Lanya McKittrickMar 8, 20231 min readPresentation: Parent Perceptions of Early Deafblind Student Involvement in the IEPHaving students actively participate in their IEP meetings helps ensure IEP meetings are student-focused, which may prevent conflict and...
Lanya McKittrickMar 8, 20231 min readPresentation: Ensuring Positive Early Educational Transitions for Deafblind Students and their FamiliesTransitions are challenging for deafblind children and their families. Much research has been done on postsecondary transition but the...
Lanya McKittrickJan 28, 20229 min readThe Benefits of Teaching Self-Determination Skills to Very Young Students with Sensory LossI am the mom of two boys who are deafblind resulting from Usher syndrome, our oldest being 22. I did not learn about the Expanded Core...
Lanya McKittrickOct 11, 20202 min readThe Importance of Family-Professional Partnership in Times of UncertaintyIn March 2020, school buildings closed with little notice and students were forced out of the physical classroom because of the COVID-19...