Keep things as organized as you can. Nothing laying around on the floor. Countertops or desks clear. A place for every thing and everything in its place.

As a blind person, I hate searching for things.

Everything else will be pretty much personal. Find out what she likes and doesn't like the same way you would for anyone else.

Share some of your favorite activities with her. If you're not sure how to make them more accessible, look online or ask here or talk with her to figure it out.

I wish you all an awesome semester together and perhaps a long and rewarding friendship, too.

Looks like people have given good advice already but

Try keeping the kitchen as organized and uncluttered as possible. From personal experience this is the area which needs to stay organized more than any other. Also coffee tables and short furniture are just the worst thing ever.

Good thing is we can memorize layouts pretty quick and as long as they stay the same we'll be (mostly) okay. Fuck coffee tables though.

I live with my boyfriend who is blind and we have 3 basic rules: (1) nothing left in the walking path. (2) knives go point down in the dishwasher. (3) doors are all the way open or all the way closed. That’s about it.

Depending on what your dorm allows, some have been able to put duct tape down to provide a sensory reminder of certain areas known to be cluttered. But that’s assuming she likes walking around barefoot. This helped when we had one person who was a bit of a clutter bug. We set the rule where anything inside the duct taped area (again assuming your area is carpeted) can be as messy as the person wanted, but if there was something on the floor outside the duct taped area it was thrown away.

You also want to ensure your door is closed at all times. Nothing worse than leaving your dorm only to bump your head on the door left open.

No matter the arrangement consistency is going to be the most important.

Very thoughtful of you!

Let her know when you move large furniture, try to keep a sink free of dishes (sucks reaching in and feeling things cuz you dont know if the spatula or whisk you need is in there) and surfaces clutter free. Also if you make grocery runs check with her if she needs anything. Ubering everywhere for her might be a big hassle

I would suggest asking her how she would like to be assisted, like “would it be helpful for me to describe your surroundings?” And, “would you like to hold my arm for guidance to/from (like maybe at a dimly lit social gathering)?” Please do not make assumptions about what she can and can’t see/do, ask her, and please do not grab her to “show” her the way.

Ask her. You don't even know how blind is she. There are many kinds of blindness.

Others already covered the basics so i will recommend board games for an activity. Let me know if you want specific game recommendations.

Thanks everyone for your help. The three of us met earlier this week and it went really good.

We will need to purchase a few appliance, like a shoes rack to have a place where everything should be placed. She came up with few tips too, we have now little bumpy sticky to put on our belonging (more like bottles and food), so she can know who it belongs to. We still need to figure out some things, like where to put our bags (the first idea was to put them on the top of our wardrobes, but I'm too short to reach it).

I'll go to the gym with her, as she is not that comfortable to be there alone. I'm quite happy about it, because I have a partner now.

I'm glad its going well so far! I just had a couple things I wanted to add, and I didnt see them when I scanned the rest of the comments real quick:

open containers. Cups, bottles, the fast food cups with lids. Keep them out of the way if you don't want ALL of your stuff to be sticky.

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watch a couple of youtube videos on human guide technique. If you guys are hanging out together it would be good to know. It's not hard at all, but there's more to it than just letting them hold onto your arm- like going through a narrow passage like a doorway, going up and down stairs, how to give good and useful audio cues.

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If she tells you about her health issues (since blindness is a symptom, usually not just an isolated condition), listen and remember the names. God forbid anything happens to her, you might be the one who is around to let EMTs know that she is blind due to such and such condition, and she's on such and such medication and is predisposed to have such and such reactions.

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You seem like a genuinely nice person, so I don't think this will be an issue, but don't make her accommodations seem like a burden. You don't need to give in to everything she says all the time, but if she needs the light at a certain level (if she has some vision) to do her homework, don't make a big deal about it (unless it's interfering with your ability to do your work).

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Lastly, follow her lead, but have a sense of humor about it. Some people are very sensitive, and than you should probably be on your best behavior. But if she is relaxed, as you get to know each other, you can be too. Don't break into apologies if you say "see you later!" I've never met a blind/VI person who doesn't use terms like 'see a movie' or 'have you seen my hat?'