Voice for the voiceless: How a ground-breaking communication tool helps get legal justice for abused women who can’t speak

Posted on August 26, 2020

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 fall outside these initiatives – even though they are four to 10 times more susceptible to being victims of sexual and...

UP’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication assists speech-impaired teen to testify

Posted on August 26, 2020

The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) recently assisted in a successful court case that not only brought justice for a young woman who was abused eight years ago, but may also set a precedent to allow symbol-based court testaments by...

UP’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication scores major legal victory for speech-impaired teen

Posted on August 25, 2020

The University of Pretoria’s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) recently achieved victory in a court case that not only brought justice for a young woman who was abused eight years ago, but also set a precedent to allow symbol-based court testaments by plaintiffs...

AAC-supported testimony leads to conviction of sexual offender

Posted on July 28, 2020

On 8 July 2020 justice was finally served in the Upington magistrate’s court for a young adolescent after 8 years of struggle.

COVID-19: ‘Patients who can’t communicate suffer even higher medical risks’ – UP expert offers advice

Posted on April 10, 2020

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 equal opportunities to achieve health, the right to preventative healthcare, and to healthcare that is acceptable and of good...

Reflections of an Alumni on the Impact of COVID – 19

Posted on April 04, 2020

Reflections of an Alumni on the Impact of COVID – 19

Persons with disabilities are most likely to become victims of crime and abuse

Posted on September 27, 2019

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 of Pretoria’s Centre for Augmentative & Alternative Communication.

Professor Juan Bornman has been selected among the Mail & Guardian's "Women Changing South Africa"

Posted on September 11, 2019

"In many countries across the world, girl children with disability still have fewer opportunities to attend school than girls without disabilities and also fewer opportunities than boys with disability."