Rebecca Burrichter

Findings from a new peer-reviewed article examine how emerging AI tools may create unintended barriers in hiring and workplace systems. AFB research was highlighted in the recent Part One of the 2025 Special Issue on Advancements and Innovations in Technology for Individuals With Visual Impairments of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB), guest edited by Stacy M. Kelly, Ed.D., TVI, COMS, CATIS, Professor, Northern Illinois University, who also happens to be the newest member…

Cerebral visual impairment (CVI), also referred to as cortical or brain-based visual impairment, occurs when damage to the brain’s visual pathways or networks affects visual processing. It can result from premature birth, genetic disorders, brain malformations, or trauma. Importantly, children with CVI grow into adults with CVI, requiring lifelong tailored interventions and services. The need for practical information on this condition is so critical it was the focus of the Journal of Visual…

“Children need to find images of themselves and their worlds, and also gain exposure to other cultures and experiences through the books that they read or have read to them,” write the authors of the lead article of a recent issue of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB). The article, “Cultural Diversity in Children’s Braille Books,” by Monique A. Coleman and Judith Harrison, features an in-depth investigation into the racial identity of primary and secondary characters in…