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Speech-Language Pathologists’ Perceptions of Implementing Communication Intervention with Students with Multiple and Severe Disabilities

Tania De BortoliCentre for Special Education and Disability Studies, University of Newcastle, AustraliaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Michael Arthur-KellyCentre for Special Education and Disability Studies, University of Newcastle, Australia
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Bernice MathisenDiscipline of Speech Pathology, School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Susan BalandinFaculty of Health and Social Care, Molde University College, Norway
Pages 55-70 | Published online: 10 Mar 2014

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Anna Rensfeld Flink, Gunilla Thunberg, Anna Nyman, Malin Broberg & Jakob Åsberg Johnels. (2022) Augmentative and alternative communication with children with severe/profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: speech language pathologists’ clinical practices and reasoning. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology 0:0, pages 1-13.
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Gordon Lyons, Tania De Bortoli & Michael Arthur-Kelly. (2017) Triangulated Proxy Reporting: a technique for improving how communication partners come to know people with severe cognitive impairment. Disability and Rehabilitation 39:18, pages 1814-1820.
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