Tag: transition

Implementing Shared Folders For Online Classes

Implementing Shared Folders For Online Classes

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

Ten Questions to Ask When Choosing a College

Ten Questions to Ask When Choosing a College

Questions to ask yourself and others in order to find the best college for your needs

Inclusion in Action: My Microsoft Feature

Inclusion in Action: My Microsoft Feature

Watch a video produced by Microsoft for the Inclusion in Action project, where I demonstrate how I use various Microsoft products in college (not sponsored)

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

Tips For Staying Organized In Summer Classes

Tips For Staying Organized In Summer Classes

My favorite tips for staying organized in summer classes and balancing multiple summer classes as a high school/college student

Learning to Self-Advocate With Low Vision

Learning to Self-Advocate With Low Vision

Many of my IEP goals involved self-advocacy and learning to self-advocate with low vision. Here is a list of advice and strategies that helped me as a student.

Options For Attending College Classes Remotely

Options For Attending College Classes Remotely

When my health status changed six weeks into the semester during undergrad, I had to move off-campus and could not attend in-person classes regularly due to ongoing medical issues. Even though I already had a hybrid schedule with a mix of in-person and virtual classes,…

What To Know About College Assistive Technology Specialists

What To Know About College Assistive Technology Specialists

When it comes to accessing university resources and services, the office I work with the most often by far is the Assistive Technology Initiative and its assistive technology specialists. While Disability Services documents my disability and accommodations that I might need as a student with…

Tips For Siblings Going To The Same College

Tips For Siblings Going To The Same College

Over the years, I have met many older siblings who refused to let their younger sibling attend the same college as they did, because it was “their” school and they couldn’t even fathom siblings going to the same college or having their sibling sharing the…

Ten More Questions to Ask When Choosing A College

Ten More Questions to Ask When Choosing A College

Ten more questions I asked myself and others when choosing a college, that helped me find my perfect match

My Favorite Tips For College Sibling Weekend

My Favorite Tips For College Sibling Weekend

My university hosts a “kids and sibs” college sibling weekend every spring that allows younger family members to spend a weekend at the university doing all sorts of fun “college life” activities like going to the dining hall, watching movies, spending the night in the…

How To Create A Disability Services File

How To Create A Disability Services File

How to create a disability services file in college and make sure services are set for the first day