About us

Prof. Dr. Markus Scholz

Markus Scholz is a Professor of psychologie and diagnostics at the faculty of Special Needs Education at the Ludwigsburg University of Education. One of his teaching and research focus areas is Augmentative and Alternative Communication. During his studies at the LMU in Munich, he contributed to the development of the original instrument, the revision of which became the OCS-R.

Prof. Dr. Michael Wagner

Michael Wagner is a full Professor at the Institute for Special Needs Education at the University of Kaiserslautern-Landau (RPTU). He was one of the supervisors of the project “Augmentative and Alternative Communication – analysis, design and supervision of communication-enhancing situations with non-speaking children and youths” at the LMU Munich, which led to the development of the BKF, the basis for of the OCS-R.

Prof. Dr. Jan M. Stegkemper

Jan M. Stegkemper is a Professor of Education in Intellectual Disabilities at the Freiburg University of Education. One of his teaching and research areas is Augmentative and Alternative Communication. He joined the  OCS-R team in February 2017.