Megan A. Conway

Megan A. Conway is the Director of Information, Research and Professional Development (IRPD) at the Helen Keller National Center. She joined HKNC in 2019 as a Research and Accessibility Specialist after 18 years as a faculty member at the University of Hawaii. Dr. Conway holds a Ph.D. in Special Education from the University of California, Berkeley. Her experiences as a DeafBlind person have motivated her to focus her career on access to education, the workplace and community life for DeafBlind people and other people with disabilities. In her current role at HKNC, Dr. Conway is responsible for overseeing a robust research and professional development program to ensure that rehabilitation practices are informed by the latest research and shared with professionals and the community for the benefit of DeafBlind people. Dr. Conway also oversees the Older Adult program.