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Research Article

Getting it “right”: how collaborative relationships between people with disabilities and professionals can lead to the acquisition of needed assistive technology

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Pages 421-431 | Received 14 Nov 2013, Accepted 28 Feb 2014, Published online: 21 Mar 2014

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