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Acknowledgement

Compiling this book has been an amazing journey, bringing clinicians, service leads, aca-
demics and researchers together. We are indebted to all authors and those supporting
them who responded to all our deadlines in a timely manner despite all their work pres-
sures. We understand how difficult it is for those in various sectors and mostly in senior
positions to allocate time to projects like this.

Dr Donna Cowan: I would like to thank all those who have inspired and mentored me
throughout my career in rehabilitation engineering, in particular Professor Colin Roberts,
Dr Alan Turner-Smith and Dr Terry Pountney. I have learned that you need to do the things
that interest you and to enjoy what you do. I have had the good fortune, most of the time,
to be able to do just that.
I would like to thank my family Sean, Jack and Kate for the endless patience, love and
inspiration they provide, and my sister Cheryl for always providing a plan.
Thank you to my colleagues and the families and children at Chailey Clinical Services
who have taught me so much.
Finally, thank you to Ladan for inviting me to join her as editor for this book. As always,
it has been a pleasure to work with her.

Ladan Najafi: First and foremost I would like to thank my family for their support, love
and encouragement throughout my career.
I would like to express my gratitude to my colleagues in the Kent and Medway
Communication and Assistive Technology (KM CAT) Service-Adult Team for their support
and understanding during the time I spent editing this book. I am also very thankful for all
I have learned by working with them, and those working at Chailey Clinical Services,
where I started my career as a trainee in electronic assistive technology under Dr Cowan’s
supervision and management.
I am grateful to Julie Bradford (KM CAT-Adult Team) for providing a case study at the
last minute. Last but not the least I would also like to thank one of our service users, Martin
Page, for his support and input with the case study.

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