Alexandra Futty
Biography
Allie Futty is a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI), Certified Assistive Technology Instructional Specialist (CATIS), and Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS). She holds degrees from Hampshire College and Northern Illinois University and was a Fulbright Scholar in Trinidad and Tobago. Allie has extensive experience in assistive technology, graduate-level teaching, and professional leadership. She serves on ACVREP’s CATIS Subject Matter Expert Committee and NE/AER’s Board.
Area of Expertise
Inclusive Education, Blindness and Low Vision, Transition, Disability, Extensive Support Needs, Assistive Technology, Disability Systems, Critical Special Education
Degrees
B.A. English Literature and Caribbean Sudies, Hampshire College,
M.Ed. Visual Disabilities
Professional Publications & Contributions
Futty A. A Review of the Windows Screen Reader Primer: All the Basics and More, Fourth Edition. Journal of Visual Impairments and Blindness
Futty, A. (2025). Assistive Technology: Policy to Practice for Students With Low Vision and Blindness. Teaching Exceptional Children.
Sessler Trinkowsky, R., Brusegaard, C., Bozeman, L. Futty, A. (2024). Assistive Technology for Individuals who Have Visual Impairments (ATVI): Paths and Funding at the University of Massachusetts Boston. Visual Impairment and Deafblind Education Quarterly. 69, 107-112.