In 2017, a record-breaking 4.1 billion passengers traveled by airplane, an increase of 7.3% compared to the previous year, according to the International Air Transport Association. This staggering statistic is only expected to increase in the future due to the increasing ease of travel, as well as the trend towards mandatory business travel. As airports become increasingly crowded, they also become more and more difficult to navigate, especially for those with visual impairments or blindness.

Students who are visually impaired or blind might need special accommodations and modifications compared to other students in class. Oftentimes, there is a common misconception that low vision students and blind students need to attend specialized schools. In reality, the vast majority of these students attend public schools with the general population, they just have some additional accommodations compared to sighted students.