Assistive Technology

Tips for pre-planning student access needs in programming and coding courses, and proactively addressing accessible coding barriers through pre-teaching programming languages

Digital doesn’t always mean accessible! Learn more about file formats for low vision and print disabilities for the classroom and beyond

Tech skills and strategies for using a laptop in high school with low vision, great for Expanded Core Curriculum lessons or learning to use technology independently

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

Tips for going to restaurants with low vision, including finding accessible menus, free apps for visual impairment accessibility, and using assistive technology independently

A list of OCR scanner apps for low vision students, useful for extracting text that can be read out loud with text-to-speech or displayed in large print.

How I use alternative formats menus like YuJa Panorama and Anthology Ally with low vision for accessing content in my online and hybrid college classes

A must-read for teachers of students with visual impairments, here are lessons my TVI taught me as a low vision student and resources for visually impaired students

Opening my desk drawer to share the magnifying glasses for low vision I have used over the years at home, school, college, and beyond

How I use tools like Amazon Alexa, text-to-speech, and other reading applications to access course readings and listen to textbooks with low vision

Time saving keyboard shortcuts for academic writing and formatting papers in APA Style with Microsoft Word, a vital skill for students with visual impairments!

(Mostly) free assistive technology for writing and audio-based resources that incorporate dictation and read aloud for auditory access