Dr. Alana Zambone's primary research areas are teacher development and support in the U.S. and overseas; systemic school change, particularly as it relates to issues of equity, access and inclusion for all students; curriculum and instruction for students with low incidence disabilities, particularly those with significant challenges, including deafblindness in formal and nonformal education programs internationally. To that end, she was cofounder of the Institute for Equity in Schools and was co-creator of the ABLE model for school change; Her articles have appeared in Rural Special Education Quarterly;Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness; and Topics in Early Childhood Special Education. She has authored chapters in The Lighthouse handbooks on vision and vision rehabilitation; and the International encyclopedia of education: Research and studies. Her most recent project were The ABLE Guidebook: Achieving better learning through equity, published by Education Development Center, Inc.; and a chapter on supporting college students in A historical and contemporary view of Latino students in American schools, published by Greenwood Press. She is currently engaged in research on integrating visual development into functional routines and activities for learners with significant disabilities; and preparation of, and support for teachers and fieldworkers serving children with deafblindness in Latin America.
