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Laura Graham is employed as a research assistant with Hunter New England Local Health District (NSW, Australia) and also works as a casual speech pathologist with Kaleidoscope Community Based Speech Pathology. Dr Nicole Byrne is a lecturer in speech pathology at the University of Newcastle. Laura Graham was the recipient of a Hunter New England Allied Health Research Committee Research Grant which enabled this pilot project to be undertaken. Smith, J., & Osborn, M. (2008). Interpretative phenomenological analysis. In J. Smith (Ed.), Qualitative psychology: A practical guide to research methods (2nd ed.; pp. 53–80). London: Sage. Steering Committee for the Review of Government Service Provision (SCRGSP). (2009). Overcoming indigenous disadvantage: Key indicators 2009. Canberra: Productivity Commission. Webb, G. (2012). Clinical insights: Strategies to enhance effective service delivery for Aboriginal people. Journal of Clinical Practice in Speech-Language Pathology , 14 (1), 31–32. Williams, C. (2012). Translation to practice: Sociolinguistic and cultural considerations when working with Indigenous children in Australia. In S. McLeod & B. Goldstein (Eds.). Multilingual aspects of speech sound disorders in children (pp. 28–31). Bristol, UK: Multilingual Matters. Wylie, K,. McAllister, L., Davidson, B., & Marshall, J. (2013). Changing practice: Implications of the World Report on Disability for responding to communication disability in under-served populations. International Journal of Speech- Language Pathology , 15 (1), 1–13.

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Correspondence to: Laura Graham Hunter New England Local Health District phone: 0432 549 389 email: laura.graham@hnehealth.nsw.gov.au

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