In the last few months, there has been an increase in the amount of ASCII memes and emoji memes on social media, and several people have been asking how to make these memes accessible for visual impairment so that people with vision loss or people…

When people ask me if I have any tips for improving accessibility of social media posts, I like to ask them if they know how to add alt text on social media platforms. While a lot of people know how to add alt text on…

As someone with fluctuating vision, I don’t need to use a screen reader all the time for accessing media, but find it helpful to have text read out loud on occasion. Instead of using a screen reader that is always on, I use text-to-speech tools…

Recently, one of my friends came to me asking if a program they had written was executing correctly, because they couldn’t see their computer dialog boxes due to low vision. My friend and I spent the afternoon trying to come up with solutions to enlarge…

Yesterday, I was helping my friend set up their new computer and they asked me how to create custom keyboard shortcuts in Windows. They were telling me that with their low vision, it can be difficult to locate icons, and they wanted to be able…

This blog post has gone viral with several popular content creators who have wanted to learn how to write alt text for digital comics. I’ve been beyond thrilled to hear from some of my favorite artists from all around the world about how they have…

How to write alt text and image descriptions for your Instagram posts

I used to struggle a lot when using VoiceOver with low vision because I didn’t realize how many customization settings and gestures there were for VoiceOver users until one of my friends with no usable vision sat down with me for a few hours and…

Several of my friends enjoy playing audio games for blind/low vision gamers, which use 3D audio/binaural audio and other audio engineering techniques to create an immersive gaming experience that prioritizes sound over visuals. Since there isn’t a dedicated audio game category on most app stores…

Over the last few years, I have become a leading expert in how to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired, inclusive of blind/low vision audiences. Fewer than 1% of images online contain alt text or image descriptions for people with vision…

Yes, people with blindness and low vision can text. Here are some things to keep in mind when composing messages

Using Microsoft Sway, a free PowerPoint alternative that impresses professors and is accessible to screen readers