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HumanEATies topped the list in the B22 category, which recognises free books published by university presses. Dr Heather Thuynsma, Executive Director of UP’s...

South Africans increasingly need stories of courage, strength, and progress – a positive, optimistic narrative to combat bad news and negative thinking. We have...

How do people who cannot speak consult with their doctor and tell them what is wrong? To answer this, researchers at the University of Pretoria’s (UP) Centre...

The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Pretoria (UP) has published a cookbook – 100 recipes to celebrate its 100 anniversary. HumanEATies is a cookbook...

Imagine this: One morning you wake up, open your eyes and as you attempt to stretch out, you realise that you can’t move. You try and call for attention, but no...

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The first-ever auditory testing of dairy cows in South Africa recently took place at the Hillcrest Experimental Farm. The results of this test hold the...

October is AAC awareness month. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems, strategies, tools, and techniques have assisted countless persons with...

Employment rates of persons with disabilities in South Africa are shockingly low. Although unemployment rates are generally high for youth aged 15 to35 years...

Access to justice is one of the many human rights which have been denied to disabled people throughout the world and throughout history. It is a sad knowledge...

Dementia is a collection of irreversible changes that occur in the brain. The course of dementia is unrelenting and its impact has real-world implications for...

The University of Pretoria (UP) is representing South Africa in a multinational, cross-continental project that aims to enhance food and nutrition security in...

According to Bob Williams, who uses augmentative and alternative communication (AAC), “the silence of speechlessness is never golden. We all need to communicate...

The thought of having our memories erased and being unable to recognise the people we cherish would elicit fear in most individuals. For adults with a dementia...

With August being Women’s Month, campaigns are being launched across the media to raise awareness of violence against women. But women with disabilities often...

The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) recently assisted in a successful court case that not only brought...

AAC-supported testimony leads to conviction of sexual offender On 8 July 2020 justice was finally served in the Upington magistrate’s court for a young...

The right to health as described by the World Health Organization (WHO) is an inclusive right that extends beyond basic healthcare – it includes the right to...

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Persons with disabilities are far more likely to be victims of crime compared with non-disabled persons, says Professor Juan Bornman, Director of the University...