Tag: universal design

CSS Accessibility Tips for Low Vision

CSS Accessibility Tips for Low Vision

The exact CSS accessibility tips I use with my Wordpress theme to make content easier to read for users with low vision without additional plugins.

Implementing UDL For Data Science Lessons: Free Resource List

Implementing UDL For Data Science Lessons: Free Resource List

Mostly free resources and strategies for implementing Universal Design for Learning/UDL for data science and statistics lessons, curated for EDAT 524.

Designing Business Cards For Low Vision

Designing Business Cards For Low Vision

I’ve used a few different business cards for my blog and consulting work, and often receive questions about designing business cards for low vision and how I chose to design my own cards. It’s always exciting to get compliments on my personal branding and hear…

How To Write Alt Text For Educational Content

How To Write Alt Text For Educational Content

How to write alt text and image descriptions for classroom materials for students with visual impairment

Tuva Tools and Low Vision Accessibility

Tuva Tools and Low Vision Accessibility

When I first started using graphs and charts in math classes, I decided that I hated them. As a student with low vision, I often encountered charts that featured low resolution images, black and white or grayscale color schemes, blurry text, or hard-to-read keys that…

Elementary School Classrooms And Low Vision Accessibility

Elementary School Classrooms And Low Vision Accessibility

When I was working with an elementary school student with low vision, I collaborated with their support team and classroom teacher to make their elementary school classroom more accessible to students with visual impairments so that they could navigate the space independently. Before, the student…

Middle School Classrooms And Low Vision Accessibility

Middle School Classrooms And Low Vision Accessibility

When I was working with a student preparing to transition to middle school, I worked with the student’s support team to come up with a list of ideas and strategies for setting up their future middle school classrooms with low vision accessibility in mind. Since…

Disability Accommodations For Fluctuating Eyesight

Disability Accommodations For Fluctuating Eyesight

When I was in middle school, I noticed that it was easier to read text early in the morning compared to later in the day when my eyesight would be worse, not realizing this was due to fluctuating eyesight. As I got older and my…

Tactile Pavement and Accessible Walkways For Visually Impaired

Tactile Pavement and Accessible Walkways For Visually Impaired

In March 2019, the Google homepage highlighted the 52nd anniversary of when tactile pavement was first installed in Okayama City, Japan, which literally paved the way for other cities and countries to incorporate brightly colored pavement with raised dots and lines into different environments to…

Choosing Greeting Cards For Visually Impaired Recipients

Choosing Greeting Cards For Visually Impaired Recipients

I love picking out greeting cards for my friends and family and receiving cards for birthdays and holidays with lovely messages inside. As my vision has declined and changed over the years, I have passed along tips and suggestions for choosing greeting cards for visually…

Recording Video Lectures For Visually Impaired Students

Recording Video Lectures For Visually Impaired Students

As part of my asynchronous online classes, I often have to watch video lectures and presentations recorded by my instructors and take notes on key concepts. This can be challenging if I have trouble reading text in the video due to poor color contrast, small…

Making Karaoke Accessible For Low Vision

Making Karaoke Accessible For Low Vision

If I’m attending a visual impairment or assistive technology conference that has a karaoke event, there’s a very strong chance I will take the mic and perform “Livin’ on a Prayer” by Bon Jovi, my favorite song of all time and one of my favorites…