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Hilary Johnson is a speech pathologist and manager at Scope’s
Communication Resource Centre. She is also a PhD student and
lecturer in augmentative and alternative communication at La Trobe
University. Jo Watson is a PhD student at Deakin University and a
research fellow at Scope. Teresa Iacono is professor of Rural and
Regional Allied Health at La Trobe University. Karen Bloomberg is
a speech pathologist at Scope’s Communication Resource Centre
and a lecturer in augmentative and alternative communication at
La Trobe University. Denise West is a manager and speech
pathologist at Scope’s Communication Resource Centre.
Correspondence to:
Hilary Johnson
Scope, Communication Resource Centre
830 Whitehorse Rd, Box Hill 3128, VIC, Australia
phone: +61 (0)3 9843 2001
email: