Redefining Halloween Magic: How Our Family Made the Holiday Work for Us
A few weeks ago I was featured in Parents Magazine, sharing my tips for a more inclusive Halloween . I shared a lot of tips from how to...
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Lanya McKittrick
Sep 175 min read
The Importance of Family Support in Special Education
In this blog I describe some of the benefits of family involvement in special education - one of my favorite topics and a focus of my resear
Lanya McKittrick
May 24, 20201 min read
Remote Learning for Students who are Deafblind
I was asked to share my experiences and perspectives about remote learning for children who are deafblind, like my son Dalton....
Lanya McKittrick
Apr 20, 20201 min read
Remote Learning - Portland State University
Proud to have contributed to this blog: https://psucollegeofed.wordpress.com/2020/04/20/teaching-from-home-part-2-educating-children-with...
Lanya McKittrick
Mar 4, 20201 min read
We See Challenges: School Choice and Special Education Though a Parents Eyes
My blog about my experience in school choice and education, to supplement the findings from interviews with families in New Orleans and...
Lanya McKittrick
Jan 31, 20203 min read
Importance of Family-to-Family Support
Today I started the day in tears in my car, a reminder of the long emotional few weeks our family has been through. A few months ago, our...
Lanya McKittrick
Dec 1, 20191 min read
Guest podcast with Portland State University
As part of my efforts to help more families dealing with Usher syndrome, I was happy to be interviewed by Professor Amy Parker of...
Lanya McKittrick
Nov 29, 20191 min read
IEP Experiences Podcast
I’m excited to share my podcast about raising two sons with Usher syndrome. In my first episode, I tell you a little about my family, and...
Lanya McKittrick
Oct 31, 20192 min read
Presenting research at the DbI Network of Americas conference
I had the privilege of attending and presenting at the first-ever Network of the Americas Conference sponsored by Deafblind International...
Lanya McKittrick
Nov 4, 20171 min read
Teaching Self-Determination Skills to Students with Visual Impairments
A link to my talking about the research study I did on self-determination.
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