[NFBOH-Cleveland] National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter, Recognizes, Maria (Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta, In Celebration Of Hispanic Heritage Month

[Suzanne Turner]

National Federation of the Blind of Ohio, Cleveland Chapter,

 

Recognizes Maria (Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta

In Celebration  Of Hispanic Heritage Month

 

 

(Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta was born in Mexico and grew up in California.
She advocates for the rights of blind children and their parents in the
public-school setting in the United States and abroad through a lens of
intersectionality focusing on social justice. Conchita received her
Bachelor's degree from Saint Mary's College of California, majoring in
International Studies, Spanish, and History. She then went on to Louisiana
Tech University where she received her Master's in Teaching with a focus on
teaching blind students. As well, Conchita earned a Masters certificate in
working with Deaf-Blind students from Northern Illinois University. She is
currently a Doctoral student at George Washington University pursuing a
degree in Special Education. Conchita has been published in Future
Reflections and Rooted in Rights. Conchita keeps up with research in special
education and serves as a peer reviewer on the Journal of Blindness
Innovation and Research.

 

Conchita conducts workshops on best practices for educators and
professionals in the field of disability and advocacy. Conchita worked in
the rehabilitation field in Nebraska where she set up innovative programming
for disabled adults. Conchita has been the director of the NFB BELL Academy
in Washington DC for the past 5 years. Conchita is the founder and Chair of
METAS (Mentoring Engaging and Teaching All Students) a non-profit
organization that trains educators in Latin America that work with blind/low
vision students and other disabilities. In this role she engages lawmakers
in policy discussions around people with disabilities and inclusion.
Conchita is also a co-founder of the National Coalition of Latinx with
Disabilities that seeks to amplify the voices of disabled Latinx in the
disability rights movement.

 

Currently, Conchita is the Low Incidence Specialist for Blind and Low Vision
Services for the State of Maryland. Conchita strives to be a voice for
change for educators, professionals and advocates to make full inclusion a
reality for people with disabilities in the United States and Latin America.

 

Maria (Conchita) Hernandez Legorreta M.A.T.

Statewide Vision Low Incidence Specialist for the State of Maryland

Doctorate Student at George Washington University

METAS Chair: http://metasinternational.org/

 

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