I’ve received hundreds of messages over the years from parents asking me questions about Individualized Education Plans (IEPs), specifically low vision IEPs and IEPs for visual impairment. Since I had an IEP in elementary school and again in high school for low vision, I’ve been…

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Dear elementary school teacher, here are ten things your new low vision student wants you to know, but may not realize

How to make instructor evaluations accessible to students with vision impairments and print disabilities while preserving privacy and anonymity.

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Dear high school teacher, here are ten things your new low vision student wants you to know, but may not realize

While attending college in the Washington DC Metro area, I qualified for the reduced fare SmarTrip card since I have low vision, which gave me discounts on Metrorail services and other fares. A lot of students with vision loss at my college didn’t know about…

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…