David Beukelman

T4: Doctoral Student AAC Research Think Tank

November 13, 2021 by David McNaughton

The 2022 Doctoral Student AAC Research Think was held at Penn State University from May 9-11, 2022.

Learning styles and motivations of individuals without prior exposure to AAC (Thiessen & Beukelman, 2019)

June 10, 2019 by David McNaughton

Thiessen and Beukelman (2019) Investigated the learning styles and motivation of individuals without prior exposure to AAC

Supporting Communication of Individuals with Minimal Movement (webcast)

February 5, 2015 by David McNaughton

In this free webcast, Susan Fager and David Beukelman describe AAC technology for persons with minimal movement

Alternative access for persons with physical disabilities (Koester et al, 2025)

This paper addresses two main questions: “How well do existing alternative access methods meet users’ needs? And what is the best way to choose the “right” access method(s) for a given individual?”

Koester, H., Koch Fager, S., Gormley, J., Jakobs, E., Johnsen, K., & Brumberg, J. (2025). Supporting effective alternative access for individuals with physical disabilities: state of the science, emerging technologies, and future research directions. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1080/07434618.2025.2499676

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T4: Doctoral Student AAC Research Think Tank

Learning styles and motivations of individuals without prior exposure to AAC (Thiessen & Beukelman, 2019)

Supporting Communication of Individuals with Minimal Movement (webcast)

Recent Publications and Presentation

Alternative access for persons with physical disabilities (Koester et al, 2025)

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