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Why We Must Protect the U.S. Department of Education: A Parent’s Plea
For weeks, I haven’t been able to sleep. Since January, the fear of what’s happening to public education—and especially special...
Lanya McKittrick
Mar 20, 20254 min read


A Hard Lesson in Vulnerability: Why my Views on Disability Protections Changed
This is hard for me to write. I don’t like talking about controversial topics. I’ve spent most of my life keeping my views to myself,...
Lanya McKittrick
Feb 24, 20253 min read


The Rapid Unraveling of Disability Protections: What's Happening and What's Next
I have never been someone who speaks about anything remotely political. It makes me uncomfortable, and I don’t like placing blame. But I...
Lanya McKittrick
Feb 18, 20255 min read


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...
Lanya McKittrick
Oct 14, 20245 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
Sep 17, 20245 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
May 24, 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
Apr 19, 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
Mar 4, 20201 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
Jan 31, 20203 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
Dec 1, 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
Nov 29, 20191 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
Oct 30, 20192 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.
Lanya McKittrick
Nov 3, 20171 min read
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