Teachers Make it Happen: From Professional Development to Integration of Augmentative and Alternative Communication Technologies in the ClassroomFootnote

Conference papers underwent rigorous peer review, based on initial screening by the conference committee and the Associate Editor of AJSE and anonymised review by at least two anonymous referees. Papers were presented at the AASE National Conference, ‘Teachers make it happen: From research to practice’ held at Coogee, NSW on 29 and 30 September 2007.

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