{"id":154920,"date":"2026-08-31T08:55:51","date_gmt":"2026-08-31T12:55:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//?p=154920"},"modified":"2026-08-31T15:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-08-31T19:55:38","slug":"ucf-professor-paves-the-way-for-the-promising-future-of-special-education","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//news/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//ucf-professor-paves-the-way-for-the-promising-future-of-special-education/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//","title":{"rendered":"UCF Professor Paves the Way for the Promising Future of Special Education"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Matthew Marino rises at 4:45 a.m. to begin a day he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s already thankful for. He chooses to not think about his vision problems or the surgeries (more than a dozen) his body has endured. Marino says he/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201chappy/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d to work out, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cblessed/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d to spend time with his daughter and son before they go to school, and /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201chonored/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d to come to work as director of 166su/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s Toni Jennings Exceptional Education Institute (TJEEI).</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cTo lead this amazing team and help change the lives of people with disabilities,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d Marino says, summarizing the impact of his work before emphasizing the impact it/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s made on him, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cI feel like I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019m living a dream every single day./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>A number of factors, personal and professional, feed Marino/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s enthusiasm.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>He was once given only a slim chance to walk again. He knows how it feels to vanquish doubt and has witnessed dramatic changes in others because someone believed in them, perhaps for the first time.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>He funnels all of this /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2014 passion, teamwork and life experiences /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2014 into his why: Discover better strategies to help more people read, learn and find meaningful employment.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cPeople with learning disabilities are all around us,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d says Marino, a professor of special education in the <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//www.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//college/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//community-innovation-education/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/">College of Community Innovation and Education</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//a>. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cThere isn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019t a moment that goes by when I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019m not thinking about how I can make a difference for them./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>His resolve has led to $75.5 million in funding for 18 research projects since 2011. The most recent months, however, have been stunning, with technology unlocking so many doors that Marino can hardly believe what/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s happening.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cWe/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019re in a spot with AI that I never thought I/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019d see in my lifetime,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cIt means our opportunities to give people hope are growing./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<figure id=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/"attachment_154924/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/" style=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/"max-width: 1200px;/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/" class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/"figure float-left/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/"><noscript><img 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class=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/"figure-caption/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/">Matthew Marino is driven to help people living with disabilities to find the tools to open the doors of employment. (Photo by Antoine Hart)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//figcaption></news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//figure>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<h2>Using Tech to Better Serve People</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>The field of special education is complicated. Disorders, spectrums, challenges that change with age, processing delays, they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019re all part of a giant melting pot.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>Marino boils his work down to the largest group: those who have specific learning disabilities /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2014 about 2.4 million students in the United States.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cMost of them face a constant battle to identify letters and translate them into sounds and words,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cThe same is true with math symbols and numbers. It takes a ton of persistence to do basic classwork./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>Unfortunately, frustration often leads capable, intelligent people to give up.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cBut our work with AI is changing everything,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d Marino says. He puts us in the shoes of a student to illustrate. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cYou/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019re studying the complexities of cells, trying to read cumbersome texts about mitochondria and osmosis. Now we can show you how to use AI to code words, phrases or symbols and translate them into understandable text./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>The material can be converted to slide decks, podcasts and videos. A process that used to take five days to complete can be done in one minute.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cWhat matters most is that students can learn,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d Marino says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cIt/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s a gamechanger for teachers, too. Instead of spending an hour presenting information, they can focus on the reason they love teaching: to give students a better future./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>This far exceeds the futuristic vision Marino brought to 166su in 2011.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>He didn/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019t even intend to accept a position when he came from Washington State University for an interview.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cI/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019m an early adopter of technology,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cOn that trip, I was introduced to 166su/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s work in VR, AR and <a href=/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/"https:/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//fiea.ucf.edu/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920///news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/">FIEA (Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy)</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//a>. I told my wife, /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2018I think we need to come here./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>He immediately dove in, earning research grants and contracts from agencies like the U.S. National Science Foundation, the Office of Special Education Programs, and Institute of Educational Sciences. He/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s layered the newest advancements into each project.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>The progress made, according to Marino, has mostly come from a force more powerful than technology alone: the team of experts at TJEEI.</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cThey have siblings who never thrived because of dyslexia or they/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019ve cared for a family member with memory loss,/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d he says. /news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201cWhen a student comes in with a story, at least one of us can relate to it./news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u201d</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//p>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<h2>Turning Obstacles into Impact</news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920//h2>/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/n<p>As for Marino/news/wp-json/wp/v2/posts/154920/u2019s own story, he recites the date as easily as his birthday: Sept. 23, 1990. 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