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Natalina Martiniello

Professeure adjointe

École d'optométrie

Pavillon 3744, rue Jean-Brillant, room 230-35

514 343-6111 #15316

natalina.martiniello@umontreal.ca

Profile

Biography

  • 2022-2023: CIHR Health Systems Impact Postdoctoral Fellow (Concordia University / L'institut Nazareth et Louis Braille)
  • 2015-2020: PhD in Vision Science/Blindness Rehabilitation (Université de Montréal)
  • 2012-2014: Masters in Vision Science/Blindness Rehabilitation (Université de Montréal)
  • 2007-2012: Bachelor of Arts in English and Educational Studies (McGill University)

Affiliations and responsabilities

University service and activities

Activities within organizations or entities of the institution

  • 2018 à ce jour : Comité d'entrevue d'admission - programme de maîtrise clinique en sciences de la vision (intervieweur, basse vision, thérapie de réadaptation, options d'orientation et de mobilité), Université de Montréal, École d'optométrie. 
  • 2021-2022 : Membre du comité consultatif sur la conception universelle, Complexe des Sciences Étape II, Université de Montréal
     

Teaching and supervision

Student supervision

Directed Studies

  • 2023-2024: Mark Agyenim - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Low Vision (co-supervisor) - The feasibility of telerehabilitation for guide dog users
  • 2023-2024: Bonheur Noella - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Low Vision (co-supervisor) - The feasibility of telerehabilitation for guide dog users
  • 2023-2024: Jessica Rathwell - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Vision Rehabilitation Therapy - Braille reading performance as a function of reading task and display medium
  • 2022-2023: Fereshteh Khodayari - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Low Vision Therapy Program (co-supervisor) - Developing a Decision Making Tool for Guide Dog Telerehabilitation Services
  • 2022-2023: Mina Eslahi - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Low Vision Therapy Program (co-supervisor) - Developing a Decision Making Tool for Guide Dog Telerehabilitation Services
  • 2021-2022: Chang Hun Jung - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Low Vision Therapy Program (co-supervisor) - Access to information barriers across the employment trajectory for working-age adults with visual impairments
  • 2021-2022: Ramita Singh Anand - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Low Vision Therapy Program (co-supervisor) - Access to information barriers across the employment trajectory for working-age adults with visual impairments
  • 2021-2022: Catherine Tardif-Bernier - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Program (co-supervisor) - Factors influencing the use of navigation-based apps within orientation and mobility
  • 2021-2022: Nathalie Gingras-Royer - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Vision Rehabilitation Therapy Program (co-supervisor) - Factors influencing the use of navigation-based apps within orientation and mobility 
  • 2021-2022: Chantal Kreidy - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Orientation and Mobility Program (co-supervisor) - The impact of face masks on the use of echolocation for individuals with visual impairments during COVID-19
  • 2020-2021: Marie Mansour - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters – Orientation and Mobility Program - Exploring and comparing perceptions and practices towards braille among O&M specialists who work with children and adults
  • 2019-2021: Stephanie Huang - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Doctorate of Optometry Program (co-supervisor) - Exploring facilitators and barriers encountered by parents of children with dual sensory and cognitive impairments when accessing health services 
  • 2019-2021: Geneviève Major - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Doctorate of Optometry Program (co-supervisor) - Exploring facilitators and barriers encountered by parents of children with dual sensory and cognitive impairments when accessing health services 
  • 2017-2018: Leila Haririsanati - Université de Montréal, School of Optometry, Masters - Low Vision Therapy Program (co-supervisor) - Exploring the experiences of adults and seniors who learn braille

Stages and Others

  • 2022-2023 : Superviseur académique du stage - Nathalie Gingras-Royer et Chantal Kreidy, étudiantes en thérapie de réadaptation visuelle - Université de Montréal, École d'optométrie

Projects

Outreach

Organisation d’événements

  • 2024 : 21e Journée scientifique de l'École d'optométrie et du Groupe de Recherche en Sciences de la Vision (Membre du jury)
  • 2019-2024 : Journée scientifique du CIUSSS de l'Ouest et du Centre de Montréal (sous-comité d'évaluation de la recherche), évaluation des résumés de présentations orales et par affiches dans le domaine de la réadaptation (réadaptation visuelle, auditive, motrice, physiothérapie, orthophonie, ergothérapie).
  • 2018-2020 : Comité d'examen des résumés - Conférence pancanadienne sur la conception universelle de l'apprentissage
     

Participation à des jurys (hors de l’institution)

  • 2023 : Sabrina Knappe (2023) - Université McGill, génie électrique et informatique (maîtrise) - Towards a User Interface for Audio-Haptic Exploration of Internet Graphics by People who are Blind and Partially Sighted

Expertise professionnelle (hors de l’institution)

  • 2024 à ce jour : Expert en matière de thérapie de réadaptation visuelle de l'ACVREP
  • 2023 - à ce jour : Comité de planification stratégique de la thérapie de réadaptation visuelle de l'ARE/AVRT 
  • 2021 - 2023 : Membre du comité de promotion des thérapies de réadaptation de la vue de l'ACVREP (RecruitCVRT)
  • 2021 - 2023 : Directeur invité/conseiller spécial du Conseil international du braille anglais - Comité exécutif
  • 2019 - 2023 : Président (Vice-président en 2019-2023), Réseau international des chercheurs ayant des déficiences visuelles et leurs alliés (INOVA)
  • 2020 à ce jour : Membre du comité du conseil d'accréditation, Association pour l'éducation et la réadaptation des aveugles et des malvoyants (AERBVI)
  • 2021 - à ce jour : Membre du comité consultatif des IRSC sur l'accessibilité et l'abêtissement systémique
  • De 2016 à aujourd'hui : Président et représentant canadien, International Council on English Braille - Comité de recherche 
  • 2013 à ce jour : Président sortant (président 2018-2022, secrétaire 2013-2018), Littératie braille Canada (l'autorité canadienne en matière de braille)

Publications and presentations

Publications

Chapitres de livres

Martiniello, N. (2024 – accepted). The shifting landscape of digital accessibility for students with visual impairments in K-12 schools: Inclusion, diversity, equity, and accessibility. In Fovet, F. (ed.), Cases on Effective Universal Design for Learning Implementation Across Schools. IGI Global.

Martiniello, N., Mosen, J., Wasi, S., & Wittich, W. (2024 - accepted). Communication needs of adults with vision loss. In Crowe, K. (ed.), Communication and Sensory Loss: Global Perspectives. Routledge Research in Speech-Language Pathology, Routledge, London UK.

Martiniello, N. (2024 - accepted). Touch perception and communication across the lifespan: Implications of aging. In Janssen, M., Hartshorne, T. & Wittich, W. (eds). Education and Rehabilitation of learners who are deafblind: Implications from interdisciplinary research. Oxford University Press.

Martiniello, N. (2024 - accepted). Lessons from andragogy: Braille training after acquired deafblindness. In Janssen, M., Hartshorne, T. & Wittich, W. (eds). Education and Rehabilitation of learners who are deafblind: Implications from interdisciplinary research. Oxford University Press.

Fichten, C.S., Martiniello, N., Asuncion, J., Coughlan, T. & Havel, A. (2023). Changing times: Emerging technologies for students with disabilities in higher education. In J. Madaus and L. Lyman (Eds.). Handbook of Higher Education and Disability. Elgar Publishing. https://escholarship.mcgill.ca/downloads/b2774151j

Martiniello, N. and Wittich, W. (2019). Employment and visual impairment: Issues in adulthood.  In Ravenscroft, J. Routledge Handbook of Visual Impairment. Routledge, pp. 415-437.

Articles, évalués par les pairs

Martiniello, N. & Wittich, W. (2024). A duoethnography on disability and allyship within a vision science doctoral program: perspectives on inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility. International Journal of Qualitative Methods.

Martiniello, N., Bleau, M., Gingras-Royer, N., Tardif-Bernier, C. & Nemargut, J. (2024 - submitted). Exploring the role of artificial intelligence and inclusive technologies during navigation-based tasks for individuals who are blind or who have low vision: Future directions and priorities. ACM Transactions on Accessible Computing.

Rizzo, J.R., Rosenblum, L. P., Samuel, C., Wittich, W., Martiniello, N., Johnson, A.P, Yueh-Hsub Wu, Y.-H., Sukhai, M. & Swenor, B., (2024 - submitted). Accessible scientific conferences: A necessary step for achieving STEMM equity. JAMA Ophthlmology.

Bleau, M., van Ackar, C., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J., & Ptito, M. (2023). Cognitive map formation in the blind is enhanced by three-dimensional tactile information. Nature: Scientific Reports. https://www.nature.com/articles/s41598-023-36578-3

Kreidy, C., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J., Wittich, W. (2022). How face masks affect the use of echolocation by individuals with visual impairments during COVID-19: An international cross-sectional online survey. Interactive Journal of Medical Research.  https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36223434/

Wu, Y., Martiniello, N., Swenor, B.K. (2021). Building a more accessible conference for researchers with vision impairment. JAMA Ophthalmol. Published online December 30, 2021. DOI: 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2021.5613

Martiniello, N., Barlow, M. & Wittich, W. (2021). Exploring correlates of braille reading performance in working-age and older adults with visual impairments. Scientific Studies on Reading. DOI: 10.1080/10888438.2021.1969402

Jaiswal, A., Martiniello, N., Holzhey, P., Aubin, G., Dumassais, S., Huang, S., Major, G., Mirmiran, R., Tangkhpanya, F., Boie, N.R., & Wittich, W. (2021). Cognitive impairment in older adults with concurrent hearing and vision impairment: A systematic scoping review protocol. Frontiers in Psychiatry 12:661560. DOI:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.661560

Martiniello, N. Wittich, W. (2021). Exploring the influence of reading medium on braille learning outcomes: A case series of 6 working-age and older adults. British Journal of Visual Impairment. DOI:10.1177/0264619621990702

Mamali, F., Lehane, C., Wittich, W. Martiniello, N., Dammeyer, J. (2020). What couples say about living and coping with sensory loss: A qualitative analysis of open-ended survey responses. Disability & Rehabilitation. https://doi.org/10.1080/09638288.2020.1850889

Martiniello, N., Haririsanati, L., Wittich, W. (2020). Enablers and barriers encountered by working-age and older adults with vision impairment who pursue braille training. Disability & Rehabilitation. DOI:10.1080/09638288.2020.1833253

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2020). The association between tactile, motor and cognitive capacities and braille reading performance: a scoping review of primary evidence to advance research on braille and aging. Disability & Rehabilitation. DOI:10.1080/09638288.2020.1839972

Martiniello, N., Eisenbarth, W., Lehane, C., Johnson, A., Wittich, W. (2019). Exploring the use of smartphones and tablets among people with visual impairments: Are mainstream devices replacing the use of traditional visual aids? Assistive Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/10400435.2019.1682084

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W., and Jarry, A. (2018). The perception and use of technology within braille instruction: A preliminary study of braille teaching professionals. British Journal of Visual Impairment. https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0264619618775765

Fichten, C. S., Nguyen, M. N., Asuncion, J., Martiniello, N., Jorgensen, M., Budd, J., Amsel, R., & Libman, E. (2016). An exploratory study of college and university students with visual impairment in Canada: Grades and graduation. British Journal of Visual Impairment, 34(1), 91– 100. https://doi.org/10.1177/0264619615616259.

Fichten, C. S., Asuncion, J. V., Wolforth, J., Barile, M., Budd, J., Martiniello, N., & Amsel, R. (2012). Information and communication technology related needs of college and university students with disabilities. Research in Learning Technology, 20, 323-344. https://doi.org/10.3402/rlt.v20i0.18646

Rapports et livres blancs

Wittich, W., Verduyckt, I., Martiniello, N., Hammouni, Z., & Poldma, T. (2022). Vers un environnement inclusif du Campus de l’Université de Montréal: Une étude exploratoire, p 1-48. Submitted to the Secrétariat général, Université de Montréal, Montreal, QC

Fichten, C.S., Asuncion, J.V., Nguyen, M.N., Wolforth, J., Budd, J., Barile, M., Gaulin, C., Martiniello, N., Tibbs, A., Ferraro, V., & Amsel, R. (2009). Development and validation of the Positives Scale (Postsecondary Information Technology Initiative Scale). Final report submitted to the Canadian Council on Learning. ERIC (Education Resources Information Centre) (ED505763).

Fichten, C.S., Martiniello, N. & Tibbs, A. (2008). Accessibility and students with disabilities / L’accessibilité et les élèves handicapés. Centre for the Study of Learning and Performance (CSLP) annual report 2007-2008, 8-10.

Communications

Sélection de présentations et de publications lors de conférences

Rathwell, J. & Martiniello, N. (2024, April 5). Exploring the influence of single vs multi-line braille displays on braille reading performance: A protocol. [Poster]. 21e Journée scientifique de l'École d'optométrie et du Groupe de Recherche en Sciences de la Vision. Montreal, QC.

Martiniello, N., Johnson, A., Rosenblum, P., Wittich, W., Rizzo, JR, Wu, Y-H, Sukkhai, M. & Swenor, B. (2024, Feb. 6). Exploring conference accessibility for individuals with visual impairments: An international survey. [Poster] Symposium scientifique sur l’incapacité visuelle et la réadaptation. Longueuil, Quebec.

Kreidy, C., Ogedengbe, T.O., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J. & Wittich, W. (2024, Feb. 6). Feasibility of telerehabilitation: The perspective of Orientation and Mobility Specialists and Guide Dog Mobility Instructors. [Poster] Symposium scientifique sur l’incapacité visuelle et la réadaptation. Longueuil, Quebec.

Ogedengbe, T.O., Twahirwa, B.N., Boateng, M.A., Eslahi, M., Khodayari, F., Nemargut, J., Martiniello, N. & Wittich, W. (2024, Feb. 6). Feasibility of telerehabilitation to address the orientation and mobility needs of prospective and current guide dog user. 22e Symposium scientifique sur l’incapacité visuelle et la réadaptation. Longueuil, Quebec.

Martiniello, N. & Wittich, W. (2023, July 25). Elevating Conference Accessibility and Inclusion for Individuals with Deafblindness: Merging Best Practices from Vision, Hearing and Dual Sensory Impairment. Deafblind International 18th World Conference, Global Connections: The Future in our Hands, Ottawa, ON.

Martiniello, N. (2023, July 24). It’s not what we see, it’s who we see: The power of inclusive technologies and digital practices to elevate equity, diversity, inclusion and accessibility for blind and low vision leaders in science. [Panel presentation]. In Uddin, L., Lee, K., & Olsen, R. (organizers), Using technology to enhance diversity and inclusivity in neuroscience and neuroimaging. Organization for Human Brain Mapping 2023. Montréal, Québec, Canada.

Martiniello, N. (2023, April 26). Creating accessible and inclusive digital communications for individuals with sensory impairment through a universal design approach. [Panel presentation.] In Manne, S., Martin, M., Ferguson, R., & Low, C. (with Lehane, C. & Lee, R.), Applying Universal Design Principles to Enhance Inclusivity for People with Disabilities. Course 19: The Health Equity and Cancer SIGs Present: Bridging the Digital Divide, at the Society of Behavioral Medicine 44th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions. Phoenix, AZ.

Martiniello, N. (2023, March 31). Co-developing a toolkit for accessible and inclusive conference design for individuals with visual impairments through collaborative knowledge translation efforts  [En français]. La 20e Journée scientifique de l'École d'optométrie et du Groupe de recherche en sciences de la vision. Université de Montréal. Montréal, QC.

Martiniello, N. (2023, March 3). The science of learning and reading braille later in life [Panel Presentation]. Panel: Braille and the Reading Sciences: Diversity Through Research and Engagement (Fischer-Baum, S., Englebretson, R., Martiniello, N., Holbrook, C.). AAAS Annual Meeting 2023. Washington, DC.

Martiniello, N., Bleau, M., & Nemargut, J. (2023, January 27).  What apps do people with visual impairments use to get around?: An international survey of visually-impaired smartphone users. International Orientation and Mobility Online Symposium.

Martiniello, N. (2022, Oct. 18). L'apprentissage et l'utilisation du braille à l'âge adulte : ce que nous savons et où nous allons à partir de maintenant. CNIB Connecting the Dots Conference 2022. Montréal, Québec.

Cooperstock, J., Nemargut, J., Martiniello, N., Gingras-Boyer, N. (2022, Oct. 14). How do I use my smartphone to help get around when I have trouble seeing? Discussing the barriers and facilitators of current smartphone technology for persons with visual impairments. [Panel member].  IEEE Future Networks World Forum. Montréal, Québec.

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2022, July). Physiological and cognitive correlates of braille reading performance among older braille readers: Implications for practice. [Poster]. International Conference on Low Vision 2022. Dublin, Ireland.

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2022, July). Enablers and obstacles encountered by adult braille learners: Building a roadmap to improve intervention. [Oral presentation]. International Conference on Low Vision 2022. Dublin, Ireland.

Wittich, W. & Martiniello, N. (2022, June 10). Faciliter la participation par l'emploi : Le point de vue des personnes vivant avec un déficience visuelle [Facilitating participation through employment: The perspective of persons living with a visual impairment]. Colloque du Centre de recherche Charles-Le Moyne (CRCLM), Santé psychologique, résillience et participation sociale, Longueuil, QC, (virtual)

Martiniello, N., Wu, W., Swenor, B., Sukhai, M., Legge, G., Wittich, W. (2022, May 12). Creating accessible scientific conferences for researchers with vision impairment: Strategies to elevate inclusion for all. [Moderator, SIG Presentation]. ARVO 2022 Annual Meeting (virtual).

Wittich, W., Kreidy, C., Rodrigue, C., Perreault, A., Roy, I, Nemargut, J & Martiniello, N. (2022, Feb.). Étude de l'effet des masques sur l'orientation et la mobilité : Un exemple de recherche-action participative et de partenariat institutionnel réuss. i21st Scientific Symposium on Visual Disability and Rehabilitation, Montréal, QC, Canada.

Kreidy, C., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J., Wittich, W. (2021, June). COVID-19 and visual impairment: The impact of face masks on the use of echolocation and the quality of life of individuals with visual impairment. [Poster]. International conference in Knowledge Translation in Rehabilitation. McGill University, School of Physical and Occupational Therapy. Montreal, Quebec [virtual due to COVID-19].

Kreidy, C., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J., Wittich, W. (2021, June). COVID-19 and echolocation: The Impact of face masks on the quality of life of individuals with visual impairment. [Poster]. 20th Annual CRIR Scientific Congress. CRIR. Montreal, Quebec [virtual due to COVID-19].

Swenor, B., Martiniello, N., Sukhai, M., Wittich, W., Legge, G., Wu, W. (2021, May). How inclusion elevates the impact of science: Impact and approaches to including people with vision loss in basic and clinical research. [Moderator, SIG Presentation]. ARVO 2021 Annual Meeting [virtual due to COVID-19].

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2021, May). The influence of reading medium on braille reading speed.  [Poster]. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, 62(8). ARVO 2021 Annual Meeting [virtual due to COVID-19].

Kreidy, C., Martiniello, N., Nemargut, J., Wittich, W. (2021, April). COVID-19 and visual impairment: Impact of face masks on orientation and mobility and social interaction. [Poster]. 18éme journée scientifique de l’ÉOUM et GRSV. Montreal, Quebec [virtual due to COVID-19].

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2021, April). Facilitators and barriers encountered by working-age and older adult braille learners. [Oral presentation]. Tactile Reading 2021. Oslo, Norway (virtual due to COVID-19).

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2021, Mar. 29). Identifying the physiological and cognitive correlates of braille reading speed among adults with visual impairment. [Oral presentation]. 20-21 Vision Health Research Network (VHRN). Montreal, Quebec (virtual due to COVID-19).

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2021, Mar. 27). Are clients ever too old to learn braille: Addressing the role of touch and stigma in adult braille rehabilitation. [Oral presentation]. Envision Virtual Spring Conference 2021.  

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2021, Jan. 29). Exploring the influence of reading medium on the braille performance outcomes of younger and older adults using a case series approach. [Oral presentation]. 20-21 Vision Health Research Network (VHRN) Virtual Meetings. Montreal, Quebec (virtual due to COVID-19).

Martiniello, N., Haririsanati, L., Wittich, W. (2019, Dec. 11). What factors influence the experiences of older adults who pursue braille training? A qualitative study. [Poster]. CIUSSS West Research Science Day. Montreal, Quebec.

Martiniello, N., Haririsanati, L., Wittich, W. (2019, May 11). Learning braille later in life: The experiences of adults and seniors with vision loss in Canada. [Poster]. 3rd Quebec Congress in Adaptation-Rehabilitation Research. Montreal, Quebec : Réseau Provincial de Recherche en Adaptation-Réadaptation (REPAR)

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2019). Understanding the experiences of working-age and older adults with acquired vision loss who pursue braille training. [Poster]. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 60.9 (2019): 4022-4022. ARVO 2019 Annual Meeting. Vancouver, British Columbia.

Martiniello, N., Haririsanati, L., Wittich, W. (2019, Mar. 18). Exploring the facilitators and barriers encountered by adults and seniors with acquired vision loss who pursue braille training. Vision Health Research Network 24th Annual Meeting. Quebec, Quebec.

Martiniello, N. (2018, Oct.). Factors related to braille reading acquisition among aging braille learners: Exploring the use of technology to enhance training outcomes. CHI SIG-ACCESS ASSETS 2018. Galway, Ireland. Doctoral consortium proceedings published in January 2019 SIG-ACCESS Newsletter No. 123 (http://www.sigaccess.org/newsletter/2019-01/martiniello.html).

Martiniello, N., Wittich, W. (2018, Aug. 23). The impact of aging on braille reading performance: Results from a scoping review. Envision 2018 Conference. Wichita, Kansas.

Martiniello, N., Bittner, M., Eisenbarth, W., Lehane, C., Johnson, A., Wittich, W. (2018, Apr. 29.) Smartphone and tablet usage among individuals with vision impairment: Are mainstream devices replacing traditional visual aids? [Poster Abstract]. Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science 59.9 (2018): 643. ARVO 2018 Annual Meeting. Honolulu, Hawaii. 

Martiniello, N. and Wittich, W. (2018, Feb. 13.) Perceptual, Motor and Cognitive Factors in Braille Reading: A Scoping Review.  [Poster]. 19th Scientific Symposium on Vision Rehabilitation. Montreal, Quebec: INLB.

Martiniello, N, Jarry, A. and Wittich, W. (2017, June). A Preliminary Investigation of the Use of Technology When Teaching Braille to Children, Adults and Seniors. International Conference on Low Vision. Hague, Netherlands.

Martiniello, N. (2016, March.) The use of technology to enhance tactual learning.  INS HEA Sensory Issues and Disability Conference. Paris, France.

Jarry, A. & Martiniello, N. (2014, Oct.) Presenting the new Vision Rehabilitation Therapy program at the University of Montreal. Presentation at the 2014 CNIB National Braille Conference: Toronto, Ontario.

Martiniello, N. (2014, Oct.) How is technology perceived and used within braille instruction?  A study of braille-teaching professionals.  Presentation at the 2014 CNIB National Braille Conference: Toronto, Ontario.

Martiniello, N., Jorgensen, M., Fichten, C.S., Asuncion, J., Ferraro, V., Wolforth, J., Nguyen, M.N., Budd, J., Barile, M., Gaulin, C., Tibbs, A., Amsel, R. (2012). Meeting the E-learning and information and computer technology needs of post-secondary students with visual impairments: An overview of two studies. In Proceedings of World Conference on E-Learning in Corporate, Government, Healthcare, & Higher Education, 2012 (pp.726-730). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.

Martiniello, N., Fichten, C.S., Asuncion, J.V., Ferraro, V., Wolforth, J., Nguyen, M.N., Budd, J., Barile, M., Gaulin, C., Tibbs, A., & Amsel, R. (2010, June). Understanding the e-learning and ICT needs of postsecondary students with visual impairments: Findings and implications for future success. Presentation at the Annual Canadian Disability Studies Association – Association canadienne des études sur l’incapacité Conference, Montreal, Quebec.

Martiniello, N. (2009). Access technologies used by students who are blind at the postsecondary level. AQICEBS Bi-annual Conference, McGill University, Montréal, Québec

Fichten, C.S., Asuncion, J.V., Barile, M., Nguyen, M.N., Martiniello, N., Budd, J., Ferraro, V., Wolforth, J., & Malik, R. (2008, July). Meeting the eLearning and the computer and information technology needs of postsecondary students with visual impairments. Proceedings of the 9th international conference on low vision: Vision 2008, Montreal, Québec.

Tibbs, A., Rae, J., Kilpatrick, K., & Martiniello, N. (2008, July). Increasing dangers of quiet, hybrid vehicles to blind and partially-sighted pedestrians. Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Low Vision (Vision 2008), Montreal, Quebec.

Martiniello, N. & Fichten, C.S. (2007, November). How students who are blind use computers. CSLP 6th Biennial Research and Technology Fair, Concordia University, Montreal.

Disciplines

  • Optometry