Karen Erickson, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Karen Erickson, Ph.D., is the Director of the Center for Literacy and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She holds a Ph.D. in Special Education and Literacy Studies from UNC-CH. She is a former teacher of children with significant disabilities. Karen is the 2004 recipient of the Educator of the Year Award from the National Down Syndrome Conference and the International Augmentative and Alternative Communication Society’s Distinguished Lectureship Award. Knowledgeable in literacy, assistive and instructional technologies, augmentative communication, and the learning characteristics of children with significant disabilities, she is in great demand as a presenter, consultant, and program developer. Her assessment and intervention strategies are described in numerous journal articles and book chapters.
