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American teacher (1915–2014)

Natalie Carter Barraga (October 10, 1915 – December 29, 2014) was an American educator and researcher who studied visual impairment, recognized for contributions to the education of children with low vision.

Early life

Barraga was born on October 10, 1915, in Troy, Texas. In college she initially studied home economics and child development, receiving her bachelor's in 1938 from the North Texas State Teacher's College, University of North Texas.

She then earned a Master's in education from University of Texas in Austin, followed by an EdD from George Peabody College for Teachers in special education for the visually impaired.^[1] Initially teaching at public schools, she taught for two years at the New York Institute for the Blind,^[2] before eventually becoming a teacher at the Texas School for the Blind after her daughter, Karen, who was visually impaired, enrolled there.^[3] She later became