Anitha Muthukumaran
Faculty
Program Coordinator of Visual Impairment
- College of Education and Behavioral Sciences
- Special Education, School of
Education
- Ph.D. University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
- M.A. University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
- B.E. Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, India
Professional Experience & Affiliations
- 2023 – Present: Adjunct Professor, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
- 2024 – Present: Advisory Board Member, Bresnahan-Halsted Center, University of Northern Colorado, Greeley
- 2023 – 2025: Digital Accessibility Consultant, MIT, Scheller Teacher Education Program
- 2025: Digital Math Consultant, Perkins School for the Blind, Boston
- 2013 – Present: Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Douglas County School Districts Colorado
- 2005 – 2008: Reporting Generalist, LaSalle Bank/Bank of America, Chicago
- 1995 – 2005: Programmer/Support Analyst, iFlex/Citicorp Information Technology, Bangalore, India/New York, USA
Research Expertise & Interests
- Access technology for students with disabilities
- Accessibility needs of students with visual impairment in general education classrooms
- Universal Design for Learning and inclusion with mainstream education technology
- Artificial Intelligence and machine learning for accessibility
- Personnel preparation in the VI/Blindness field
Publications
- 2026, February: Including students with visual impairment in technology-rich classrooms – British Journal of Visual Impairment
- 2023, May: A bubbling innovation for kids with visual impairment – Gillings School of Public Health
- 2023, June: The next generation of tactile symbols: 3D printed Blissymbolics – Closing the Gap Online
- 2022, November: Impact of COVID-19 on services of students with visual impairment: Experiences and lessons learned – British Journal of Visual Impairment
- 2021, September: Cranmer Abacus: the under-utilized tool for students with visual impairment and/or blindness – Paths to Technology, Perkins School for the Blind