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This course was written by Rebecca Jones.
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Reading 2: Katz, J., Holland, C., Peace, S. (2013) 'Hearing the voices of people with high support needs', Journal of Aging Studies, Vol. 27, Issue 1, pp. 52-60. © Elsevier. Used with permission.
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