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Designing Accessible Documents With Microsoft Word

Designing Accessible Documents With Microsoft Word

A guide for how to create accessible documents for low vision and print disabilities with Microsoft Word, and how to make documents easier to read with assistive technology

Avoiding Flashing Lights On Social Media

Avoiding Flashing Lights On Social Media

I was first diagnosed with photosensitivity and photophobia as a young teenager due to an intertwining visual impairment and neurological condition. At the time, there was a popular pop song that featured a refrain with a list of all of the lights I found painful…

Accessible Microsoft Sway Designs For Low Vision

Accessible Microsoft Sway Designs For Low Vision

The ultimate guide to choosing accessible Sway designs for low vision users and reading Microsoft Sway content with large print, written by a user with low vision.

How I Keep Track of Assignments With Low Vision

How I Keep Track of Assignments With Low Vision

Free accessible apps for to-do lists that help students with visual impairments keep track of homework, plus tips for staying organized in school from a visually impaired student

Accessible Python IDEs For Low Vision

Accessible Python IDEs For Low Vision

As a student with low vision studying Computational and Data Sciences, I was exposed to several programming languages as part of my coursework, though many of my classes revolved around the Python programming language. Since I primarily access information visually, it was important that I…

How To Use High Contrast in Windows 11

How To Use High Contrast in Windows 11

How to use High Contrast mode/High contrast themes in Windows 10 and Windows 11, and how high contrast mode looks with frequently used applications. Great for users with low vision or migraines

How I Use My Phone As Assistive Technology In Class

How I Use My Phone As Assistive Technology In Class

How I use my phone in class as a student with low vision, and the free apps and features that make it possible to use my phone as assistive technology

Secret Microsoft Office Accessibility Features I Use Every Day

Secret Microsoft Office Accessibility Features I Use Every Day

When I wrote the first version of this post in 2019, I included seven accessibility features most people didn’t realize existed in Microsoft Office products, many of which I had learned about during my time as a Microsoft intern. Since then, Microsoft Office has added…

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)

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Windows 10 and 11

Low Vision Accessibility Settings For Windows 10 and 11

Accessibility settings for low vision and vision impairment for Windows 10

Attending The Hybrid ASSETS Conference With Low Vision

Attending The Hybrid ASSETS Conference With Low Vision

My experiences attending ASSETS virtually with low vision, and how I use assistive technology at hybrid conferences

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