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Publications
Journal Articles
2010
Hanson, E., Beukelman, D., Heidemann, J., & Shutts, E. (2010). Impact of alphabet supplementation and word prediction on sentence intelligibility of electronically distorted speech. Speech Communication, 52, 99-105. (abstract)
Ball, L., Fager, S., Nordness, A., Kersch, K., Mohr, B., Pattee, G., Beukelman, D., (2010). Eye-gaze access of AAC technology for persons with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 18, 11-23.
Wallace, S., Hux, K., & Beukelman, D.R. (In Press). Navigation of a dynamic screen AAC interface by survivors of severe traumatic brain injury. Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
Nordness, A., Beukelman, D., & Ullman, C. (2010). Impact of alphabet supplementation on speech and pause durations of dysarthric speakers with traumatic brain injury: A research note. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology, 18, 35-43.
Fried-Oken, M., Rowland, C., & Gibbons, C. (2010). Providing Augmentative and Alternative Communication Treatment to Persons With Progressive Nonfluent Aphasia. Perspectives on Neurophysiology and Neurogenic Speech and Language Disorders, 20, 21-25. (abstract)
Nordness, A., Ball, L., Fager, S., Beukelman, D., & Pattee, G. (2010). Late AAC assessment for individuals with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Journal of Medical Speech Language Pathology. 18, 48-54.
Quach, W. & Beukelman, D. (2010). Facilitating children’s learning of augmentative and alternative communication systems. Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 26, 1-11
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McKelvey, M., Hux, K., Dietz, A., Beukelman, D. (2010). Impact of personal relevance and contextualization on comprehension by people with chronic aphasia. American Journal of Speech Language Pathology, 19, 22-33. (Abstract)
Beukelman, D., Dietz, A., McKelvey, M., Hux, K., & Weissling, K. (In press). Visual scene displays: AAC design specifications aimed at reducing the cognitive/linguistic load for people with chronic aphasia. Disability & Rehabilitation.
2011
Beukelman, D., Childes, J., Carrell, T., Funk, T., Ball, L., & Pattee, G. (2011). Perceived attention allocation of listeners who transcribe the speech of speakers with ALS. Speech Communication, 53, 801-806.(abstract)
Thiessen, A., Horn, C., Beukelman, D. & Wallace, S. (2011). Adults learning and AAC. Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 20, 69-74. (abstract)
Costello, J. M., Patak, L., & Pritchard, J. (2010). Communication vulnerable patients in the pediatric ICU: Enhancing care through augmentative and alternative communication. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 3, 289–301. (Full text)
Quinn, E., Beukelman, D. & Thiessen, A. (2011). Remote Instruction of Potential AAC Support Personnel. Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication. 20, p.97-101. (abstract)
Thiessen, A., Horn, C., Beukelman, D. & Wallace, S. (2011). Adults learning and AAC. Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication, 20, 69-74.
Rowland, C., & Fried-Oken, M. (2010). Communication Matrix: A clinical and research assessment tool targeting children with severe communication disorders. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 3, 319–329. (Full text)
Beukelman, D., Fager, S., & Nordness, A. (2011). Communication support for people with ALS. Neurology Research International, 2011, Article ID 714693, 6 pages. (Full text)
Fager, S., & Spellman, C. (2010). Augmentative and alternative communication intervention in children with traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 3, 269–277. (full text)
Bryen, D. N. (2010). Editor’s Corner. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 3, 245. (Full text)
Blackstone, S. (2010). Communication access for children: The role of augmentative and alternative communication technologies and strategies in pediatric rehabilitation. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine: An Interdisciplinary Approach, 3, 247-250. (Full text)
Beukelman, D., & Ray, P. (2010). Communication supports in pediatric rehabilitation. Journal of Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine, 3, 279–288. (Full text)
Link to previous AAC-RERC (2003-2008) Publications
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