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Looks like I'm heading back to college. What degree should I pursue? [Opinions] (self.Blind)
submitted by blazblu82
I know, the title is kind of lame. However, I'm looking for opinions on degrees that would better cater to my low vision to eventual blindness. I've been to college before and have most of the gen ed classes knocked out; so, when I go back, it'll be mostly be core degree classes and I doubt it'll be full time. Some ideas I've had:
* Accounting (Online)
* Something in business (Online)
* Analytics
* Teaching/Education (Music)
* Psychology
* Social Work
* Maybe something in computers, not sure
* Economics
* Might be other degrees to consider
I'm trying to avoid degrees which are heavy in math (I know accounting and computers would require a lot). As someone who's 39 going on 40 later this year. I want to secure a degree that'll let me live independently and build a solid retirement. I do not want to rely solely on SSDI for the rest of my life. I might be around 43 when I finish college, just depends on how things go.
As per the convo I had this morning with Voc Rehab, they are willing to fit the bill to see me through college. I still have to apply for funding to see what I get in grant money, but VR will pick up the difference. Still having a hard time believing they'll do this, though.
I'm just looking for opinions and insight on the matter, TIA!
* Accounting (Online)
* Something in business (Online)
* Analytics
* Teaching/Education (Music)
* Psychology
* Social Work
* Maybe something in computers, not sure
* Economics
* Might be other degrees to consider
I'm trying to avoid degrees which are heavy in math (I know accounting and computers would require a lot). As someone who's 39 going on 40 later this year. I want to secure a degree that'll let me live independently and build a solid retirement. I do not want to rely solely on SSDI for the rest of my life. I might be around 43 when I finish college, just depends on how things go.
As per the convo I had this morning with Voc Rehab, they are willing to fit the bill to see me through college. I still have to apply for funding to see what I get in grant money, but VR will pick up the difference. Still having a hard time believing they'll do this, though.
I'm just looking for opinions and insight on the matter, TIA!
EyesR4Nerds 9 points 1y ago
A lot of those options seem to go in vastly different directions. What if we start with what you’re interested in doing and could see yourself enjoying? Then, after you have that answer, explore how it could be made accessible.
If you put passion second to disability, you might be setting yourself up for some future unhappiness :)
If you put passion second to disability, you might be setting yourself up for some future unhappiness :)
blazblu82 [OP] 7 points 1y ago
I understand what you're saying. However, I'd rather be unhappy with work and make good bank, than be happy at my job and make no bank. I'm hitting my 40's soon and have nothing in retirement.
chillychili 2 points 1y ago
Accounting with a music minor?
Coloratura1987 5 points 1y ago
That's quite an array of majors.
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First, as someone who's majored in psychology, I'd say unless you have a solid trajectory—like family and marriage counseling—hold off on that one. Other than a position as a research assistant, you won't be able to do much without a masters. The same thing applies to sociology/social work.
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In my opinion, it'll come down to your skillset and what will be feasible for you.
Are you good with numbers or hard analytical data? Do you enjoy the soft sciences and more qualitative data? What would your ideal day look like?
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Also, in terms of programming or anything to do with business, those are rather saturated fields, I've heard, so unless you have a plan in mind, be careful with how you proceed. The risk is that you could end up with a degree, a few thousand dollars of student debt behind you, and nowhere willing to hire you in order to pay off that debt.
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First, as someone who's majored in psychology, I'd say unless you have a solid trajectory—like family and marriage counseling—hold off on that one. Other than a position as a research assistant, you won't be able to do much without a masters. The same thing applies to sociology/social work.
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In my opinion, it'll come down to your skillset and what will be feasible for you.
Are you good with numbers or hard analytical data? Do you enjoy the soft sciences and more qualitative data? What would your ideal day look like?
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Also, in terms of programming or anything to do with business, those are rather saturated fields, I've heard, so unless you have a plan in mind, be careful with how you proceed. The risk is that you could end up with a degree, a few thousand dollars of student debt behind you, and nowhere willing to hire you in order to pay off that debt.
blazblu82 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
I can't answer those questions, yet. A lot of it has to do with the current state of my retinopathy and the restrictions I have. I mean, in order to preserve what sight I have left, I can't do much physically; plus, right eye has an oil bubble in it so I can't look up for long periods of time, either. Other reasons include no field experience, especially with data/number analytics.
This disease is the focal point of my decision making process anymore. I worry about getting back to work then shortly after something bad happens to my good eye which could keep me from working or cause me to be fully blind. I know folks are going to me to live my life anyways, but it's hard to ignore the facts.
As far as what I see myself doing in the future, I always wanted to be a meteorologists, but that's not available at the school I have to go to. Outside of that, I had also wanted to get a BS in Computer Science until I saw the math requirements. But, if I were tutored, I might do ok. Music education has been something I've considered since I've been playing an instrument since middle school. I could teach middle school or high school band. Any more, I think a desk job would be more suitable, just not sure what.
I've got much to think about, but I'm pretty sure college is the direction I want to go.
This disease is the focal point of my decision making process anymore. I worry about getting back to work then shortly after something bad happens to my good eye which could keep me from working or cause me to be fully blind. I know folks are going to me to live my life anyways, but it's hard to ignore the facts.
As far as what I see myself doing in the future, I always wanted to be a meteorologists, but that's not available at the school I have to go to. Outside of that, I had also wanted to get a BS in Computer Science until I saw the math requirements. But, if I were tutored, I might do ok. Music education has been something I've considered since I've been playing an instrument since middle school. I could teach middle school or high school band. Any more, I think a desk job would be more suitable, just not sure what.
I've got much to think about, but I'm pretty sure college is the direction I want to go.
Coloratura1987 3 points 1y ago
OK, so I have ROP myself, and if you get the training you need, blindness is not a barrier to the types of employment you can pursue. For example, I have no usable vision, but I can cook, clean, travel, and do all of those things without vision. Therefore, I could theoretically pursue careers as a barista, prep cook, or sales rep.
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So, the question isn't, "What careers can I pursue with the vision I have now?? From my personal experience, it's gonna boil down to what career can you sustain right out of college? Sure, you may have a degree under your belt in four years' time, but I'd make the safe assumption that you might be coming out of this with at least a bit of debt.
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As for desk jobs, have you looked into mass communications or journalism? It's a fast-paced field, wehre things are constantly changing, but there are quite a few jobs in marketing, content strategy, and social media management.
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Also, I'd highly encourage you to start pursuing training in using nonvisual techniques for travel, assistive tech, and home management before you lose your vision. The above three areas will greatly impact your career path if you don't have those nonvisual skills behind you.
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So, the question isn't, "What careers can I pursue with the vision I have now?? From my personal experience, it's gonna boil down to what career can you sustain right out of college? Sure, you may have a degree under your belt in four years' time, but I'd make the safe assumption that you might be coming out of this with at least a bit of debt.
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As for desk jobs, have you looked into mass communications or journalism? It's a fast-paced field, wehre things are constantly changing, but there are quite a few jobs in marketing, content strategy, and social media management.
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Also, I'd highly encourage you to start pursuing training in using nonvisual techniques for travel, assistive tech, and home management before you lose your vision. The above three areas will greatly impact your career path if you don't have those nonvisual skills behind you.
blazblu82 [OP] 3 points 1y ago
>Also, I'd highly encourage you to start pursuing training in using nonvisual techniques for travel, assistive tech, and home management before you lose your vision. The above three areas will greatly impact your career path if you don't have those nonvisual skills behind you.
No, nothing has been offered by the visual rehab center, yet.
>As for desk jobs, have you looked into mass communications or journalism? It's a fast-paced field, wehre things are constantly changing, but there are quite a few jobs in marketing, content strategy, and social media management.
No I haven't. I don't have any experience in those areas and I don't want to become a social justice warrior.
>So, the question isn't, "What careers can I pursue with the vision I have now?? From my personal experience, it's gonna boil down to what career can you sustain right out of college? Sure, you may have a degree under your belt in four years' time, but I'd make the safe assumption that you might be coming out of this with at least a bit of debt.
No, it's more about what job can I do that won't progress the disease any faster. My last job was very physical and the constant increase in blood pressure in my resulted in a bad hemorrhage last November which set things in motion to me losing my job. I was a digital press operator for 8+ years. I'm used to working with my hands and having hands-on jobs.
>OK, so I have ROP myself, and if you get the training you need, blindness is not a barrier to the types of employment you can pursue. For example, I have no usable vision, but I can cook, clean, travel, and do all of those things without vision. Therefore, I could theoretically pursue careers as a barista, prep cook, or sales rep.
I can do those things, too, except travel. I find myself getting car sick during extended rides anymore. Theoretically you could pursue those jobs; but realistically, would you get hired for them?
I appreciate your insights. Thanks!
No, nothing has been offered by the visual rehab center, yet.
>As for desk jobs, have you looked into mass communications or journalism? It's a fast-paced field, wehre things are constantly changing, but there are quite a few jobs in marketing, content strategy, and social media management.
No I haven't. I don't have any experience in those areas and I don't want to become a social justice warrior.
>So, the question isn't, "What careers can I pursue with the vision I have now?? From my personal experience, it's gonna boil down to what career can you sustain right out of college? Sure, you may have a degree under your belt in four years' time, but I'd make the safe assumption that you might be coming out of this with at least a bit of debt.
No, it's more about what job can I do that won't progress the disease any faster. My last job was very physical and the constant increase in blood pressure in my resulted in a bad hemorrhage last November which set things in motion to me losing my job. I was a digital press operator for 8+ years. I'm used to working with my hands and having hands-on jobs.
>OK, so I have ROP myself, and if you get the training you need, blindness is not a barrier to the types of employment you can pursue. For example, I have no usable vision, but I can cook, clean, travel, and do all of those things without vision. Therefore, I could theoretically pursue careers as a barista, prep cook, or sales rep.
I can do those things, too, except travel. I find myself getting car sick during extended rides anymore. Theoretically you could pursue those jobs; but realistically, would you get hired for them?
I appreciate your insights. Thanks!
sw4400 3 points 1y ago
I truly hope this doesn't come across as harsh, because it is not my intent.
you should know that even if training hasn't been offered to you, you have the legal right to ask for adjustment to blindness training. I second this persons advice. You're taking a lot of risk planning around a condition you admit you are trying to keep stable. that is a tremendous amount of stress to hold inside you day after day. the only way to really alleviate it may be to get the skills you need, so you can make choices based on what ever you'd like to do, when you'd like to do it. As someone who has had the training, I'm not going to pretend that it makes me want to go fully blind any less, though there is a comfort in knowing that my world will not stop spinning if I go blind. I don't have to question how I will cook, clean, get around, etc... Because I spent time learning to solve these problems before I would need the solution.
So consider researching different adjustment to blindness training options around your state and or country. call them up, see what their philosophies are like and what they can offer you as a student. this also directly ties into education in a sense, because there are probably more officiant or optimal ways to accomplish college work than you may think of if you are straining yourself attempting to make maximum use of vision. You can't depend on things remaining the way they are now, either while you're getting educated, or until you retire. If you plan your life around these factors, you may really be in a difficult spot if the worst happens. Will you have the time at age 50, 60 etc to stop your life for a third time to readjust?
As for college, pick something you have some natural aptitude doing or that really compels you to want to build that aptitude. so when you face access issues you will be really motivated to solve them. Also prepare for the fact that you will be spending more time than other people in some classes, to complete the same workloads. You can still be a full time student, though this is where learning to work smart and not hard will save you countless hours. this is doubly true if you are doing a lot of your accommodations work yourself. I don't know how good the department of disabilities will be where you are studying. Some are amazing, some do all they can to turn away students with complicated access requirements. I often first need to do the work to make my class materials workable for me before I can start using them. Fortunately every professor I've dealt with thus far has been helpful, though many friends of mine have told horror stories about the opposite. Some profs genuinely feel that disabled people are taking up valuable slots in their classes and will not help you. So again, its really worth knowing how you will solve problems before you need to solve them.
you should know that even if training hasn't been offered to you, you have the legal right to ask for adjustment to blindness training. I second this persons advice. You're taking a lot of risk planning around a condition you admit you are trying to keep stable. that is a tremendous amount of stress to hold inside you day after day. the only way to really alleviate it may be to get the skills you need, so you can make choices based on what ever you'd like to do, when you'd like to do it. As someone who has had the training, I'm not going to pretend that it makes me want to go fully blind any less, though there is a comfort in knowing that my world will not stop spinning if I go blind. I don't have to question how I will cook, clean, get around, etc... Because I spent time learning to solve these problems before I would need the solution.
So consider researching different adjustment to blindness training options around your state and or country. call them up, see what their philosophies are like and what they can offer you as a student. this also directly ties into education in a sense, because there are probably more officiant or optimal ways to accomplish college work than you may think of if you are straining yourself attempting to make maximum use of vision. You can't depend on things remaining the way they are now, either while you're getting educated, or until you retire. If you plan your life around these factors, you may really be in a difficult spot if the worst happens. Will you have the time at age 50, 60 etc to stop your life for a third time to readjust?
As for college, pick something you have some natural aptitude doing or that really compels you to want to build that aptitude. so when you face access issues you will be really motivated to solve them. Also prepare for the fact that you will be spending more time than other people in some classes, to complete the same workloads. You can still be a full time student, though this is where learning to work smart and not hard will save you countless hours. this is doubly true if you are doing a lot of your accommodations work yourself. I don't know how good the department of disabilities will be where you are studying. Some are amazing, some do all they can to turn away students with complicated access requirements. I often first need to do the work to make my class materials workable for me before I can start using them. Fortunately every professor I've dealt with thus far has been helpful, though many friends of mine have told horror stories about the opposite. Some profs genuinely feel that disabled people are taking up valuable slots in their classes and will not help you. So again, its really worth knowing how you will solve problems before you need to solve them.
Coloratura1987 3 points 1y ago
>Yes, you can be hired in those fields. I know a blind CNC machinist, a blind chef, a blind barista, and a blind cafe owner. I myself am a blind content writer but have worked as a prep cook and barista, too.
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>So, blindness does not have to be at the focal point of your career, unless you're planning to become a long haul truck driver or something.
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>Next, I recently got 40-something thousand dollars of student debt forgiven, simply because I was on SSI. That $40 thousand in debt happened even as Voc Rehab was helping me through school. But, I was lucky. The reality is that you could be stuck with half that but not be able to find work, even with a four-year degree.
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>Truthfully, from where I stand, it sounds like you're making decisions out of a place of anxiety, not out of a desire to go to college. Trust me, there's no judgment here if that's the case because I've done that myself, and I completely understand that frantic drive.
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>However, think of the cost. While your career choices don't hav to hinge on your eye disease, assuming potential thousands of dollars in debt with an unclear path forward is a huge risk if you're blind. After that six-month grace period, you'll be fielding calls from collections, the student loan companies, and scrambling to find work on top of all that.
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>I realize this advice is hard to hear and probably really, really unpleasant. But trust me, I don't want you to repeat my mistakes, especially over 30.
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>P.S. Being a content writer, digital marketer, or social media manager has nothing to do with being a social justice warior. In fact, you'd be writing white papers, creating editorial calendars, and creating other types of content that are designed to promote your client's brand, not any sort of social or political viewpoint.
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>So, blindness does not have to be at the focal point of your career, unless you're planning to become a long haul truck driver or something.
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>Next, I recently got 40-something thousand dollars of student debt forgiven, simply because I was on SSI. That $40 thousand in debt happened even as Voc Rehab was helping me through school. But, I was lucky. The reality is that you could be stuck with half that but not be able to find work, even with a four-year degree.
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>Truthfully, from where I stand, it sounds like you're making decisions out of a place of anxiety, not out of a desire to go to college. Trust me, there's no judgment here if that's the case because I've done that myself, and I completely understand that frantic drive.
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>However, think of the cost. While your career choices don't hav to hinge on your eye disease, assuming potential thousands of dollars in debt with an unclear path forward is a huge risk if you're blind. After that six-month grace period, you'll be fielding calls from collections, the student loan companies, and scrambling to find work on top of all that.
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>I realize this advice is hard to hear and probably really, really unpleasant. But trust me, I don't want you to repeat my mistakes, especially over 30.
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>P.S. Being a content writer, digital marketer, or social media manager has nothing to do with being a social justice warior. In fact, you'd be writing white papers, creating editorial calendars, and creating other types of content that are designed to promote your client's brand, not any sort of social or political viewpoint.
today-is-the-future 4 points 1y ago
I'm blind and Accoubting has saved my life
Rethunker 3 points 1y ago
I don't mean to be flip, but "accounting has saved my life" is something anyone who needs an accountant would love to hear repeatedly. It's hard to overestimate the value of enthusiasm.
TechnicalPragmatist 3 points 1y ago
I wrote this for someone else maybe this will be useful.
I am totally blind and do very well in school and have an associates degree in english creative writing, political science and now going for computer science.
I would say for the non-stem stuff most easier classes, you would just listen in class, and read your book and write your papers. Your books will and can be made in to alternative formats for you. I am totally blind. I would say the most pragmatic and realistic and useful format is the common msword. I ask for .doc and or .docx. Rtf, or txt is too plain and bulky but word is not like so complex like pdfs and isn’t quite so blocky and plain and stuff like plain texts. It’s just the easiest to work with. And one of the most common formats.
If you are in a western country especially U.s. canada, or Uk you absolutely have the right to ask for an alternative format. I am in the united states.
You would have to buy the regular book and you have every right if you paid for it to be a alternative format they will either ocr it themselves and process it or they will ask the publishers for a pdf dependent on how accessible the pdfs are. If they are more accessible the work is easier. If not they will have to clean it up, retype things, make it more accessible.
Especially in the Us you have every right after you buy the book to ask for it to be in alternative format audio or braille or etext as I mentioned.
If stem courses especially involving a lot of math or graphics make sure you have your book in braille. At least for the sciences make sure all graphics are embossed for you to feel them.
Let’s leave stem out of it for a minute.
You are entitled to a in class note taker, and the person taking your notes can send those notes to you. Ask and make sure your note taker is typing up your notes or willing to go home and type them. Probably easier if they were to be typed in the first place.
An exception should be made if computers and electronics are not allowed that you should be able to use a computer or tablet to take notes or complete work or read your book along with the rest of the class.
You should and can ask your teacher to be more descriptive about the content on the projector or board, and not point and make it so visual. Do more lecturing and describing over pictures and pointing.
If you are in the humanities or have to write essays or even lines of code have the professors e-mail commentary to you either in the file or as a separate file or in the e-mail body. You don’t need to accept writing on a piece of paper.
in certain cases if you need it or the content is so visual or challenging for blind people you can ask for in class aids. Mostly in stem though. But some other classes that are also more hands on or kinesthetics. Someone took dance and required assistance. Or either like a self defense type class if even they offer that as a class, just an example.
You can ask to record the class. Be a decent polite reasonable person and ask to record the lecture and do not share it online. I know a guy who records his lecture on this app and shares it all over this app. Don’t do that please! Don’t be a jerk like that. Your recordings are for you, and is confidential please don’t record your teacher without consent. Also don’t be that jerk.
Hand outs can be turned in to etext as well. Just bring them to the disabilities office. Expect a few days turn around.
Ask your professor if they have a pdf version of this. Ask them to e-mail them to you or keep a thumb drive on you and get it from them. Some professors are not that organize and have that stuff at home or at their office so get ready to go to their office or just have them e-mail you.
When asking for books to be in alternate formats don’t do it the first week of class unless you direly need to for some reason. Don’t do it though get them to the disabilities office as soon as possible the latest ideally is a week or two ahead of semester. If you give it to them the first week of school don’t expect to start getting your alternative text for a week or two.
Tests can be acomodated and taken with the disabilities office. They will make a alternative format for your test as well. Either braille, or etext or large print or something like that.
Likewise inaccessible or hard to read research article pdfs almost all of them can be turned in to alternative formats.
If you are waching a foreign film you can ask for the subtitles or the file version of this. Your right as a blind person supercedes copyright, don’t listen to their bologna.
If your formatting is not perfect ask your professors to understand and most of them do if you’re blind, especially totally blind. Sometime I’ve taken it down to the writing center and said please can you fix this. I need a look at my formatting and fix how it looks thanks.
If it’s a powerpoint you can ask for alternative presentation modes though blind people can navigate powerpoints but making them is more of a challenge. Images can be tough and see if they could be replaced or exempt from your assignment.
For stem courses especially math if you know braille that’s the best way especially totally blind. Use a perkins brailler.
If in sciences get hands on models and things you can use for that course or courses.
Yes sure you can use math online software and some of them are sometime accessible dependent on the professor and if they do it correctly which they may have to learn. But whatever it is the graphics will not read so it may after all be good to either get a etext copy plus graphics or a braille copy if you can read braille. Please don’t guess the graphics. You have every right and should have the graphics to your math or science. Not being sure, or just doing a bad job or a half job of trying to make it tactile is good for if you’re in a pinch but you totally deserve it and should have it.
You can do it you do not deserve subpar or inaccessible education.
I am totally blind and do very well in school and have an associates degree in english creative writing, political science and now going for computer science.
I would say for the non-stem stuff most easier classes, you would just listen in class, and read your book and write your papers. Your books will and can be made in to alternative formats for you. I am totally blind. I would say the most pragmatic and realistic and useful format is the common msword. I ask for .doc and or .docx. Rtf, or txt is too plain and bulky but word is not like so complex like pdfs and isn’t quite so blocky and plain and stuff like plain texts. It’s just the easiest to work with. And one of the most common formats.
If you are in a western country especially U.s. canada, or Uk you absolutely have the right to ask for an alternative format. I am in the united states.
You would have to buy the regular book and you have every right if you paid for it to be a alternative format they will either ocr it themselves and process it or they will ask the publishers for a pdf dependent on how accessible the pdfs are. If they are more accessible the work is easier. If not they will have to clean it up, retype things, make it more accessible.
Especially in the Us you have every right after you buy the book to ask for it to be in alternative format audio or braille or etext as I mentioned.
If stem courses especially involving a lot of math or graphics make sure you have your book in braille. At least for the sciences make sure all graphics are embossed for you to feel them.
Let’s leave stem out of it for a minute.
You are entitled to a in class note taker, and the person taking your notes can send those notes to you. Ask and make sure your note taker is typing up your notes or willing to go home and type them. Probably easier if they were to be typed in the first place.
An exception should be made if computers and electronics are not allowed that you should be able to use a computer or tablet to take notes or complete work or read your book along with the rest of the class.
You should and can ask your teacher to be more descriptive about the content on the projector or board, and not point and make it so visual. Do more lecturing and describing over pictures and pointing.
If you are in the humanities or have to write essays or even lines of code have the professors e-mail commentary to you either in the file or as a separate file or in the e-mail body. You don’t need to accept writing on a piece of paper.
in certain cases if you need it or the content is so visual or challenging for blind people you can ask for in class aids. Mostly in stem though. But some other classes that are also more hands on or kinesthetics. Someone took dance and required assistance. Or either like a self defense type class if even they offer that as a class, just an example.
You can ask to record the class. Be a decent polite reasonable person and ask to record the lecture and do not share it online. I know a guy who records his lecture on this app and shares it all over this app. Don’t do that please! Don’t be a jerk like that. Your recordings are for you, and is confidential please don’t record your teacher without consent. Also don’t be that jerk.
Hand outs can be turned in to etext as well. Just bring them to the disabilities office. Expect a few days turn around.
Ask your professor if they have a pdf version of this. Ask them to e-mail them to you or keep a thumb drive on you and get it from them. Some professors are not that organize and have that stuff at home or at their office so get ready to go to their office or just have them e-mail you.
When asking for books to be in alternate formats don’t do it the first week of class unless you direly need to for some reason. Don’t do it though get them to the disabilities office as soon as possible the latest ideally is a week or two ahead of semester. If you give it to them the first week of school don’t expect to start getting your alternative text for a week or two.
Tests can be acomodated and taken with the disabilities office. They will make a alternative format for your test as well. Either braille, or etext or large print or something like that.
Likewise inaccessible or hard to read research article pdfs almost all of them can be turned in to alternative formats.
If you are waching a foreign film you can ask for the subtitles or the file version of this. Your right as a blind person supercedes copyright, don’t listen to their bologna.
If your formatting is not perfect ask your professors to understand and most of them do if you’re blind, especially totally blind. Sometime I’ve taken it down to the writing center and said please can you fix this. I need a look at my formatting and fix how it looks thanks.
If it’s a powerpoint you can ask for alternative presentation modes though blind people can navigate powerpoints but making them is more of a challenge. Images can be tough and see if they could be replaced or exempt from your assignment.
For stem courses especially math if you know braille that’s the best way especially totally blind. Use a perkins brailler.
If in sciences get hands on models and things you can use for that course or courses.
Yes sure you can use math online software and some of them are sometime accessible dependent on the professor and if they do it correctly which they may have to learn. But whatever it is the graphics will not read so it may after all be good to either get a etext copy plus graphics or a braille copy if you can read braille. Please don’t guess the graphics. You have every right and should have the graphics to your math or science. Not being sure, or just doing a bad job or a half job of trying to make it tactile is good for if you’re in a pinch but you totally deserve it and should have it.
You can do it you do not deserve subpar or inaccessible education.
Rethunker 3 points 1y ago
What interests you most?
Try to find a mix. Consider what you do best. Consider what you most enjoy doing (which may not be what you do best). Throw in some other interest or consideration. And then surprise! you may be one of very few people in that field. Your low vision may be irrelevant, aside from difficulties you encounter finding accessible materials.
More briefly, combine what you...
1. Do best
2. Enjoy doing
3. Want to keep learning about
Then set yourself a very difficult problem to solve. Chip away at that problem bit by bit. That'll keep you busy for a few decades.
A significant advantage you have over younger students is that you've had more time to figure out what you work and hobbies you enjoy, and with what kinds of people.
Once you've found your mix and identified a field of study, connect with a few people who are tops in that field, or at least well regarded as teachers in that field. You'll likely make some good friends and get some further guidance.
I'll give an example, and I'll admit in advance that I skimmed recent posts associated with your user account. Let's say your mix would be the following:
1. You have significant work experience involving production machinery related to the print industry
2. You like to play and/or listen to music
3. You'd like to learn more about the medical field, including why certain medications cost so much, why accessibility for medication delivery hasn't improved, etc.
Based on the few posts of yours I've skimmed it's **abundantly** clear you're smart. With the \[non-audio\] mix mentioned above--print media, music, and medicine--here are some ideas:
* Medical technician specializing in music therapy ($1 )
* Accessibility tester at a pharmaceutical company ($1 )
* Multimodal medical therapies that combine music and medication for people with hard-to-treat illnesses.
"Music as Medicine" video from Harvard Medical School:
$1
"Music as Medicine" article from Johns Hopkins University:
$1
Once you figure what would be optimal for you, given your skills, interests, and desire to keep learning, then in about five years you might be one of twelve people with that mix. Total. Globally. That mix could make it somewhat harder to find a general job, but some organizations could be ecstatic just to learn you exist. And anyone who dives deep on a very specific subject is generally regarded as capable of diving deep into other subjects.
Given your own history of vision, you might choose to work with people with similar histories and/or similar conditions. But you wouldn't have to. There's definitely a shortage of people who have medical degrees and/or work in medical fields who have personal experience with significant vision loss.
You could even start by writing a blog about your experience. You write well. That blog would be nice to reference on a university application. How many middle-aged bloggers with low vision apply to university with a background like yours? I'm guessing few of them, making you a rare catch for the right university.
When you're applying to schools, if you want help or suggestions about your application, please let me and/or us know. Send applications to a range of schools. You may be surprised which schools would go out of their way to accept you.
Try to find a mix. Consider what you do best. Consider what you most enjoy doing (which may not be what you do best). Throw in some other interest or consideration. And then surprise! you may be one of very few people in that field. Your low vision may be irrelevant, aside from difficulties you encounter finding accessible materials.
More briefly, combine what you...
1. Do best
2. Enjoy doing
3. Want to keep learning about
Then set yourself a very difficult problem to solve. Chip away at that problem bit by bit. That'll keep you busy for a few decades.
A significant advantage you have over younger students is that you've had more time to figure out what you work and hobbies you enjoy, and with what kinds of people.
Once you've found your mix and identified a field of study, connect with a few people who are tops in that field, or at least well regarded as teachers in that field. You'll likely make some good friends and get some further guidance.
I'll give an example, and I'll admit in advance that I skimmed recent posts associated with your user account. Let's say your mix would be the following:
1. You have significant work experience involving production machinery related to the print industry
2. You like to play and/or listen to music
3. You'd like to learn more about the medical field, including why certain medications cost so much, why accessibility for medication delivery hasn't improved, etc.
Based on the few posts of yours I've skimmed it's **abundantly** clear you're smart. With the \[non-audio\] mix mentioned above--print media, music, and medicine--here are some ideas:
* Medical technician specializing in music therapy ($1 )
* Accessibility tester at a pharmaceutical company ($1 )
* Multimodal medical therapies that combine music and medication for people with hard-to-treat illnesses.
"Music as Medicine" video from Harvard Medical School:
$1
"Music as Medicine" article from Johns Hopkins University:
$1
Once you figure what would be optimal for you, given your skills, interests, and desire to keep learning, then in about five years you might be one of twelve people with that mix. Total. Globally. That mix could make it somewhat harder to find a general job, but some organizations could be ecstatic just to learn you exist. And anyone who dives deep on a very specific subject is generally regarded as capable of diving deep into other subjects.
Given your own history of vision, you might choose to work with people with similar histories and/or similar conditions. But you wouldn't have to. There's definitely a shortage of people who have medical degrees and/or work in medical fields who have personal experience with significant vision loss.
You could even start by writing a blog about your experience. You write well. That blog would be nice to reference on a university application. How many middle-aged bloggers with low vision apply to university with a background like yours? I'm guessing few of them, making you a rare catch for the right university.
When you're applying to schools, if you want help or suggestions about your application, please let me and/or us know. Send applications to a range of schools. You may be surprised which schools would go out of their way to accept you.
blazblu82 [OP] 3 points 1y ago
I appreciate your insights. I am stuck going to the same college I started with years ago ($1). They don't offer much in the medical field, though. They seem to focus on business, education and engineering.
When I attended college years ago, I had a hell of a time deciding on a degree program. Every semester I would change degree programs. Primarily due to the math, but some classes I found to be an absolute bore. Like biology. I thought that would be a fun class with the lab being hands on. Pretty much everything we did in lab was high school level and the equipment was from the 1950's. Same thing with geology. It was evident where the school put their money and it wasn't in the science departments. The engineering school and business schools are where most of their money went.
The more I think about going back, the more bad memories I drum up. I'd be better off going to a trade school than going to college. I may just settle for help finding work if VR can land me a job where I make about $20 an hour with good health benefits. With everything I have to think about, it's tough making any decisions right now.
When I attended college years ago, I had a hell of a time deciding on a degree program. Every semester I would change degree programs. Primarily due to the math, but some classes I found to be an absolute bore. Like biology. I thought that would be a fun class with the lab being hands on. Pretty much everything we did in lab was high school level and the equipment was from the 1950's. Same thing with geology. It was evident where the school put their money and it wasn't in the science departments. The engineering school and business schools are where most of their money went.
The more I think about going back, the more bad memories I drum up. I'd be better off going to a trade school than going to college. I may just settle for help finding work if VR can land me a job where I make about $20 an hour with good health benefits. With everything I have to think about, it's tough making any decisions right now.
r_1235 3 points 1y ago
I have a degree in Economics and commerce. It's a math hevy thing, based on what college you go to. Different colleges have different syllabai. Also, only graduation won't land you a satisfactory job. You will have to study something extra if you go for Economics, be it data analytics, finance, whatever.
Don't shye away from maths, you need it, but, if you have a good teacher/guide, be it some friend who's good at math, your grades can come through.
Computers are all the buzz in career options these days. But, yeah, lot of competition as well. if you choose anything computers, make sure you get your degree from a good college, with good grades.
Accounting, if you can manage math part of it, which is not that tough, just needs lot of practice regularly, then it's a great option career wise I feel. My accounting professer always use to say that an accountant never goes hungry. But, it's a long thing based on what country you are in. Also, exams are tough, so your focus and time must be dedicated towards studying seriously.
Music and teaching are common fields for blind peeps to go for, so, I think you won't have much dificulty if you choose that.
Most important is your interest I suppose. If you study something which you don't care about, you are not gonna enjoy or like studying it. And, further job life will be also not that great. Not scaring you, just giving a practical picture. Now it feels that money should be priority, but, very soon on the job we realize that enjoying the job itself is also very important.
Don't shye away from maths, you need it, but, if you have a good teacher/guide, be it some friend who's good at math, your grades can come through.
Computers are all the buzz in career options these days. But, yeah, lot of competition as well. if you choose anything computers, make sure you get your degree from a good college, with good grades.
Accounting, if you can manage math part of it, which is not that tough, just needs lot of practice regularly, then it's a great option career wise I feel. My accounting professer always use to say that an accountant never goes hungry. But, it's a long thing based on what country you are in. Also, exams are tough, so your focus and time must be dedicated towards studying seriously.
Music and teaching are common fields for blind peeps to go for, so, I think you won't have much dificulty if you choose that.
Most important is your interest I suppose. If you study something which you don't care about, you are not gonna enjoy or like studying it. And, further job life will be also not that great. Not scaring you, just giving a practical picture. Now it feels that money should be priority, but, very soon on the job we realize that enjoying the job itself is also very important.
BenandGracie 3 points 1y ago
I don’t have a degree in accounting, but accessibility of accounting software is very hit and miss.
TechnicalPragmatist 3 points 1y ago
All of those seem doable now you have to figure out which one you want.
And yes they wil fit the bill but it’s not always without strings. Vr. May make you be fulltime or take a fulltime load. They wanted to make me do this and huge reason I am not with them anymore. Did you tell them you won’t be fulltime, and what did they say?
They will also want you to pick a. Major that they will like or else they may make comments. Sometimes not very nice ones but hopefully they like your choice.
And yes they wil fit the bill but it’s not always without strings. Vr. May make you be fulltime or take a fulltime load. They wanted to make me do this and huge reason I am not with them anymore. Did you tell them you won’t be fulltime, and what did they say?
They will also want you to pick a. Major that they will like or else they may make comments. Sometimes not very nice ones but hopefully they like your choice.
blazblu82 [OP] 3 points 1y ago
I told my case worker that I may not get to go full time since I have most of the gen ed requirements met for most degree programs and she seemed fine with it. She said they don't want me taking classes I don't need which regularly happens with college.
As far as picking a major, they didn't seemed too concerned as long as it was something I could get a job in afterwards. I'm not going to college for gender studies or anything like that, lol!
I have to have a decision made by next Wednesday. I either choose to have them help me get a job right away or go to college. I fear whatever job they help me get into won't be something I want to do. They did push for work I can do at home, but I'm home all the time as is and really want something to get me out of the house.
I have much to think about, lol!
As far as picking a major, they didn't seemed too concerned as long as it was something I could get a job in afterwards. I'm not going to college for gender studies or anything like that, lol!
I have to have a decision made by next Wednesday. I either choose to have them help me get a job right away or go to college. I fear whatever job they help me get into won't be something I want to do. They did push for work I can do at home, but I'm home all the time as is and really want something to get me out of the house.
I have much to think about, lol!
Rethunker 3 points 1y ago
Given that you need to make a decision by next Wednesday, perhaps you and I should have a call. I would suggest strongly that you go to college. Feel free to send me a private message.
Also, classes you don't "need" may be classes that help you get a more specialized job than what you'd find in a degree.
If your case worker doesn't have a strong contact with an admissions officer at a good college, consider calling admission offices directly and ask to talk to someone. Build up your best case, and make it clear you'd be a good student.
Also, classes you don't "need" may be classes that help you get a more specialized job than what you'd find in a degree.
If your case worker doesn't have a strong contact with an admissions officer at a good college, consider calling admission offices directly and ask to talk to someone. Build up your best case, and make it clear you'd be a good student.
TechnicalPragmatist 3 points 1y ago
But if they say you have to do full time would you be willing to and could you? I find about 2 or 3 classes is usually a good spot. I am doing one at a time because I am. In math classes.
Well I didn’t study that but they weren’t to thrilled with some of my choices english, or journalism, and I don’t know not as thrilled with polisci either. Probably better with compsci. But not with them anymore.
Well yes sounds good. Yes, lots to think about have you had any experiences in any of these choices you have? Maybe that can help you narrow it down. Self-intropspection or examination will help you.
Well I didn’t study that but they weren’t to thrilled with some of my choices english, or journalism, and I don’t know not as thrilled with polisci either. Probably better with compsci. But not with them anymore.
Well yes sounds good. Yes, lots to think about have you had any experiences in any of these choices you have? Maybe that can help you narrow it down. Self-intropspection or examination will help you.
blazblu82 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
Music is about the only background I have along with computers. Computer degrees typically have high levels of math. When I went to college years ago, I tried Calc I after pre-calc and it didn't make any sense whatsoever. It was like trying to read Klingon. I didn't have time to get tutored on it since I was working a fulltime job, too.
I could probably handle minimal fulltime. However, I doubt I'll meet fulltime requirements since I won't have gen ed classes as fillers and I don't want to take unnecessary classes if it's not required.
I could probably handle minimal fulltime. However, I doubt I'll meet fulltime requirements since I won't have gen ed classes as fillers and I don't want to take unnecessary classes if it's not required.
TechnicalPragmatist 2 points 1y ago
I didn’t either but you can still do fulltime with upper division. People do it. If you don’t want to do full time it would be your choice but it would certainly be possible to do full time if you wanted it.
That makes sense.
Well whatever your major I’d be really sure you’d want to do it before you do it or you’d be doing what I did switching majors a bunch because you found out it didn’t work. I did it 5 or 6 times. Finally slowed down and introspected and did some self work and personality stuff. Figured out what I wanted to do then also reflected that I have been working in the tech industry for the last 10 years. Maybe it has to be something like that. Or remembering the aspects you liked from your last job or things you had tried, does that make sense?
That makes sense.
Well whatever your major I’d be really sure you’d want to do it before you do it or you’d be doing what I did switching majors a bunch because you found out it didn’t work. I did it 5 or 6 times. Finally slowed down and introspected and did some self work and personality stuff. Figured out what I wanted to do then also reflected that I have been working in the tech industry for the last 10 years. Maybe it has to be something like that. Or remembering the aspects you liked from your last job or things you had tried, does that make sense?
carolineecouture 2 points 1y ago
Do you have something you like or are good at? I can tell you that teaching and social work are difficult jobs that don't pay very well. I have degrees in English, undergrad and grad, and some computer training. I've worked in higher education, at a university, for my entire career. My strength has been translating technical information into something that non-tech people can understand.
I'd start with what you enjoy and explore.
Good luck!
I'd start with what you enjoy and explore.
Good luck!
projeeper 2 points 1y ago
I would verify that Voc Rehab will pay for online classes. I know five years ago they told me NO Online courses. (I’m in the State of Florida).
blazblu82 [OP] 2 points 1y ago
I had a phone convo with them this morning and they were fine with online classes as long as they were offered through same college I attended before.
yourmommaisaunicorn 1 points 1y ago
Before you go back to school look at Salesforce. I have a BA in Econ and a masters in healthcare administration. There are no jobs for me where I live (Midwest), but recently passed my Salesforce Administrator exam and should be getting an apprenticeship soon through an org called Blind Institute of Technology (bit for short).
Great people and will work with you in getting you a sustainable career that pays well AND is remote-friendly.
Great people and will work with you in getting you a sustainable career that pays well AND is remote-friendly.
aml715 1 points 1y ago
Do you already have a bachelors degree? UMass Boston has a great online TVI masters program, that’s got a ton of scholarship awards. Several of the students in the program have varying degrees of vision loss/blindness.
blazblu82 [OP] 1 points 1y ago
No, I dropped out before I finished an associates. Got a new job and schedules conflicted too much.
Eviltechnomonkey 1 points 1y ago
Computers is a very broad area with so many different directions to go in.
You could be a Quality Analyst, doing manual testing, automated testing, user research, and more.
You could be a software engineer writing front end and/or back end code.
You could help with technical support assisting users with issues over a phone, via email, or via chat.
I have been a DevOps Engineer, Quality Analyst, and Computer Support Specialist. I am sighted, but I have worked with individuals with varying levels of VI. So, I think any of those you could potentially find a spot you'd enjoy.
You could be a Quality Analyst, doing manual testing, automated testing, user research, and more.
You could be a software engineer writing front end and/or back end code.
You could help with technical support assisting users with issues over a phone, via email, or via chat.
I have been a DevOps Engineer, Quality Analyst, and Computer Support Specialist. I am sighted, but I have worked with individuals with varying levels of VI. So, I think any of those you could potentially find a spot you'd enjoy.
CosmicBunny97 1 points 1y ago
What are you interested in? What kind of career are you interested after pursuing these degrees? What about each individual degree interests you?
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Psychology won't get you anywhere unless you have a Master's. I can't speak for the other degrees. Accounting, analytics, and psychology all have some degree of maths, though.
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Psychology won't get you anywhere unless you have a Master's. I can't speak for the other degrees. Accounting, analytics, and psychology all have some degree of maths, though.
SpektrumKid 0 points 1y ago
How do you go to college if you're blind? I have a few blind spots that are preventing me from seeing clearly, and I thought *I* was impaired ...
I'm just curious. How do you go about reading all the stuff you need to read, and keep up with classes if you can't see?
I'm just curious. How do you go about reading all the stuff you need to read, and keep up with classes if you can't see?
TechnicalPragmatist 2 points 1y ago
I am totally blind and do very well in school and have an associates degree in english creative writing, political science and now going for computer science.
I would say for the non-stem stuff most easier classes, you would just listen in class, and read your book and write your papers. Your books will and can be made in to alternative formats for you. I am totally blind. I would say the most pragmatic and realistic and useful format is the common msword. I ask for .doc and or .docx. Rtf, or txt is too plain and bulky but word is not like so complex like pdfs and isn’t quite so blocky and plain and stuff like plain texts. It’s just the easiest to work with. And one of the most common formats.
If you are in a western country especially U.s. canada, or Uk you absolutely have the right to ask for an alternative format. I am in the united states.
You would have to buy the regular book and you have every right if you paid for it to be a alternative format they will either ocr it themselves and process it or they will ask the publishers for a pdf dependent on how accessible the pdfs are. If they are more accessible the work is easier. If not they will have to clean it up, retype things, make it more accessible.
Especially in the Us you have every right after you buy the book to ask for it to be in alternative format audio or braille or etext as I mentioned.
If stem courses especially involving a lot of math or graphics make sure you have your book in braille. At least for the sciences make sure all graphics are embossed for you to feel them.
Let’s leave stem out of it for a minute.
You are entitled to a in class note taker, and the person taking your notes can send those notes to you. Ask and make sure your note taker is typing up your notes or willing to go home and type them. Probably easier if they were to be typed in the first place.
An exception should be made if computers and electronics are not allowed that you should be able to use a computer or tablet to take notes or complete work or read your book along with the rest of the class.
You should and can ask your teacher to be more descriptive about the content on the projector or board, and not point and make it so visual. Do more lecturing and describing over pictures and pointing.
If you are in the humanities or have to write essays or even lines of code have the professors e-mail commentary to you either in the file or as a separate file or in the e-mail body. You don’t need to accept writing on a piece of paper.
in certain cases if you need it or the content is so visual or challenging for blind people you can ask for in class aids. Mostly in stem though. But some other classes that are also more hands on or kinesthetics. Someone took dance and required assistance. Or either like a self defense type class if even they offer that as a class, just an example.
You can ask to record the class. Be a decent polite reasonable person and ask to record the lecture and do not share it online. I know a guy who records his lecture on this app and shares it all over this app. Don’t do that please! Don’t be a jerk like that. Your recordings are for you, and is confidential please don’t record your teacher without consent. Also don’t be that jerk.
Hand outs can be turned in to etext as well. Just bring them to the disabilities office. Expect a few days turn around.
Ask your professor if they have a pdf version of this. Ask them to e-mail them to you or keep a thumb drive on you and get it from them. Some professors are not that organize and have that stuff at home or at their office so get ready to go to their office or just have them e-mail you.
When asking for books to be in alternate formats don’t do it the first week of class unless you direly need to for some reason. Don’t do it though get them to the disabilities office as soon as possible the latest ideally is a week or two ahead of semester. If you give it to them the first week of school don’t expect to start getting your alternative text for a week or two.
Tests can be acomodated and taken with the disabilities office. They will make a alternative format for your test as well. Either braille, or etext or large print or something like that.
Likewise inaccessible or hard to read research article pdfs almost all of them can be turned in to alternative formats.
If you are waching a foreign film you can ask for the subtitles or the file version of this. Your right as a blind person supercedes copyright, don’t listen to their bologna.
If your formatting is not perfect ask your professors to understand and most of them do if you’re blind, especially totally blind. Sometime I’ve taken it down to the writing center and said please can you fix this. I need a look at my formatting and fix how it looks thanks.
If it’s a powerpoint you can ask for alternative presentation modes though blind people can navigate powerpoints but making them is more of a challenge. Images can be tough and see if they could be replaced or exempt from your assignment.
For stem courses especially math if you know braille that’s the best way especially totally blind. Use a perkins brailler.
If in sciences get hands on models and things you can use for that course or courses.
Yes sure you can use math online software and some of them are sometime accessible dependent on the professor and if they do it correctly which they may have to learn. But whatever it is the graphics will not read so it may after all be good to either get a etext copy plus graphics or a braille copy if you can read braille. Please don’t guess the graphics. You have every right and should have the graphics to your math or science. Not being sure, or just doing a bad job or a half job of trying to make it tactile is good for if you’re in a pinch but you totally deserve it and should have it.
You can do it you do not deserve subpar or inaccessible education.
I would say for the non-stem stuff most easier classes, you would just listen in class, and read your book and write your papers. Your books will and can be made in to alternative formats for you. I am totally blind. I would say the most pragmatic and realistic and useful format is the common msword. I ask for .doc and or .docx. Rtf, or txt is too plain and bulky but word is not like so complex like pdfs and isn’t quite so blocky and plain and stuff like plain texts. It’s just the easiest to work with. And one of the most common formats.
If you are in a western country especially U.s. canada, or Uk you absolutely have the right to ask for an alternative format. I am in the united states.
You would have to buy the regular book and you have every right if you paid for it to be a alternative format they will either ocr it themselves and process it or they will ask the publishers for a pdf dependent on how accessible the pdfs are. If they are more accessible the work is easier. If not they will have to clean it up, retype things, make it more accessible.
Especially in the Us you have every right after you buy the book to ask for it to be in alternative format audio or braille or etext as I mentioned.
If stem courses especially involving a lot of math or graphics make sure you have your book in braille. At least for the sciences make sure all graphics are embossed for you to feel them.
Let’s leave stem out of it for a minute.
You are entitled to a in class note taker, and the person taking your notes can send those notes to you. Ask and make sure your note taker is typing up your notes or willing to go home and type them. Probably easier if they were to be typed in the first place.
An exception should be made if computers and electronics are not allowed that you should be able to use a computer or tablet to take notes or complete work or read your book along with the rest of the class.
You should and can ask your teacher to be more descriptive about the content on the projector or board, and not point and make it so visual. Do more lecturing and describing over pictures and pointing.
If you are in the humanities or have to write essays or even lines of code have the professors e-mail commentary to you either in the file or as a separate file or in the e-mail body. You don’t need to accept writing on a piece of paper.
in certain cases if you need it or the content is so visual or challenging for blind people you can ask for in class aids. Mostly in stem though. But some other classes that are also more hands on or kinesthetics. Someone took dance and required assistance. Or either like a self defense type class if even they offer that as a class, just an example.
You can ask to record the class. Be a decent polite reasonable person and ask to record the lecture and do not share it online. I know a guy who records his lecture on this app and shares it all over this app. Don’t do that please! Don’t be a jerk like that. Your recordings are for you, and is confidential please don’t record your teacher without consent. Also don’t be that jerk.
Hand outs can be turned in to etext as well. Just bring them to the disabilities office. Expect a few days turn around.
Ask your professor if they have a pdf version of this. Ask them to e-mail them to you or keep a thumb drive on you and get it from them. Some professors are not that organize and have that stuff at home or at their office so get ready to go to their office or just have them e-mail you.
When asking for books to be in alternate formats don’t do it the first week of class unless you direly need to for some reason. Don’t do it though get them to the disabilities office as soon as possible the latest ideally is a week or two ahead of semester. If you give it to them the first week of school don’t expect to start getting your alternative text for a week or two.
Tests can be acomodated and taken with the disabilities office. They will make a alternative format for your test as well. Either braille, or etext or large print or something like that.
Likewise inaccessible or hard to read research article pdfs almost all of them can be turned in to alternative formats.
If you are waching a foreign film you can ask for the subtitles or the file version of this. Your right as a blind person supercedes copyright, don’t listen to their bologna.
If your formatting is not perfect ask your professors to understand and most of them do if you’re blind, especially totally blind. Sometime I’ve taken it down to the writing center and said please can you fix this. I need a look at my formatting and fix how it looks thanks.
If it’s a powerpoint you can ask for alternative presentation modes though blind people can navigate powerpoints but making them is more of a challenge. Images can be tough and see if they could be replaced or exempt from your assignment.
For stem courses especially math if you know braille that’s the best way especially totally blind. Use a perkins brailler.
If in sciences get hands on models and things you can use for that course or courses.
Yes sure you can use math online software and some of them are sometime accessible dependent on the professor and if they do it correctly which they may have to learn. But whatever it is the graphics will not read so it may after all be good to either get a etext copy plus graphics or a braille copy if you can read braille. Please don’t guess the graphics. You have every right and should have the graphics to your math or science. Not being sure, or just doing a bad job or a half job of trying to make it tactile is good for if you’re in a pinch but you totally deserve it and should have it.
You can do it you do not deserve subpar or inaccessible education.
CosmicBunny97 2 points 1y ago
I do uni online (personal choice) but others do go to a campus. My disability resource centre is fantastic. I get my readings in rtf format so I can read with NVDA/JAWS. And, well, completing assignments is just like a sighted student - I use Word, but often need help with the visual aspects (little things like formatting). My classes can be held over Zoom or on-campus, which I watch the recordings for (I download the audio). It can definitely be done.
SpektrumKid 1 points 1y ago
Amazing. Cool. That gives me hope.
r_1235 1 points 1y ago
the guy before you just answered all these questions. Lol!
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