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When the Print is Too Small: Considerations and Options for Choosing an Appropriate Video Magnifier.
Introduction
When video magnifiers (then called CCTVs)...
What if I can’t see the Screen? Considerations and Options for Accessing a Computer with Low Vision
Introduction:
There is nothing more frustrating for a...
"Anyone know of good accessible periodic tables, other than the APH one or the audio tactile from Touch Graphics? I have used both, but wondering if there's...
As an educator with vision, I have often struggled to learn the basics of various devices and accessibility features. Before I can introduce a student to...
Recently, one of my friends texted me asking for tips on using Windows Magnifier with low vision, and asked how to customize settings for Window Magnifier....
Temperatures are dropping, leaves are turning colors, school has started and classrooms are diving into fall themed activities! Here are some creepy crawling...
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...
Using a CCTV and reading 4 or 5 words per minute at the end of second grade to reading 79 words per minute using JAWS; learn how technology was a game changer...
Teacher's Pet Online is a free, accessible tool to create and share practice materials, quizzes and tests. The tool works with your platform's screen reader...
During remote learning, many students are using Chromebooks to access virtual classes. A question that frequently comes up, is how to magnify the “chat”...
The National Homework Hotline for Blind and Visually Impaired students (NHH-BVI) was created in response to the school closures due to COVID. (See Homework...
After several weeks of distance learning, I have made note of the things that can be done to enhance the learning experience for our students with visual...
Updated August 2020
Using IPEVO for Remote Instruction
With many students starting the fall of 2020 with remote instruction, there is a critical need for...
Finding Solutions
Students in today's classrooms are using digital educational materials - especially now with remote instruction, online courses and virtual...
Assistive Tech for The Win!
Up to this point, the content we’ve put out on this blog page has mostly about cooking. However, our wonderful meal kit delivery...
HOW TO CREATE AN ACCESSIBLE FORMULA SHEET
In several of my math, statistics, and data science classes, the professor will provide a formula sheet for quizzes...
Students with visual impairments and blindness are successfully using technology in the classroom and it is exciting to see how technology has a positive...
When I first started exploring the world of assistive technology, I found myself getting frequently overwhelmed with how many different items were available...
Assistive Technology 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...
Freedom Scientific has recently released a series of JAWS and Google suite video tutorials. These video tutorials are in addition to their previous JAWS...
When are mainstream students being introduced to technology - specifically computers? In 2005, the U.S. Department of Education reported that 67% of nursery...
This month, my student and I created a book about what she is a thankful for using the Book Creator app on an iPad. My student dictated the sentences for the...
In one of the data science computer labs on my college campus, the default operating system is CentOS, a well-known Linux distribution. While a lot of my...
A few weeks ago, my friend had noticed that I was using a large turquoise green mouse pointer on my Windows 10 computer, and asked me a few questions about...
When a student becomes frustrated expressing their ideas in writing in their primary learning medium and it has negative implications on learning and their...
For a variety of reasons, students who have functional vision are often resistant to using a screen reader. Should these students be introduced to a screen...
Note: Please check out other articles in this series:
From a Distance Part 1: Take a Picture it Lasts Longer
From a Distance Part 3: Screen Sharing Options
In...
Sam is a tech support agent at the Microsoft Disability Answer Desk, where he answers calls from customers who are blind or have low-vision calling through the...
I had the pleasure of presenting at the 2019 DC/MD annual AER conference. My presentation focused on common issues that TVIs and service providers faced when...
Background
My 3rd grade student uses a large screen Chromebook and she is learning to use keyboard commands and adjust accessibility settings. Chromebooks...
One of the key philosophies I hold is that I should teach my students to use AT solutions that are easily attainable after they graduate from high school. The...
Hi! My name is Tyler Sheft. Today I would like to tell you about what might just be one of the BIGGEST accessibility updates Microsoft has made to Windows in...
It's no secret that I love my Surface laptop for college. Recently, a growing number of my friends who have low vision have started to use MacBooks in the...
Yesterday, a close friend of mine gave me a handwritten card. They were worried at first that I would have trouble reading it, as they weren't sure if there...
I've been working towards learning more about programming and coding languages outside of the classroom, because I want to stand out more when applying for...
Today is a special day, because thousands of students from all around the world are going to be introduced to computer science for the first time with Hour of...
In the middle of the night on November 14th, 2016, I started a website called Veronica With Four Eyes and published my first ten posts about free and low cost...
COMPUTER LAB ACCOMMODATIONS FOR LOW VISION STUDENTS
While it wasn’t officially written as part of my IEP accommodations, my teachers and I worked together to...
Since the start of my freshman year at my university, I have taken over a dozen online classes- read more about why and how in my post about virtual college...
Hi, my name is Esteban and I’m currently a senior in high school. Over the summer, I attended a STEM camp for the blind and visually impaired in North Carolina...
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