Make school spirit accessible to all! Learn how to create audio description for college fight song and gameday cheers for low vision and blind students

Creating audio narrated images for low vision students is great for Expanded Core Curriculum (ECC) lessons! Here is a mix of paid/free apps for annotating and adding narration to images

As part of my eye condition and brain condition, I experience photophobia (sensitivity to bright lights) and photosensitivity (sensitivity to strobe and flashing lights) that affect how I engage with video content and indoor/outdoor environments. Over the years, I have developed a list of tips…

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to present a short talk at A Future Date, a free virtual conference event that showcased talks on topics related to accessibility and assistive technology. While I am currently working on a write-up about attending A Future…

I was introduced to streaming audio description for performing arts videos when I watched Twelfth Night with audio description through the National Theatre At Home service. Since then, I’ve discovered several other paid and free streaming services offering audio description for plays, ballet, opera, musicals,…

As a user with low vision, I have discovered that custom video backgrounds can be either super helpful tools for making it easier to concentrate on video calls or super distracting tools that make it harder to concentrate. Factors such as background choice, environmental lighting,…

Here are specific ways that I find media descriptions and tools like image descriptions and audio description helpful as someone with low vision.

Many of the people I meet with visual impairments have an interest in DIY projects or crafting in some capacity. Some are more interested in fiber arts and work on projects like crocheting or knitting with low vision, embroidery, or sewing in some capacity, while…

As a student with low vision, I didn’t realize how many visual details I would miss out on when watching videos for school until I watched a video with audio description for the first time in college. After learning how helpful audio description can be,…

One of my favorite tools for quickly enlarging content for online classes and virtual learning is the Google Chromecast and Google Cast protocol, which is used to mirror web browser tabs and mobile device screens on a supported TV or speakers. As long as both…

I started using the free Kanopy streaming service as an undergraduate student when my professor played a documentary in class and I realized I couldn’t see much of what was going on. It’s not uncommon for me to have trouble watching videos in classrooms as…

As a person with low vision that is highly sensitive to flashing lights, I often engage with primary source videos and videos of current events with my eyes closed, auto-play turned off, or the video window hidden from view. This isn’t because I want to…