Websites and Apps

Ways To Use Teleprompter Apps As Assistive Technology

Ways To Use Teleprompter Apps As Assistive Technology

I started using a teleprompter app with low vision to show scripts for school news and other video projects, as I found it much easier to read large print from the digital display compared to a paper script while filming. Since then, I have continued…

How I Access Historical Documents With Low Vision

How I Access Historical Documents With Low Vision

Using free assistive technology resources to make primary sources accessible for vision impairment

Exploring “David Bowie Is” With Augmented Reality and Low Vision

Exploring “David Bowie Is” With Augmented Reality and Low Vision

Exploring the life and career of David Bowie with the “David Bowie Is…” augmented reality app, based on the traveling exhibit

Brainfuse Online Tutoring and Low Vision Accessibility

Brainfuse Online Tutoring and Low Vision Accessibility

The first time I used the Brainfuse Online Tutoring website was back in 2018 or 2019 when I was confused about a physics problem while working on my homework late at night. I was grateful to get an explanation for how to solve this problem,…

Kindle Unlimited Accessibility For Visual Impairment

Kindle Unlimited Accessibility For Visual Impairment

When one of my friends recommended a book that they had read recently, I immediately went to look for it in an accessible format using the search tools for Bookshare and Libby/OverDrive with my library card. When I couldn’t find it, my friend mentioned that…

Ten Ways To Reduce Eye Strain From Screens With Technology

Ten Ways To Reduce Eye Strain From Screens With Technology

Using applications and settings to reduce eyestrain from blue light.

Ways To Use Visual Assistance Apps For Virtual Classes

Ways To Use Visual Assistance Apps For Virtual Classes

Recently, I was talking to another college student about different options for using visual assistance apps for virtual classes and how they could use different apps on their iOS and Android devices to help them with accessing visual information. While I frequently use visual assistance…

How I Read Research Sources With Assistive Technology

How I Read Research Sources With Assistive Technology

Learning how to write research papers and essays can be overwhelming for students with low vision or print disabilities that impact access to standard print. Research databases, search engine results pages, and even just research articles in general can be extremely overwhelming visually, making it…

How I Outline Research Papers With OneNote

How I Outline Research Papers With OneNote

Learning how to write research papers and essays can be overwhelming for students with low vision or print disabilities that impact access to standard print. Outlining papers is something that requires a strong digital workflow for organizing text and keeping track of notes, and I…

How I Use Moodle With Low Vision

How I Use Moodle With Low Vision

At the time of writing this post, I have taken fourteen online classes on the Moodle learning management system platform, including a mix of high school and college classes across all core subject areas. As a student, I don’t have control over which platforms my…

Simplified Reading Displays and Low Vision

Simplified Reading Displays and Low Vision

One of my all-time favorite tools for reading digital content with low vision is a simplified reading display, which applies a consistent font size, font style, and background color to digital text. This makes it easier to read content without having to zoom in on…

Adapting Math Sketches: Math Problems and Low Vision

Adapting Math Sketches: Math Problems and Low Vision

Math assignments that involve drawing, sketching, or graphing elements by hand can be challenging for students with low vision who may have trouble with fine motor skills, creating visualizations or drawings of concepts, or viewing their own drawings/sketches. Even though I would understand what a…