirely, I find…

Some of the students I’ve worked with find the feature-rich layouts of applications like Microsoft Word or Notability to be visually overwhelming and prefer a simpler layout for authoring and editing text. Many of them prefer the VDWrite application for iPad as it provides several…

When I first created a BlueSky account, I couldn’t find much information about BlueSky accessibility settings or using BlueSky with low vision. To make it easier for new users to navigate the platform, here is an overview of BlueSky accessibility features for low vision and…

In order to streamline the digital workflow process, my second high school suggested implementing shared folders for accessible materials so I could get copies of digital assignments more easily. This worked well from the teacher perspective, since they could easily add documents to a folder…

I spend a lot of time in online spaces, so I often learn to identify people based on their usernames, display names, or similar account names. As someone with low vision and a print disability that makes it challenging to read standard print, accessible usernames…