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Sally Clendon is a senior lecturer in the Speech-Language Therapy
Programme in the School of Education at Massey University in New
Zealand. Karen Erickson is the director of the Center for Literacy
and Disability Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill, USA and a professor in the Division of Speech and Hearing
Sciences, Department of Allied Health Sciences, School of Medicine.
Their areas of interest are language and literacy development for
children with significant disabilities, particularly those with complex
communication needs who use augmentative and alternative
communication (AAC). Current research efforts focus on the
development of literacy assessment and instructional materials that
are accessible to students with significant disabilities.
Correspondence to:
Dr Sally Clendon
Speech Language Therapy Programme
School of Education at Albany
Massey University College of Education
PO Box 102 904, North Shore Mail Centre
Auckland, New Zealand
phone: +64 9 414 0800 ext 9883
fax: +64 9 443 9717
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