Don't ever give up on being as successful as a sighted person.

Copy of the professors notes; textbooks on audio; scribe for scantrons or even for tests; they can even have the scribe read it to you or test on audio and then you give your answer verbally for the scribe to write down; keyboard (you type all answers instead of writing)

That’s all I can think of; but if you talk to your school’s disability accommodations office they can let you know of any that may be beneficial for you.

Hi. It sounds like you haven’t had much training on using assistive technology. You might benefit from speaking to a counselor from a vocational rehabilitation agency on potential technology solutions. Maybe ask your disability support office for any recommendations on potential organizations to seak out for additional services. From my own personal experience, you might need to do more research on your own because some university disability support programs are better equipped to help students with learning disabilities over students with visual impairments. What is your vision like now? What tools do you currently use? Where do you and your doctors see your vision progressing to in the future. Are you able to navigate independently and complete independent living skills on your own? All of these things can impact your ability to be successful in work and school long term. A vocational rehabilitation counselor will likely be better equipped to assist you holistically. There are programs that can provide you with the education to do things like use assistive technology and more. I hope that this helps.

Getting a Disability Services file will be one of the most helpful things you can do, as it provides an official list of accommodations that your professors have to follow. That way, no one is arguing with you about whether you “really” need something in large print.

As a college student with low vision, some of the accommodations that have helped me most include:

- Having access to a large computer monitor, mouse, and keyboard when completing tests (these are all hooked up to a testing center laptop)
- Using apps like Microsoft Immersive Reader for textbooks to make text easier to read for long periods of time. Many of my professors wrote their own textbooks and work with me to ensure that I can read them with whatever apps I need.
- Using high-contrast pens to write assignments
- Reduced lighting in the classroom if needed. I am very photosensitive and benefit from having dimmed lights in class, and my professors are happy to do this.

I also second recommendations for meeting with your state’s vocational rehabilitation program and learning more about what assistive technology options may be available for your specific degree program. You can also meet with your college assistive technology specialist if there is one available.

I run a blog called Veronica With Four Eyes that talks about going to college with visual impairment as well as lots of other assistive technology, I’m attaching the college tag below if you want to read more:

https://veroniiiica.com/category/college/

I wish you the best of luck!