Guam CEDDERS Newsletter

September 30, 2022

Volume 24, Issue 3 

Our SPDG Story: Guam’s Collaborative Journey


In this issue:

Our SPDG Story.................................................................1-2

GDOE Provides Professional Learning...................................3

Professional Learning Session..............................................4

GDOE Continues the SSIP Journey.....................................5-8

GDOE Hosts Math Sessions..............................................9-10

Project Hita Para Mo’na Full Partnership.......................11-12

Families Participate............................................................13

Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviors..............14

EHDI Updates.....................................................................15

GEHDI Participates in PDG: Village Play Time......................16

46th Annual Governor’s Guam Conference on Aging..........17

Youth Empowerment Program Expo..................................18

ICanConnect Program........................................................18

GSAT Demonstration..........................................................19

Guam SPDG partners and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Special Education 
Director and Program Manager take a fun 1920s photo during the NASDSE 2022 State Night event.

On September 19, the Guam Department of Education (GDOE), Division of Special 
Education, State Personnel Development Grant (SPDG): Project Hita Para Mo’na (HPM) 
partners shared their story, Guam’s Collaborative Journey, during the concurrent 
session at the National Association of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) 
annual conference in St. Petersburg, Florida. The GDOE SPDG partners included 
the Project HPM key planning team members from GDOE, Autism Community 
Together (ACT), University of Guam CEDDERS and School of Education, and NASDSE. 
The GDOE SPDG partners presented on the similarities between Guam’s seafaring 
history of using different types of canoes throughout the years and Guam’s SPDG 
journey today. In CHamoru, Hita Para Mo’na means “moving forward together,” 
which communicates GDOE’s approach to developing and implementing effective 
professional and family learning for improving functional outcomes and educational 
results for children with disabilities, with a focus on children on the autism spectrum. 

Like Guam’s seafarers, developing effective professional and family learning 
opportunities requires a strong foundation for working together towards a common 
purpose – improved child outcomes. For GDOE’s SPDG, this grounding was through 
the implementation of NASDSE’s Leading by Convening (LbC) authentic engagement 
of various stakeholders critical to crafting the canoe for Guam’s journey today. The 
presentation highlighted the professional and family learning challenges resulting 
from the COVID-19 pandemic and how the LbC re-engaged all stakeholders to chart 
GDOE’s course for addressing the gaps in professional and family learning through 
partnerships and authentic engagement. Our SPDG story is about moving from 
training to learning together and moving from just information dissemination to 
understanding and contributing to our learning.


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Education, Research, and Service

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Our SPDG Story (cont.)


June De Leon, Interim Director, Guam CEDDERS, expresses her appreciation through a BIG hug with Valerie Williams, Director, OSEP, after the GDOE SPDG 
presentation at NASDSE on September 19. Director Williams attended the GDOE SPDG Guam’s Collaborative Journey presentation, which excited Interim 
Director De Leon. (Pictured L-R): John Eisenberg, Executive Director, NASDSE, GDOE SPDG partner; Laura Taisipic, Program Coordinator/SPDG Family 
Engagement Liaison, GDOE; Christine Pilgrim, Associate Division Director, OSEP; Ms. Williams; Ms. De Leon, GDOE SPDG partner; Tom Babauta, Assistant 
Superintendent/SPDG Project Director, GDOE; Luann Purcell, Ph.D., NASDSE Consultant, GDOE SPDG partner; Cathy Cardenas, Ph.D., Interim Chair, 
Special Education Department, School of Education, University of Guam, GDOE SPDG partner; Evelyn Claros, President, Autism Community Together, 
GDOE SPDG partner; and Joanne Cashman, Ed.D., NASDSE Consultant, GDOE SPDG partner.


Tom Babauta, Assistant Superintendent, Division of Special Education, GDOE (standing, front left), introduces Guam’s Collaborative Journey presentation 
at NASDSE, while June De Leon (standing, front middle), Interim Director, Guam CEDDERS, and John Eisenberg (standing, front right), Executive Director, 
NASDSE, looks on with the other GDOE SPDG partners.



GDOE Provides Professional Learning Session


GDOE Division of Special Education held a professional learning session with administrators from elementary, middle and high school. Standing from L-R: Terese Crisostomo, 
Program Coordinator, GDOE; Cathy Tydingco, Part C Coordinator, GDOE; Portia Topasna, Preschool Coordinator, GDOE; Tom Babauta, Assistant Superintendent, Division of 
Special Education, GDOE; Michelle Camacho, Speech and Language Supervisor, GDOE; Tricia Taitague, Program Coordinator, GDOE; and Arnell Medler, Program Coordinator, 
GDOE.

In preparation for the new school year, the Guam Department of 
Education (GDOE Division of Special Education, in collaboration 
with Guam CEDDERS, held three professional learning sessions. 
The first session was held on July 18 at the Westin Resort Guam 
for school administrators from elementary, middle, and high 
school. The purpose of this administrator session was to improve 
the educational outcomes of students with IEPs by building 
the capacity of school administrators in the implementation 
of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). There 
were multiple presentations throughout the day starting with 
Project Hita Para Mo’na and Leading by Convening presented 
by Joanne Cashman, Ph.D., director of the IDEA Partnership, 
NASDSE, with virtual support from Robyn Conrad Hansen, 
Ed.D., Jayne Ellspermann, and Richard Barbacane. This was 
followed by a presentation by Mary Schillinger, M.S., EDLD, 
former school administrator, Assistant Superintendent & 
Deputy Superintendent, and author of The Administrator’s Guide 
to Building and Maintaining a Comprehensive Autism Program 
and Write-On: A Guide to Compliant Documentation of Special 
Education Policies and Procedures. She presented on GDOE’s new 
IEP Supplementary Services Request and Paraeducator Support 
packet and how to use a fading plan to foster independence. 
Ms. Schillnger also gave the participants an opportunity to 
review the new packet, and to submit any questions they have 
regarding the packet during the working lunch session. The 
last two presentations of the session were conducted by GDOE 
personnel, Marie Babauta, Compliance Officer; Jesse Nasis, 
Esq., Legal Department; and Brian Enriquez, GDOE CRT-TA, 
regarding the legal questions and implications of IDEA, the IDEA 
regulations on discipline, and the development of the Present 
Levels of Academic Achievement and Functional Performance 
(PLAAFP).

Two additional professional learning sessions for SPED personnel 
were held on August 8 and August 9. The August 8 session was 
for elementary school personnel and was held at the Hilton 
Guam Resort. The August 9 session was for secondary school 
personnel and was held at GDOE. The purpose of these sessions 
was to increase the knowledge and skills of the staff from the 
Division of Special Education in the implementation of the IDEA 
to meet the unique needs of eligible children with disabilities 
with a targeted focus on the use of specific tools and procedures 
such as the child identification and referral procedures, Review 
of Existing Data (RED) procedures and tools, and consultation 
procedures and tools.

Both sessions helped kick off the new school year by building 
the knowledge and skills of personnel to improve the outcomes 
of students with disabilities.

See photos on Page 4



GDOE Provides Professional Learning Session (cont.)


Mary Schillinger presented via Zoom.

Richard Barbacane provided virtual support for Joanne Cashman, Ph.D., during 
the session.


Administrators from elementary, middle and high schools, and Division of Special Education staff participated in the session.



GDOE Scales Up SSIP


The Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School team participated in ‘Quick Check’ activity.

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE) added four more 
schools to the State Systemic School Improvement Project 
(SSIP). These schools, referred to as scale-up schools, are D.L. 
Perez Elementary School, Finegayan Elementary School, Maria 
A. Ulloa Elementary School, and Malesso Martyrs Memorial 
School. They now join the initial target schools of Captain H.B. 
Price Elementary School, M.U. Lujan Elementary School, Juan 
M. Guerrero Elementary School, and Chief Brodie Memorial 
Elementary School. Orientation sessions for each school were 
conducted via the Zoom video-conferencing platform during 
the month of March. The orientation sessions were facilitated 
by Guam CEDDERS staff Josephine Cruz, Ed.D., Debra Whitt, and 
Rachel Duenas, and Guam CEDDERS consultants Nieves Flores, 
Ed.D., and June Quitugua. These were informative sessions 
about what the State Systemic School Improvement Project is, 
what it entails, its history and background and how it aligns with 
GDOE’s strategic priorities. 

Other SSIP activities included an aimswebPlus session for all 
eight SSIP principals held on April 14 at GDOE. This session was 
facilitated by GDOE Instructional Coaches Debra Shimizu and 
Franky Indalecio with support from Guam CEDDERS. The session 
centered on the importance of administering the aimswebPlus 
assessment with fidelity, and also to increase the knowledge 
and skills of SSIP principals in using the aimswebPlus Fidelity 
Checklist to collect observational data on the administration 
of the assessment. This was the first session where the scale-up 
schools participated alongside the target schools. 

On May 19, a GDOE SSIP work session was held at the Hilton 
Guam Resort. The purpose of this half-day work session was to 
re-evaluate and update the SSIP Theory of Action (TOA), Logic 
Model and the Evaluation Plan. It also provided an overview of 
SSIP and the SSIP Infrastructure Components. This session was 

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attended by school teams composed of the school principal, 
a teacher representative, and a parent representative from all 
eight SSIP schools. It was facilitated by Terese Crisostomo from 
GDOE, Josephine Cruz Ed.D., Debra Whitt, and Rachel Duenas 
from Guam CEDDERS along with Guam CEDDERS consultants 
Nieves Flores, Ed.D. and June Quitugua.

Finally, on August 9 , a session on reading instructional strategies 
and continuous improvement was held at the Hilton Guam 
Resort. Participants included administrators, kindergarten to 
3rd grade teachers and resource room teachers from the four 
new SSIP scale-up schools. The purpose of this session was to 
increase the percentage of students reading proficiently by 3rd 
grade by building the capacity of K-3 teachers in the delivery 
of evidence-based practices for reading instruction and in the 
continuous improvement process.

The addition of the four SSIP scale-up schools marks a milestone 
in GDOE’s SSIP journey. We are excited to bring more schools 
aboard as we collaborate to ensure ALL students are reading 
proficiently by 3rd grade.

GDOE Scales Up SSIP (cont.)


Nieves Flores, Ed.D., Guam CEDDERS Consultant, (standing) with the 1st and 2nd Grade teachers from Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School.



GDOE Scales Up SSIP (cont.)


M.U. Lujan Elementary School Principal, Natasha Dela Cruz, (standing) introduces her school team.


A GDOE SSIP work session was held at the Hilton Guam Resort and was attended by school teams comprised of the school principal, a teacher representative, and a parent 
representative from all eight SSIP schools. Terese Crisostomo, School Program Consultant, GDOE (standing) speaks to the school teams.



GDOE Scales Up SSIP (cont.)


On April 14, an aimswebPlus session was held for all 8 SSIP principals at the Guam Department of Education Central Office, and was facilitated by GDOE Instructional 
Coaches Debra Shimizu and Franky Indalecio.


On August 9, a session on reading instructional strategies and continuous improvement was held at the Hilton Guam Resort for administrators, Kinder to 3rd grade teachers 
and resource room teachers from the four new SSIP scale-up schools – D.L. Perez Elementary School, Finegayan Elementary School, Maria A. Ulloa Elementary School, and 
Malesso Martyrs Memorial School.



GDOE Hosts Math Sessions


Chief Brodie Memorial Elementary School Principal Darlene Castro leads her school in their introductory cheer. 

The Guam Department of Education (GDOE), in partnership with 
Guam CEDDERS, held a professional development session for 
the 2022-23 school year on Monday, August 8, 2022 facilitated 
by University of Hawaii Professor, Dr. Barbara Dougherty, and 
University of Guam (UOG) Dean of School of Education Dr. 
Alicia Aguon. Dr. Dougherty is an author/co-author of 35 books 
focused on mathematics instruction, member of the Institute of 
Education Sciences (IES) U.S. Department of Education Practice 
Guide Development Team, past member of the National Council 
of Teachers of Mathematics Board of Directors and Board 
Executive Committee, and member of the National Council 
of Teachers of Mathematics Task Force – Pandemic Effects of 
Returning to School. Dean Aguon, a former GDOE math teacher, 
was a UOG math professor for over 21 years and was a recipient 
of the 2000 Carnegie Teaching Award as Professor of the Year. 

The on-site session was held at Westin Resort Guam on August 
5, 2022. Participants included administrators, kindergarten 
through 3rd grade general education teachers, special 
education teachers, and instructional coaches from the State 
Systemic Improvement Project (SSIP) schools – Captain H.B. 
Price Elementary School, M.U. Lujan Elementary School, Juan M. 
Guerrero Elementary School, and Chief Brodie Elementary School. 
The purpose of the session was to provide evidence-based 
strategies and recommendations for teaching mathematics 
using instructional manipulatives in grades K-3. Facilitators 
shared information on the standards for mathematical practice 
as well as effective mathematics teaching practices. Participants 
were able to engage in activities targeting the use of math 
manipulatives to ensure there is sufficient concrete learning 
experiences for students to master math concepts based on 
research recommendations. 



GDOE Hosts Math Sessions (cont.)


Dr. Jackysha Green (standing) talks with student teachers as they learn math 
instructional strategies.

June De Leon, Interim Director, Guam CEDDERS, (standing) talks with M.U. Lujan 
Elementary School teachers Veronica Peredo and Dawn Perez during the table 
discussions.


Price Elementary School Kindergarten teachers practice using Cuisenaire rods to compare units and length.



Project Hita Para Mo'na Holds Full Partnership Meeting


Dr. Joanne Cashman and Sherry Cruz (standing L-R) with Evelyn Claros (not pictured) President, Autism Community Together facilitate the LbC training.

The Guam Department of Education’s (GDOE) State 
Personnel Development Grant or Project Hita Para 
Mo’na (HPM) held work team sessions with Dr. Joanne 
Cashman, a consultant from the National Association 
of State Directors of Special Education (NASDSE) from 
July 16 through July 20. Project HPM is a GDOE grant 
from the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) 
designed to build the capacity of professional and family 
members through an authentic engagement framework 
called Leading by Convening (LbC). Project HPM has 
five community partners: GDOE, Autsim Community 
Together (ACT), Guam CEDDERS, the University of Guam 
School of Education (SOE) and NASDSE. LbC works to 
ensure that all voices are heard and valued to improve 
the outcomes of students.

On July 16, a full partnership meeting was held at the 
RIGHA Royal Laguna Guam Resort. During the meeting, 
participants from partner organizations participated in 
LbC training. 

HPM work teams are comprised of representatives from 
the five partner organizations. Work team sessions were 
held at the Westin Guam Resort and at the GDOE main 
office. The purpose of the work team sessions was to 
communicate the expectations of Core Team members; 
incorporate LbC principles within the GDOE system of 
professional learning; increase stakeholder involvement 
through authentic engagement; and design evaluation 
measures that support the overall professional and 
family learning system. The work team sessions focused 
on the following topics: infographics and dialogue 
guide development; mapping evidence-based practices 
for professional and family learning; Implementation 
Support Practitioners; and student outcome goals. 
In addition, on July 18, Dr. Cashman also had the 
opportunity to work with school principals on how LbC 
supports GDOE’s State Strategic Plan. This professional 
learning session was facilitated by the Division of Special 
Education.

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Project Hita Para Mo’na (cont.)


Dr. Joanne Cashman (standing) from NASDSE talks to GDOE principals about LbC at a principals session held at Westin Resort Guam.


Guam Department of Public Health and Social Services representatives participate in a work team session at the Westin Resort Guam.



Families Participate in Training Series


Nieves Flores, Ed.D., consultant, Guam CEDDERS, facilitated an activity with the parents that attended professional and family learning session.

The Hawaii Parent Training Information (Hawaii PTI) 
Center, the Autism Community Together (ACT), the 
Guam Department of Education (GDOE), the Office of 
the Governor, and Guam CEDDERS sponsored a series 
of family learning sessions at the Westin Resort Guam 
for parents of children receiving special education 
and related services. There was a total of five sessions 
facilitated by Nieves Flores, Ed.D., Guam CEDDERS 
consultant. The purpose of this series was to provide 
information on the Special Education process to parents 
of children and youth receiving special education and 
related services through an Individualized Education 
Program (IEP). The first session, held on May 14, provided 
an overview of both the IEP and Special Education (SPED) 
process. The second session, held on July 9, focused on the 
topic of understanding evaluation reports and eligibility 
documents. Parents learned about the IDEA requirements 
for conducting evaluations, eligibility and determining 
educational needs, assessments administered to 
determine eligibility and educational needs, and parent 
rights related to evaluation and eligibility. The third 
session, which was held on July 23, focused on the topic 
of understanding a child’s IEP. Parents brought a copy of 
their child’s IEP to this session and were given additional 
information and explanation on the components of 
the IEP to better understand how to read and interpret 
the information on the IEP. The fourth session, held on 
July 30, focused on the topic of Placement/Monitoring 
Your Child’s Progress/Modifications. Parents were given 
guidance on possible tasks/questions to ask before, 
during, and after the IEP and/or Placement meetings. 
The fifth and final session was held on August 27 and was 
mainly a recap of the first four sessions. More guidance 
and a summary sheet were provided to the parents 
regarding procedural safeguards and other parent-
related issues. This series helped prepare parents for the 
start of the new school year and equipped them with the 
knowledge to become active participants in their child’s 
IEP meetings.



CNMI Supports Students with Challenging Behaviors

In collaboration with the Guam Department of Education, 
Division of Special Education (GDOE-SPED), Guam CEDDERS 
co-facilitated the August 16 full-day professional learning: 
Supporting Students with Challenging Behaviors on Saipan, 
Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) with 
the CNMI Special Education Director and Team. The full-day 
session included close to 200 Public School System (PSS) 
administrators, special education teachers, teacher aides, related 
service providers, health monitors, nurses, bus drivers, and bus 
conductors. The focus of the session was prioritized through 
feedback received from previous professional learning activities.

The GDOE-SPED Assistant Superintendent Tom Babauta 
with his training team, Trisha Taitague, Warren Lampa, and 
Josielynn San Nicolas, introduced the Safe Crisis Management 
(SCM) framework and strategies for supporting students with 
challenging behaviors in various school environments from on 
the bus to the classroom. Session objectives included:

z Identifying the rationale for SCM
z Understanding the factors which influence an individual’s 
development, growth capacity, and behavior
z Identifying, understanding, and applying the SCM 
principles, practices, and prevention strategies
z Identifying and understanding common sources, 
characteristics, and types of behaviors of concern
z Identifying, understanding, and utilizing strategies to de-
escalate and/or physically intervene


The GDOE-SPED team reviewed the SCM principles and provided 
examples of their importance. Preventative and de-escalation 
strategies were emphasized through demonstration of the 
techniques for implementing the strategies. As a result, each 
school team reflected on how the SCM strategies can support 
their team’s action steps for improvement this school year. The 
overall feedback indicated that the full-day session was useful 
and relevant. The importance of TEAM (Together Everyone 
Achieves More) was echoed throughout the day, which was an 
excellent way to start the school year!


Tom Babauta, Assistant Superintendent, GDOE-SPED, describes how the GDOE 
created a SCM training team to support schools address students with challenging 
behaviors. 


The GDOE-SPED training team (sitting in front) take a 
photo with the CNMI PSS participants of the August 16 
professional learning day. Go TEAM!



Guam EHDI Updates Quarterly Activities


Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention (Guam EHDI) 
project continued to provide Outpatient Hearing (OHS) 
Rescreen Clinics at UOG Dean’s Circle, House 19, from June 
through August to ensure timely delivery of hearing screening 
services. In July and August, the Guam EHDI project held 
Learning Community Meetings and invited daycare providers 
to be part of the Learning Community. The topic of discussion 
was Cytomegalovirus (CMV), a common virus most frequently 
found in young children ages 0 through 5. This common virus 
that infects most adults by age 40 is usually harmless. Those 
most susceptible to the virus are individuals with compromised 
immune systems and pregnant women. Pregnant women 
infected with the virus can pass it to their unborn children. 
Children born with congenital CMV may develop hearing loss 
at birth or late-onset hearing loss. For most of the participants 
who attended the Learning Community Meeting/Training, this 
was the first time they had heard about CMV. As a result of this 
meeting/training session, Guam EHDI, in collaboration with 
the Learning Community attendees, developed a brochure, 
“Understanding Cytomegalovirus (CMV).” Staff distributed 
pamphlets to partner agencies, daycare centers, and preschool 
facilities.

The project participated in the first round of Village Play Time 
Events from June to August hosted by the Guam Preschool 
Development Grant Birth - Five (Guam PDG B-5). Families 
dropped by the EHDI “Baby Jam” station to create musical 
instruments using common household items and recyclable 
containers. The children explored and experimented with pots, 
spoons, pans, and plastic bottles to produce a variety of sounds 
and patterns. Play activities encourage children to be curious 
and experiment, which is fundamental to learning. 

The project also partnered with Guam PDG B-5 to provide families 
returning for an Outpatient Hearing Rescreen appointment with 
a gas coupon to assist families with the rising cost of gas. PDG 
extended this offer to families of infants needing a Diagnostic 
Audiological Evaluation (DAE). Parents who viewed a video 
detailing what to expect and how to prepare for their child’s DAE 
appointment received an additional coupon. An audiologist 
performs diagnostic audiological evaluations and provides 
the family with a diagnosis of the child’s hearing. Should the 
child be diagnosed with hearing loss, the audiologist may 
refer the family to the following support services: Guam Early 
Intervention System (GEIS), Guam’s Positive Parents Together 
(GPPT), or Guam Early Hearing Detection and Intervention 
(Guam EHDI). Guam EHDI provides parents with information 
about hearing loss and will assist the family with a referral to 
GEIS and GPPT upon the family’s request.



GEHDI Participates in Village Play Time


Guam EHDI participated in the Village Play Time (VPT) Events at the Mangilao and Agana Heights Community Centers. VPT engages children and their parents in activities 
that promote child development through play. Guam EHDI used recyclable products to demonstrate how common objects found around the house such as empty containers 
and spare kitchen utensils can make inexpensive musical instruments. EHDI staff also demonstrated how to use plastic containers bottles with beans and rice to make sound 
instruments such as maracas. Tanya Simer, Research Associate, Guam CEDDERS (sitting left) observed parents and children as they played together.



GSAT Demonstrates AT at Conference on Aging 


On June 30, the Guam System for Assistive Technology exhibited AT devices during the 46th 
Annual Governor’s Guam Conference on Aging at the Dusit Thani Resort, which was hosted by 
the Department of Public Health and Social Services. (Pictured above) Chaz Nangauta, CEDDERS 
Student Office Assistant, talked to visitors about the GSAT program and assistive technology devices 
displayed. 

Leah Abelon, CEDDERS Project Coordinator, talked to visitors about 
the GSAT program and assistive technology devices displayed. 


Jackie Evans, a conference participant, smiled as she 
tried the Upwalker. The Upwalker is a mobility aid 
that is designed to provide upright support for users.



GSAT Demonstrates AT at Youth Expo


On August 6, Leah Abelon, Guam CEDDERS Project 
Coordinator (pictured), demonstrated the OmniReader 
during the Youth Empowerment Program Expo hosted by 
the Micronesia Training and Development Institute-Youth 
Empowerment Program (YEP). The OmniReader features a 
camera that captures printed text and reads it for individuals 
with vision impairment. Text can also be magnified and 
high contrast. Devices that assist with hearing impairment, 
coordination, and movement were also demonstrated.

iCanConnect Program Provides AT


On August 2, Celestia Cepeda received an iPad mini, bone 
conduction headphones, and an amplification phone through 
the iCanConnect, National Deaf-Blind Equipment Program 
(NDBEP), with technical assistance conducted by CEDDERS 
Project Coordinator Leah Abelon. The iCanConnect program 
provides equipment to individuals with significant combined 
vision and hearing loss who meet federal income and disability 
guidelines. 



GSAT Presents AT


On June 29, Guam CEDDERS Project Coordinator Leah Abelon facilitated a presentation and demonstration of assistive technology to 
students and staff from the Marianas Training and Development Institute – Youth Development Program. Students engaged in feature 
matching activities. Each category of AT was placed on a table and a group of students took turns identifying the features of the AT device and 
brainstormed ideas for who would benefit from using the device. 



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