Karen A. Myers, PhD, is Associate Professor in the Higher Education Administration graduate program at Saint Louis University. With over 20 relatives who are legally blind including her mother, brother and sister, Karen has had low vision since the age of 11. Legally blind at 18 and armed with humor, a positive attitude and the ability to see the glass half full (well, maybe not "see" it, but indisputably know it's there), she has been a college teacher and administrator for over 30 years and an active member and leader in ACPA College Student Educators International. In addition to classroom teaching with focus on student personnel administration, student development theory, communication skills and college teaching strategies, she facilitates online courses in disability including her self-designed hybrid course, Disability in Higher Education and Society. Karen is an education columnist for Dialogue, a bi-monthly publication from Blindskills, Inc. for people with visual disabilities. She is the author of three books, College Students with Visual Disabilities: Preferences for Effective Interaction (a study of 35 college students with visual disabilities and their communication preferences), The Way I See It: Bumping into Life with Low Vision (a humorous glimpse into her own life) and The Glass Diary (conversations Megan, a young girl with low vision, had with her mirror -- her "glass diary"). In addition to authoring and co-authoring numerous articles and book chapters, Karen is a  researcher, consultant and trainer in the area of disability and Universal Instructional Design.