The mission of the Beckman Oral Motor Research Institute is to provide a forum for exchange of information about the Beckman Oral Motor Assessment Protocol and its effectiveness in identifying and quantifying muscle weakness or loss of function in lips, cheeks, tongue, and other oro-facial structures and exam the effectiveness of the Beckman Oral Motor Intervention Protocol in improving muscle control to assist in swallowing, sucking, secretion control, chewing, and speech. Members are encouraged to engage in research studies and to use this forum to share information and to facilitate collection of data.