VIDBE-Q Volume 69 Issue 4
Rachael Sessler Trinkowsky, r.sesslertrinkowsky@umb.edu
Callie Brusegaard, callie.brusegaard@umb.edu
Laura Bozeman, Laura.bozeman@umb.edu
Alexandra G. Futty, Alexandra.Futty@umb.edu
University of Massachusetts Boston
What is CATIS and Why is it Important?
From the beginning of the personal computing revolution, teachers of
students with visual impairments recognized the potential for new computing
technology to reduce barriers for their students. For the next 30 years, there was
ongoing discussion across the profession of vision studies about which
professionals were qualified to teach assistive technology (AT) to students who are
blind or have other visual impairments (ACVREP, 2016). In 2013, the vision
studies profession came to a consensus that no existing professional certification
had the full scope of practice needed to meet the complex technological needs and
Assistive Technology for Individuals who
Have Visual Impairments (ATVI):
Paths and Funding at the University of
Massachusetts Boston
