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What a smile! It’s Alf, who Jacob from our specialist assessment team helped a couple of weeks ago, and he’s absolutely LOVING his new-found gaming freedom! Many thanks to Alf and his family for allowing us to share this wonderful Instagram post<\/a>. Have a magical time with your new gaming skills, Alf!<\/p>\n

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