Tag: Social interaction

Seven Things I Tell My College Suitemates About My Disability

Seven Things I Tell My College Suitemates About My Disability

While living on campus with low vision and chronic illness, I shared a bathroom and communal living space with 1-3 other girls, depending on the dorm. In many cases, I was the first person that used a blindness cane or that had a physical disability…

How To Approach Someone with Low Vision Without Scaring Them

How To Approach Someone with Low Vision Without Scaring Them

An etiquette guide for interacting with people with low vision and blindness without scaring them

How My Guidance Counselor Helped Me As A Low Vision Student

How My Guidance Counselor Helped Me As A Low Vision Student

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…

Questions To Ask Other Students With Low Vision

Questions To Ask Other Students With Low Vision

How having friend with low vision and Chiari Malformation has helped me accept my disability and diagnoses

How I Respond To Questions/Comments About My Glasses

How I Respond To Questions/Comments About My Glasses

How I answer common questions about my glasses from strangers or curious friends in a simple and positive way

How I Respond To Children’s Questions/Comments About Low Vision

How I Respond To Children’s Questions/Comments About Low Vision

Here is how I answer questions about vision loss for curious younger kids