Dr. Correa-Torres is originally from Puerto Rico, where she received her undergraduate degree in special education and provided services to individuals with visual impairments, including those with additional disabilities and deafblindness. Dr. Correa-Torres has been working in the field of blindness and deafblindness, in different capacities, for over 20 years. She has taught in a variety of settings and in different cultures, and presented in international conferences around the world. Her research interests include: communication issues among students with deafblindness, personnel preparation, needs of students with visual impairment who are from culturally and/or linguistically diverse backgrounds and their families; orientation and mobility; services for individuals with disabilities at the international level; and inclusion.