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Sofia: My parents' perspective on early education
Being a parent can be very challenging, sometimes even more so when a child is visually impaired. For example, parents to visually...
Sofia Qvarfort
Dec 2, 2018


Sofia: My UCAS application
To apply to university in the UK, you have to submit an application to UCAS, which stands for Universities and College Admissions...
Sofia Qvarfort
May 12, 2018


Sofia: Talking about your visual disability
How do you tell others that you are visually impaired? I talk about my own experience and my strategies when it comes to informing others...
Sofia Qvarfort
Feb 11, 2018


Sofia: Conferencing as a VIP
What does a visually impaired physicist have to think about when attending a scientific conference? This post is intended for VIPs who...
Sofia Qvarfort
Jan 30, 2018


Sofia: The VIP pre-university checklist
You've just been accepted on the degree course of your dreams, congratulations! Here are eight things you might want to consider before...
Sofia Qvarfort
Sep 30, 2017


Sofia: A VIP in the physics lab
In this post, I talk about experimental physics and how a visually impaired student can get through undergraduate (and postgraduate)...
Sofia Qvarfort
Aug 23, 2017


Sofia: Seeing in lectures and seminars
How can a visually impaired student see the board in lectures and seminars? Here I explain how I solved this problem and was able to...
Sofia Qvarfort
Aug 14, 2017


Sofia: How much do I see?
How much can I see and how does it affect my everyday life? I explain the extent of my vision loss here to provide context for my other...
Sofia Qvarfort
Aug 9, 2017
Sofia: A short introduction
Hi there! My name is Sofia and this is a short entry about myself. I grew up in Sweden and later moved to England to study physics at...
Sofia Qvarfort
Jul 29, 2017
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