Dr. Natalie Shaheen
Assistant Professor, Low Vision and Blindness
Special Education
Office
DEG Degarmo Hall 540
Office Hours
By appointment
- About
- Education
- Research
Biography
Dr. Shaheen uses interdisciplinary approaches to study equity and access for disabled students in technology-mediated learning environments in order to disrupt systemic ableism and to reimagine technology-mediated education as a place that values and actively makes space for disabled ways of knowing and being. Prior to her appointment at ISU, Dr. Shaheen worked as a teacher of blind and disabled students in Ohio, Nevada, Indiana, and Maryland.
Current Courses
364Assistive Technology For Individuals With Visual Impairments
Teaching Interests & Areas
Assistive Technology, Orientation and Mobility, Introduction to Special Education
Research Interests & Areas
Digital accessibility, disability, instructional technology, K-12, STEM, blindness, law and policy
EDD Instructional Technology
Towson University
Towson, MD
MS Blindness and Low Vision
The Ohio State University
Columbus, OH
BS Special Education
Ohio University
Athens, OH
Journal Article
Shaheen, N. L. (2022). Technology accessibility: How U.S. K-12 schools are enacting policy and addressing the equity imperative. Computers & Education. 179(April 2022), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compedu.2021.104414
Shaheen, N. Accessibility4Equity: Cripping technology‐mediated compulsory education through sociotechnical praxis. British Journal of Educational Technology (2021)
Goodridge, W. H., Shaheen, N. L., & Bartholomew, S. (2020). Adapting older engineering graphics methods to facilitate new opportunities in our school systems for blind and low vision youth. Technology and Engineering Teacher, 79(6), 33-37. Retrieved from https://www.iteea.org
Wild, T., Shaheen, N. L., Fast, D. K., Averill, J., Koehler, K., & Farrand, K. (2020). Students’ with blindness and visual impairments level of engagement in science and engineering practices. Journal of Science Education for Students with Disabilities. 24(1), Article 1. https://scholarworks.rit.edu/jsesd/vol24/iss1/1/
Shaheen, N. L., & Lohnes Watulak, S. (2019). Bringing disability into the discussion: Examining technology accessibility as an equity concern in the field of instructional technology. Journal of Research on Technology in Education. 51(1), 187–201. doi: 10.1080/15391523.2019.1566037
Presentations
Shaheen, N. L. (2020, December 15). Dismantling the Compulsory Sightedness of STEM Education and Empowering Blind Learners. Keynote presented virtually at the Dare to Be Remarkable Conference. Baltimore, MD.