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Attitudes of school-aged children toward their peers who use augmentative and alternative communication

Ann Beck Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
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Heidi Fritz Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
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Allison Keller Evanston-Skokie School District 65, Evanston, Illinois, USA
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Marcia Dennis Department of Speech Pathology and Audiology, Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois, USA
Pages 13-26 | Published online: 12 Jul 2009

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