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In Memoriam: Kenneth A. KavaleAuthor(s): David ScanlonSource: Learning Disability Quarterly, Vol. 32, No. 1 (Winter, 2009), p. 2Published by: Sage Publications, Inc.Stable URL: http://www.jstor.org/stable/25474657 .

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