Rate My Professor Jennifer Fortuna

Fortuna's academic interests focus on health literacy, particularly for individuals with visual impairments such as age-related macular degeneration, accessibility in community environments like museums for visitors with disabilities, universal design principles, assistive technology including 3D printing for the blind, and the therapeutic use of art and creative processes such as ceramics, ikebana, quilting, and wood carving in occupational therapy. She serves as the art editor for the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy and contributes as an instructor at MedBridge Education, with presentations at regional, national, and international conferences. Notable publications include the book chapter "Visual function assessment" in Occupational Therapy for Physical Dysfunction (8th edition, 2020, co-authored with D. P. Dirette), "Identifying barriers to accessibility for museum visitors who are blind and visually impaired" (Visitor Studies, 2023), "Assessment of online patient education materials designed for people with age-related macular degeneration" (BMC Ophthalmology, 2020), and numerous articles in the Open Journal of Occupational Therapy, such as "The anatomy of human occupation" (2022) and "Using creative making to redesign life after stroke" (2022). Her scholarship advances occupational therapy interventions in visual rehabilitation, inclusive design, and creative occupation.