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Watson, J., & Joseph, R. (2011b). People with severe to profound intellectual disabilities leading lives they prefer through supported decision making: Listening to those rarely heard. A guide for supporters . A training package developed by Scope. Melbourne: Scope. Wehmeyer, M. (1998). Self-determination and individuals with significant disabilities: Examining meanings and misinterpretations. Journal of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps , 23 , 5–16. Wilkinson, K. M., & Hennig, S. (2007). The state of research and practice in augmentative and alternative communication for children with developmental/intellectual disabilities. Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews , 13 , 58–69. World Health Organization. (2001). International classification of functioning, disability and health . Geneva: Author. 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: h.johnson@latrobe.edu.au

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