VIDBE-Q 2025 Volume 70 Issue 1
Nominated by Sandra Lewis & Sarup Mathur
Dr. Katie Armstrong is passionate about working directly with students and
their families. She taught preschool at the Foundation for Blind Children for
thirteen years. She also served as the assistant director of the preschool and k-4
program for students with visual impairments. She then transferred to ACCEL, a
private placement option for students with developmental disabilities. At ACCEL
she was a full-time teacher of students with visual impairments for four years.
ACCEL supported her dissertation process, providing full backing for her research
study. More recently, she also secured a contract with the ACCEL program located
in Saudi Arabia. As an independent contractor, she provides virtual support to the
staff working with students who have visual impairments on their campus. Now,
she is running her own company, providing direct and consultative services to
students with visual impairments, adults who support them, and agencies that
provide services to them.
Deborah D. Hatton
Outstanding Dissertation of the Year Award:
Katie Armstrong
