College of Education and Human Development Communication Sciences & Disorders, Georgia State University, Atlanta, GA, USA.
Communication Disorders, University of Nebraska-Kearney, Kearney, NE, USA.
Augment Altern Commun. 2022 Jun;38(2):77-81. doi: 10.1080/07434618.2022.2077831. Epub 2022 Jun 5.
On February 5, 2022, the field of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) lost a giant when Dr. David "Dave" Beukelman passed away. As the readership of this journal is aware, Dave was one of the principal founders of the AAC field and devoted his career to providing a voice to those without one. Before AAC became a field, people who could not talk were invisible or seldom noticed, unless they were in the way. For more than 40 years, he was a catalyst for change in AAC clinical practice, research, dissemination, teaching, and public policy development. This tribute aims to honor Dave's lifelong mission of serving others by sharing some of his most timeless and valued lessons. Each lesson begins with one of Dave's most enduring quotes that is then followed by a brief synopsis of the lesson Dave hoped to convey.
2022 年 2 月 5 日，辅助和替代沟通（AAC）领域失去了一位巨人，大卫·“戴夫”·比克曼博士去世了。本刊的读者都知道，戴夫是 AAC 领域的主要创始人之一，他毕生致力于为那些没有声音的人提供一种表达自己的方式。在 AAC 成为一个领域之前，那些不能说话的人是看不见的，或者很少被注意到，除非他们碍事。40 多年来，他一直是 AAC 临床实践、研究、传播、教学和公共政策发展变革的催化剂。本致敬旨在通过分享戴夫的一些最永恒和有价值的经验教训，来纪念他毕生为他人服务的使命。每一条经验教训都以戴夫最持久的名言之一开始，然后简要概述戴夫希望传达的经验教训。
