You have an important role in making sure your learning goes as smoothly as possible.  When you request accommodations because of your visual impairment or general help because you’re a student, what you say and how you say it can affect the kind of help you receive and your ...

1. What technology do you use for accessing your materials? Which pieces of equipment are most beneficial to you? With which devices or software do you need more training? 2. What are some of the technological challenges you have experienced during college? 3. ...

Jane N. Erin, Professor Emerita, The University of Arizona Lupita and Hayley were friends since high school, where they attended the same resource room for students with visual impairments. After their first semester in college, they caught up for lunch and enjoyed the opportunity to laugh ...

First, as the introduction to Discovering Technology pointed out, every college student, with or without a disability, must have a computer that he or she can use effectively. Notetakers, tablets, portable book readers, and cell phones are wonderful, but you will need a computer that you can use to ...

1. What is your learning style?  Are you a visual, auditory or tactile learner? Which format do you prefer? How do you use braille, print or audio to achieve your learning goals?   2. How comfortable are you with being blind or visually impaired? How ...

Whether you have lost your sight suddenly or have had low vision for years, embracing it is not always easy. You can see enough to seem sighted but not enough to accomplish important academic or personal tasks with your sight. Listen to the first part of this interview ...

Whether you have lost your sight suddenly or have had low vision for years, embracing it is not always easy. Listen to the second part of this interview with Joe Rutherford in which he talks about his progress denial of his visual impairment to embracing his identity as a ...

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Equal access is a cornerstone of education. I am a computational organic chemist nearly finished with Ph.D. research. Throughout my tenure as an undergraduate and graduate student, I have participated in incredible access and in no access at all. Access in its purist form in the higher education setting ...

How can you be sure that a human notetaker is right for your needs, and how can you manage one so they will truly work for you? Learn the good, the bad and the necessary in this interview with community coordinator, Kristen Witucki.