A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAFBLIND DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC

10/12/2020

THE IMPORTANCE OF FAMILY-PROFESSIONAL PARTNERSHIP IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY: A QUALITATIVE STUDY OF FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WHO ARE DEAFBLIND DURING THE COVID-19 Pandemic

Author

Lanya (Lane) McKittrick is the Chair of the Board of the Usher Syndrome Coalition, founder of the Hear See Hope Foundation, and deafblind education researcher and founder of Lane of Inquiry. Lane received her PhD in Special Education at the University of Northern Colorado, where she is an adjunct instructor in special education. Her research, advocacy and family support work are rooted in her personal experience as a mom to four sons, including two who have Usher Syndrome, the leading genetic cause of deafblindness.

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