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...
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.
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...
Posted on April 04, 2020
Reflections of an Alumni on the Impact of COVID – 19
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.
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."
Posted on May 29, 2019
Dr Ensa Johnson (Centre for AAC, UP) and Associate Prof Stefan Nilsson from Gothenburg University in Sweden received funding from the National Research Foundation (NRF), Swedish Foundation for International Cooperation in Research and Higher Education (STINT) as well as the South African Swedish...
Posted on May 07, 2019
In the wake of cyclones Idai and Kenneth millions of Mozambican citizens are left in need of humanitarian aid. An emergency communication board was developed in order to bridge communication gaps between rescue and support workers who might not speak Portuguese and Mozambicans (e.g. children and...
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