Author

Tracy Rackensperger

Observed name: Rackensperger, Tracy

Institution: University of Georgia

Observed institutions: University of Central Florida, University of Georgia

ORCID: 0000-0003-0461-9663

Observed ORCID: 0000-0003-0461-9663

OpenAlex ID: A5058444874

“A child needs to be given a chance to succeed”: Parents of individuals who use AAC describe the benefits and challenges of learning AAC technologies

2008 · David McNaughton, Tracy Rackensperger, et al. · Augmentative and Alternative Communication · 183

“When I First Got It, I Wanted to Throw It Off a Cliff”: The Challenges and Benefits of Learning AAC Technologies as Described by Adults who use AAC

2005 · Tracy Rackensperger, Carole Krezman, et al. · Augmentative and Alternative Communication · 102

"Home is at work and work is at home": Telework and individuals who use augmentative and alternative communication

2014 · David McNaughton, Tracy Rackensperger, et al. · Work · 89

Family Influences and Academic Success: The Perceptions of Individuals Using AAC

2012 · Tracy Rackensperger · Augmentative and Alternative Communication · 21

Reducing linguistic profiling of individuals with communication disabilities to enhance careers: avoiding assumptions based on speech, language and communication mode

2024 · Nicolette Sammarco Caldwell, Christine Holyfield, et al. · Career Development International · 8

Spurring Innovation in AAC Technology through Collaborative Dreaming and Needs Finding with Individuals with Developmental Disabilities Who Use AAC

2024 · Elizabeth R. Lorah, Stephen MacNeil, et al. · Seminars in Speech and Language · 6

Listen up! perspectives of people of color who use augmentative and alternative communication in the United States

2024 · Shelley Lund, Yoosun Chung, et al. · Augmentative and Alternative Communication · 6

Supporting meaningful participation in society by adults with developmental disabilities who need and use AAC: lived experiences, key research findings, and future directions

2025 · David McNaughton, Tracy Rackensperger, et al. · Augmentative and Alternative Communication · 5

Training needs in augmentative and alternative communication: A virtual roundtable discussion

2021 · Amy Goldman, Douglene Jackson, et al. · ScholarSphere (Penn State Libraries) · 5

Directions for inclusive AAC research: a scoping review focused on adults with cerebral palsy

2026 · Kelsey Steffen, Janice Light, et al. · Augmentative and Alternative Communication

Directions for inclusive AAC research: a scoping review focused on adults with cerebral palsy

2026 · Steffen, Kelsey, Light, Janice, et al. · Figshare

Perspectives on poverty and governmental dependence likelihood regarding people with developmental disabilities when they transition into adulthood

2017 · Tracy Rackensperger

The Road to Full-Time Employment

2005 · Tracy Rackensperger · Perspectives on Augmentative and Alternative Communication

The experiences of people with disabilities gaining access to employment

2004 · Tracy Rackensperger · Journal of International Crisis and Risk Communication Research

Works count: 15

Citation count: 425

H-index: 6

I10-index: 4