Author And Creator Of Alligator Alphabet

Debra Beckman has worked in the field of communicative disorders since 1975, specializing in feeding, oral motor, and motor speech disorders. She has worked in a variety of settings, including schools, hospitals, universities, trauma centers, home-bound, foster homes, group homes, Intermediate Care Facilities for individuals with intellectual impairment (ICF-IID), nursing homes, and large residential facilities. She has served as a court-appointed witness and as a resource content expert for seven federal court cases, regarding services for the developmentally disabled.

Ms. Beckman has presented at numerous local, state, national, and international conferences, and has published articles in professional books, journals, monographs, and in Exceptional Parent magazine. She has developed three products: the Beckman Tri-Chew, the Beckman Professional Oral Probe, and the Beckman E-Z Spoon, and has been awarded three United States Patents. Ms. Beckman has been recognized by her peers and her community for outstanding clinical achievement.