Maribeth Plankers is an SLP who has been practicing speech-language pathology for the past...

Maribeth Plankers is an SLP who has been practicing speech-language pathology for the past 36 years. Her career in speech pathology has involved working with children of all ages and ability levels. Maribeth is currently the Director of the Regional Assistive Technology Center which is connected to MSUM's Speech Language and Hearing Department. At the University SLHS Clinic, MariBeth is a Clinical Supervisor. She provides services in the area of Universal Design for Learning,reading comprehension and written language, autism spectrum disorder, assistive technology and augmentative alternative communication. Voice and message banking have been a component of augmentative alternative communications for individuals with the potential of voice loss and those with degenerative diseases.