Veronica Lewis, M.Ed. 👩🦯
@veron4ica.com
I live with low vision, learn with assistive technology, study how AT & #a11y can help visually impaired college students thrive, and write all about it on Veronica With Four Eyes (veroniiiica.com)
Education PhD student at GMU, views are my own 💚💛
Education PhD student at GMU, views are my own 💚💛
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From expanded Dark Theme to easier Voice Access activation with Gemini, here are 7 ways #Google is making #Android more accessible. blog.google/products/and...
7 ways we’re making Android more accessible
This December, Android is getting new accessibility updates like dark theme’s expanded option, emotion tags in Expressive Captions, easier Voice Access and more.
blog.google
December 2, 2025 at 8:38 PM
From expanded Dark Theme to easier Voice Access activation with Gemini, here are 7 ways #Google is making #Android more accessible. blog.google/products/and...
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Sharing a meme on social media? Don't forget to include alt text! This resource from @veron4ica.com will help you.
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How To Write Alt Text For Memes | Veroniiiica
My favorite tips for how to write alt text for memes, reaction images, and other types of social media comedy content, written by someone with low vision
veroniiiica.com
December 2, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sharing a meme on social media? Don't forget to include alt text! This resource from @veron4ica.com will help you.
veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...
veroniiiica.com/2018/11/29/h...
I have low vision and use alt text and image descriptions to provide context about images if double vision or blurry vision distorts them too much. If you don't know how to write #AltText, here are several guides from my website that can show you how! veroniiiica.com/how-to-write... (1/11)
How To Write Alt Text And Image Descriptions
The ultimate guide on how to write alt text and image descriptions for the visually impaired, written by someone with low vision who uses alt text
veroniiiica.com
December 1, 2025 at 7:13 PM
I have low vision and use alt text and image descriptions to provide context about images if double vision or blurry vision distorts them too much. If you don't know how to write #AltText, here are several guides from my website that can show you how! veroniiiica.com/how-to-write... (1/11)
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Did you know TESE's 2025 manuscript of the year is in the latest TESE volume? Quezada et al. describe the journey of adults with Visual Impairments within visual disabilities education. Read to see how considering, becoming, and being impact “role modelship" +... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
“You Are Just a Life Role Model” a Multiple Case Study of Teachers With Visual Impairment in the Field of Visual Disabilities - Saurym Quezada, Erika Fundelius, Erin Bush, Jenny Root, 2025
Teachers with disabilities serve as role models for students who share their disability identity, offering lived experience as a valuable source of knowledge an...
journals.sagepub.com
December 1, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Did you know TESE's 2025 manuscript of the year is in the latest TESE volume? Quezada et al. describe the journey of adults with Visual Impairments within visual disabilities education. Read to see how considering, becoming, and being impact “role modelship" +... journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
I use alt text and/or image descriptions to provide context or clarification about what is in an image. Since I have low vision and double vision, it can be really challenging to figure out what I am looking at or spot relevant details, especially if they are hidden or low contrast.
Some are suggesting you deliberately write inaccurate or confusing alt text, because they say this confuses AI scrapers that are analyzing images.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
The purpose of alt text is to help people who cannot see the image. Deliberately misrepresenting the image is a gross misuse of alt text. Don't do it.
November 30, 2025 at 4:02 PM
I use alt text and/or image descriptions to provide context or clarification about what is in an image. Since I have low vision and double vision, it can be really challenging to figure out what I am looking at or spot relevant details, especially if they are hidden or low contrast.
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We’re gracing your feed with Alt Text Advent. Lucky you! 🎄
Every day, from Monday 1st December, we’ll be posting our favourite festive memes and moments, complete with alt text that... sleighs.
Look out for some treats from our lovely team, and some fellow charity pals too. Let’s go-ho-ho!
Every day, from Monday 1st December, we’ll be posting our favourite festive memes and moments, complete with alt text that... sleighs.
Look out for some treats from our lovely team, and some fellow charity pals too. Let’s go-ho-ho!
November 28, 2025 at 2:12 PM
We’re gracing your feed with Alt Text Advent. Lucky you! 🎄
Every day, from Monday 1st December, we’ll be posting our favourite festive memes and moments, complete with alt text that... sleighs.
Look out for some treats from our lovely team, and some fellow charity pals too. Let’s go-ho-ho!
Every day, from Monday 1st December, we’ll be posting our favourite festive memes and moments, complete with alt text that... sleighs.
Look out for some treats from our lovely team, and some fellow charity pals too. Let’s go-ho-ho!
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For those in America who will be in rooms with TVs tuned to football during this long Thanksgiving weekend, either by choice or not, you have a great chance to explain accessibility concepts. No, this is not a joke. Yes, this is based on past experiences. Yes, it has totally worked!
Thread 🧵
Thread 🧵
November 27, 2025 at 6:17 PM
For those in America who will be in rooms with TVs tuned to football during this long Thanksgiving weekend, either by choice or not, you have a great chance to explain accessibility concepts. No, this is not a joke. Yes, this is based on past experiences. Yes, it has totally worked!
Thread 🧵
Thread 🧵
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Bring able to play music and select tracks can require expensive #AssitiveTech setup. Here are instructions on how to adapt a Bluetooth media controller for switch access for less than $20. zeroday.camp/switch-opera... #OpenAT
Switch Operated Media Player – a tech and craft space
zeroday.camp
November 26, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Bring able to play music and select tracks can require expensive #AssitiveTech setup. Here are instructions on how to adapt a Bluetooth media controller for switch access for less than $20. zeroday.camp/switch-opera... #OpenAT
I’m thankful for tools like reading mode and simplified reading displays that show large print on a solid-colored background— it helps a lot with reading online content! Also grateful for eReaders and their adjustable font sizes, these devices were life-changing for me as a student with low vision
Assistive technology has transformed the way many people with visual impairments live and learn.
Today, we want to hear from our community: What assistive technology are you thankful for?
Today, we want to hear from our community: What assistive technology are you thankful for?
November 26, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I’m thankful for tools like reading mode and simplified reading displays that show large print on a solid-colored background— it helps a lot with reading online content! Also grateful for eReaders and their adjustable font sizes, these devices were life-changing for me as a student with low vision
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Best tech ever! Testing updated AMC Theater Audio Description tech. #Accessibiltiy #AudioDescription #technology
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Testing updated AMC Theater Audio Description tech. #Accessibiltiy #AudioDescription #technology
YouTube video by The Blind Redhead
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November 24, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Best tech ever! Testing updated AMC Theater Audio Description tech. #Accessibiltiy #AudioDescription #technology
youtube.com/shorts/AdcNF...
youtube.com/shorts/AdcNF...
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Did you know that one college may offer students disabilities free access to an assistive technology specialist, while another might not even employ one? Learn how students can do some research in their college search: https://bit.ly/LDblog149x
learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia, college search
learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia, college search
November 23, 2025 at 10:28 PM
Did you know that one college may offer students disabilities free access to an assistive technology specialist, while another might not even employ one? Learn how students can do some research in their college search: https://bit.ly/LDblog149x
learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia, college search
learning disabilities, ADHD, dyslexia, college search
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My advisor @docstacy.bsky.social and I are running a session at the APH National Coding Symposium on Dec 9th about digital math accessibility, LaTeX math equations in HTML, and computational thinking. It's virtual and free to register! www.aph.org/national-cod...
#accessibility #DisabledInSTEM
#accessibility #DisabledInSTEM
National Coding Symposium | American Printing House
www.aph.org
November 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
My advisor @docstacy.bsky.social and I are running a session at the APH National Coding Symposium on Dec 9th about digital math accessibility, LaTeX math equations in HTML, and computational thinking. It's virtual and free to register! www.aph.org/national-cod...
#accessibility #DisabledInSTEM
#accessibility #DisabledInSTEM
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Wong envisioned a world where disabled people, particularly those from multiple marginalized backgrounds, could live freely and with full autonomy.
Alice Wong, disability justice advocate and author, dies at 51
Wong envisioned a world where disabled people, particularly those from multiple marginalized backgrounds, could live freely and with full autonomy.
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November 17, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Wong envisioned a world where disabled people, particularly those from multiple marginalized backgrounds, could live freely and with full autonomy.
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Alice Wong lived a life extended against the odds. Leaving behind a legacy of fighting to improve the odds of others.
May she rest in peace, and let her memory remind us to leave this place better than we found it.
May she rest in peace, and let her memory remind us to leave this place better than we found it.
November 16, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Alice Wong lived a life extended against the odds. Leaving behind a legacy of fighting to improve the odds of others.
May she rest in peace, and let her memory remind us to leave this place better than we found it.
May she rest in peace, and let her memory remind us to leave this place better than we found it.
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Curious about what toys are available for our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign? Shanelle gives us a sneak peek of the Peek A Boo Koala. To request a toy in Canada, check out our Hacking For The Holidays page of our website. Requests will close November 30th, 2025.
Request: buff.ly/YEyMXcw
Request: buff.ly/YEyMXcw
November 7, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Curious about what toys are available for our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign? Shanelle gives us a sneak peek of the Peek A Boo Koala. To request a toy in Canada, check out our Hacking For The Holidays page of our website. Requests will close November 30th, 2025.
Request: buff.ly/YEyMXcw
Request: buff.ly/YEyMXcw
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Now there's a way to magnify your keyboard on Android phones. This update is super helpful especially with emojis and symbols AND the new option for larger fonts on Gboard is also a great update!
youtu.be/oYRF1yKHCfc
Make Gbaord easier to see: youtu.be/7dgrR6kwOq4?...
youtu.be/oYRF1yKHCfc
Make Gbaord easier to see: youtu.be/7dgrR6kwOq4?...
Magnify your Keyboard on Android - Update!
Do you find it challenging to type on your phone because it's hard to see the keyboard? I did--but now there's a way to magnify your keyboard on Android phones. This update is super helpful…
youtu.be
November 8, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Now there's a way to magnify your keyboard on Android phones. This update is super helpful especially with emojis and symbols AND the new option for larger fonts on Gboard is also a great update!
youtu.be/oYRF1yKHCfc
Make Gbaord easier to see: youtu.be/7dgrR6kwOq4?...
youtu.be/oYRF1yKHCfc
Make Gbaord easier to see: youtu.be/7dgrR6kwOq4?...
One of the major components of my low vision is monocular double vision, which can make reading challenging. Here is how I take statistics tests and math tests with double vision, with strategies that can help instructors and students alike. veroniiiica.com/take-math-te...
How I Take Math Tests With Double Vision | Veroniiiica
Tips and strategies I use for taking math tests and statistics tests with low vision and monocular double vision that help me access information visually
veroniiiica.com
November 6, 2025 at 1:59 PM
One of the major components of my low vision is monocular double vision, which can make reading challenging. Here is how I take statistics tests and math tests with double vision, with strategies that can help instructors and students alike. veroniiiica.com/take-math-te...
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Related: Have you ever heard of Protactile? It's an emerging language, developed by people who are deafblind.
November 4, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Related: Have you ever heard of Protactile? It's an emerging language, developed by people who are deafblind.
I had so much fun at #ASSETS2025 last week! Here is a post about my experiences as a virtual attendee and different assistive technology/accessibility strategies I used at this assistive technology/accessibility conference. veroniiiica.com/attending-th...
Attending The Hybrid ASSETS Conference With Low Vision | Veroniiiica
My experiences attending ASSETS virtually with low vision, and how I use assistive technology at hybrid conferences
veroniiiica.com
November 4, 2025 at 8:53 PM
I had so much fun at #ASSETS2025 last week! Here is a post about my experiences as a virtual attendee and different assistive technology/accessibility strategies I used at this assistive technology/accessibility conference. veroniiiica.com/attending-th...
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Through Our Eyes, the podcast where blind and partially sighted students share experiences of navigating the student journey to higher education.
Available on all major platforms. Listen now: https://f.mtr.cool/zlcpvpqsij
#StudentPodcast #DisabledStudents #AccessibleEducation
Available on all major platforms. Listen now: https://f.mtr.cool/zlcpvpqsij
#StudentPodcast #DisabledStudents #AccessibleEducation
October 26, 2025 at 4:35 PM
Through Our Eyes, the podcast where blind and partially sighted students share experiences of navigating the student journey to higher education.
Available on all major platforms. Listen now: https://f.mtr.cool/zlcpvpqsij
#StudentPodcast #DisabledStudents #AccessibleEducation
Available on all major platforms. Listen now: https://f.mtr.cool/zlcpvpqsij
#StudentPodcast #DisabledStudents #AccessibleEducation
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Students with disabilities who attend college will likely find that they're expected to use assistive technology (AT) to complete their work (in place of human assistance). Learn why it is so much better for students if they get used to using AT before college. https://bit.ly/LDBlog138x
#EduSky
#EduSky
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Students with disabilities who attend college will likely find that they're expected to use assistive technology (AT) to complete their work (in place of human assistance). Learn why it is so much better for students if they get used to using AT before college. https://bit.ly/LDBlog138x
#EduSky
#EduSky
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Happy #WhiteCaneDay! 🦯🎉
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌
October 15, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Happy #WhiteCaneDay! 🦯🎉
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌
Today is a day to celebrate and recognize this incredible tool that helps folks in the #BlindNewWorld navigate safely, independently and with confidence.
Can we do it? Yes we can(e)! 🧑🦯➡️🙌
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ED has nearly wiped out OSEP and RSA—offices essential to ensuring students with disabilities receive the services they’re guaranteed under IDEA. Congress must act NOW. Tell lawmakers: Restore OSEP. Protect IDEA.
https://exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/Campaigns/130718/Respond
https://exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/Campaigns/130718/Respond
October 13, 2025 at 6:49 PM
ED has nearly wiped out OSEP and RSA—offices essential to ensuring students with disabilities receive the services they’re guaranteed under IDEA. Congress must act NOW. Tell lawmakers: Restore OSEP. Protect IDEA.
https://exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/Campaigns/130718/Respond
https://exceptionalchildren.org/lac?vvsrc=/Campaigns/130718/Respond
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Yesterday we received word that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) within Dept of Ed (DoEd) was gutted--right now we believe there is no one or nearly no one left. But what does it mean? 1/11
October 12, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Yesterday we received word that the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) within Dept of Ed (DoEd) was gutted--right now we believe there is no one or nearly no one left. But what does it mean? 1/11