CRIR-CRLLM Scientific Conference – February 24, 2026 | From Research to Impact in Vision Science: Outcomes of the MAB–University Collaboration | Natalina Martiniello, PhD, CVRT & Walter Wittich, PhD FAAO CLVT
When: 24 February 2026 12:00 to 24 February 2026 13:00
Where:
in-person conference : Lethbridge‑Layton‑Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (CRLLM), MAB site, 7000 Sherbrooke Street West, A‑314.
Registration required. Link below.
Scientific conference presented by the CRIR-CRIR-Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (LLMRC), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
The Learning Partnerships and Knowledge Activation Department (DPAAS) of the CIUSSS West-Central Montreal invites you to attend the conference:
From Research to Impact in Vision Science: Outcomes of the MAB–University Collaboration
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 2025, 12 PM TO 1 PM | BILINGUAL LECTURE
- Location: In person: Lethbridge‑Layton‑Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (CRLLM), MAB site, 7000 Sherbrooke Street West, A‑314.
speakers:
Natalina Martiniello, Ph.D. CVRT
Assistant Professor, School of Optometry, University of Montreal
Regular Member, CRIR – Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
Regular Member, CRIR – Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (Layton-Mackay Site), CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Walter Wittich, Ph.D. FAAO CLVT
Associate Professor, University of Montreal
Regular Member and Site Director, CRIR–Lethbridge-Layton-Mackay Rehabilitation Center, MAB and Mackay sites, CIUSSS West-Central Montreal
Regular Member and Site Director, CRIR– Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, CISSS de la Montérégie-Centre
conference description:
Professors Natalina Martiniello and Walter Wittich will present a dynamic overview of the most impactful projects emerging from more than five years of research collaboration with the MAB. Drawing on a diverse portfolio of initiatives, the session highlights how sustained partnerships can drive meaningful innovation in accessibility, rehabilitation, and lived experience.
Natalina Martiniello will share insights from her mentorship of summer students with visual impairments funded through Habilitas grants, emphasizing the transformative learning experiences and leadership pathways these opportunities created. She will also discuss recent advances in braille display research and their implications for everyday information access.
Walter Wittich will showcase how participant recruitment through the MAB’s Dual Sensory Impairment Program directly contributed to the development of an international rehabilitation standard for deafblindness. He will outline how these standards are now being implemented in Sweden, Spain, and Poland, demonstrating the global reach of local collaboration.
This presentation offers a compelling look at how community partnerships translate evidence into real-world change.
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Website for the Dual Sensory Impairment Project: https://whoisdeafblind.org/
Other details on the CRLLM website by following this link.Ce lien s’ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtrCe lien s’ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenCe lien s’ouvrira dans une nouvelle fenêtre »
If you have any questions about this activity for young researchers, please contact Chantal Robillard, Clinical Research Coordinator: chantal.robillard.mab@ssss.gouv.qc.ca
