Tag: testing

Virginia SOL Test Accommodations For Low Vision

Virginia SOL Test Accommodations For Low Vision

What to know about Virginia Standards of Learning SOL test accommodations for low vision students, from a student with low vision that uses large print

How I Use Canvas With Low Vision

How I Use Canvas With Low Vision

When my university switched to using Canvas as its learning management system for hosting course websites, I had to quickly learn how to access Canvas with low vision and how to use tools like Canvas keyboard shortcuts or strategies for accessing Canvas content with large…

How I Take Math Tests With Double Vision

How I Take Math Tests With Double Vision

Tips and strategies I use for taking math tests and statistics tests with low vision and monocular double vision that help me access information visually

AP Exam Accommodations For Low Vision

AP Exam Accommodations For Low Vision

When I was in high school, I took a total of three AP classes and exams: AP Psychology, AP English Language and Composition, and AP Environmental Science. In addition to studying for my exams, I also had to study how to get AP exam accommodations…

SAT Accommodations for Low Vision

SAT Accommodations for Low Vision

What to expect when applying for SAT accommodations and taking the test

Digital Rulers For Dysgraphia and Low Vision

Digital Rulers For Dysgraphia and Low Vision

When I was working on adapting a math worksheet for one of my classes, I noticed that it was challenging to keep track of scratch work and problems written in a vertical layout with double vision. I was looking for a way to draw lines…

The Best Study Tips For Visually Impaired Students

The Best Study Tips For Visually Impaired Students

Tips for studying, scheduling, and self care for midterms and finals

ACT Accommodations For Low Vision

ACT Accommodations For Low Vision

All about my experiences applying for accommodations, being denied accommodations, and taking the ACT test

Extended Time Accommodations For Low Vision

Extended Time Accommodations For Low Vision

When I was first approved to receive extended time accommodations for low vision, I remember wondering how that would work in a middle school or high school setting where students had a single class period to take an exam or work on a timed assignment.…

ALEKS Accessibility For Visual Impairment

ALEKS Accessibility For Visual Impairment

Back in 2020, I took an online pre-calculus/trigonometry course that used McGraw-Hill’s ALEKS adaptive learning for practice problems, homework, assignments, and quizzes. As a student with low vision that primarily access information visually with large print with a secondary preference for audio access with text-to-speech,…

Eight Things You Need To Know About Your Disability Accommodations

Eight Things You Need To Know About Your Disability Accommodations

Eight items every student must know about their IEP so they can self-advocate.

Quiet Places At School For Students With Visual Impairments

Quiet Places At School For Students With Visual Impairments

How my support team implemented โ€œquiet placeโ€ accommodations so I could manage visual fatigue and sensory overload at school