Perceptions of speech-pathology and audiology students concerning death and dying: a preliminary study.

Background: Formal training in dealing with death and dying issues is not a standard content area in communication sciences and disorders programmes' curricula. At the same time, it cannot be presumed that pre-professional students' personal background equips them to deal with these issues.

Aim: To investigate the perceptions of pre-professional speech-language pathology and audiology students' need for formal training in death and dying issues.

Preventing multiple-choice tests from impeding educational advancement after acquired brain injury.

Purpose: The purpose of this article is to present management strategies that can be used to breach barriers created for students with acquired brain injuries by testing the students in the multiple-choice format.

Method: This article presents a case study of a high school student with severe hydrocephalus and difficulties with state-mandated reading comprehension tests who was denied exceptional student education services because her grades were "so good." Result Although an honor student who received academic awards, she was never taught how to pass the state reading test and was denied her diploma at graduation.