Dr. Mona Minkara | Blind Scientist Tools

Most of the information displayed is drawn from this journal article, coauthored by myself, my postdoctoral coworker, the head of the Disabilities Office, one of my professors, and my graduate advisor. If you are blind or teaching a blind student, I hope you can use this encyclopedia of tools and techniques that got me through school to the place I am today. These informational cards will link you to informative notes with recommendations that span the scope of my blind academic experience, from working with access assistants, or "readers", to choosing software and hardware.

Blind Scientist Tools

Blind Scientist Tools

What are the tools I use?

Software

Hardware

Audio Library

Readers

What do I use these tools for?

Mobility

Reading

Taking Classes

How To Take Notes

Writing a Thesis

Presenting

Getting a PhD

ACS Conference

Teaching

Research

How can I advocate for the tools I need?

Finding Readers

Interviewing Readers

Advice for Advisors

Disability Services

Choosing A School

What are the other tools that I advocate for?

Finding a Job

Health and Fitness Tools

Key Publications

📄 Universal Pictures: A Lithophane Codex Helps Teenagers With Blindness Visualize Nanoscopic Systems

🚀 AstroAccess: Testing Accessibility Accommodations for Disabled and Mixed-Ability Crews Operating in Space-Like Environments

💡 Data for All: Tactile Graphics That Light up With Picture-Perfect Resolution

🧬 The Influence of a Blind Professor in a Bioengineering Course

🔬 Implementation of Protocols to Enable Doctoral Training in Physical and Computational Chemistry of a Blind Graduate Student