29 September 2016
8:00 - 15:00
Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, Hatfield Campus, University of Pretoria
The Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria invites you to the annual AAC Research Seminar.
AAC RESEARCH SEMINAR PROGRAMME
29 SEPTEMBER 2016
| 08:00–08:30 | Registration | |
| 08:30–08:35 | Welcome and Introduction | Prof Juan Bornman |
| 08:35–09:00 | Communication practices and needs of multilingual persons in need of / using AAC | Dr Kerstin Tönsing |
| 09:00–09:30 | Flight, flight or fright: understanding police officers’ perceptions when interviewing individuals with complex communication needs (CCN) who report being victims of crime | Mrs Erna Nel |
| 09:30–10:00 | Training police to obtain an effective statement from crime victims with CNN who use AAC | Prof Juan Bornman |
| 10:00–10:30 | Tea break | |
| 10:30–11:00 | Message banking: comparing perceptions of people with MND, significant others and speech therapists | Mrs Imke Oosthuizen |
| 11:00–11:30 | Model for vocabulary selection of sensitive topics: an example from pain-related vocabulary | Dr Ensa Johnson |
| 11:30–12:00 | Nurses’ perspectives toward patient communication using a low technology communication board in an ICU | Mrs Martelize Gropp |
| 12:00–12:30 | Current augmentative and alternative communication practices: South African speech language pathologist | Mrs Yvonne Murphy |
| 12:30–13:15 | Lunch break | |
| 13:15–13:30 | Poster presentation: AAC services via mobile health technology applications | Mrs Vule Madima |
| 13:30–13:45 | Poster presentation: Core vocabulary for Zulu speaking pre‐schoolers in need of AAC | Mrs Jocelyn Mngomezulu |
| 13:45–14:00 | Poster presentation: Implementation of AAC aids in schools for students with special educational needs: teacher’s perceptions | Dr Kerstin Tönsing |
| 14:00–14:30 | Constructing hephapreneurial careers for people with complex communication needs in the FOFA project | Ms Refilwe Morwane |
| 14:30–14:45 | Wrap up and closure | Prof Shakila Dada |
The registration form and programme are available in the 'Event attachments' section of this page.
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