1. Students with low vision or partial vision may have difficulty with standard text size, small objects and images appearing blurry or completely out of their visual field.

2. Using a visual medium (as most classes use) may take a student with low vision longer to process the information and may be more fatiguing.

3. Some students may be able to read large type for longer periods of time while others cannot.  Fatigue, again, is often an issue.

4. Students with visual disabilities may be affected by various light situations such as low light levels or strong glare. Low light levels (such as in evening classes) or strong glare may affect learning at different times of day and in different classrooms.

5. Working in unfamiliar settings can also present problems. For example, a low-vision student who has not had assistance in accessing library databases or other information services may have great difficulty attempting to access/read materials for research.

6. Class syllabi and class notes that are in a small font or a “fancy” font can be difficult for a student with low vision.