Have you considered a career in tech?
There are a gamut of roles that would benefit from your background, especially, if you look at Ed-tech company (education tech roles).
There are lots of technical education programs or online schools/universities looking for people who would be willing to help develop online education programs or advise students into technical/or non-technical careers -- you can find fully remote roles.
Another role you might want to check out is any tech roles that are around training/learning and development. Most companies call these roles "L&D" trainers but basically, you design enterprise-level training content for various subjects (i.e. from corporate security training to ethics/value/corporate culture -- of course the content is created in partnership with subject matter experts but you help facilitate the learning plan, determine how content should be consumed by large audiences with different learning needs/levels) , sometimes these role might require in-person commitment but for the most part, I believe you can still find quite a bit of remote-only roles.
Another role that might be of interest to you is becoming a researcher (this can be a UX Research or CX Researcher or Market Researcher). If you enjoy data, interviewing people about a product/service/experience or just general experimentation/testing things, pose good questions then there's definitely a role for you there. Your Ph.D. helps a lot because a lot of researcher roles look for people who have your credentials, plus with your focus in special education, I'm sure there's lots of transferable skills you can tailor to a researcher role that a company would find valuable.
I hope this info helps you! I also sincerely wish you the best of luck with your health.
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