CAAC launches the book 'Write to Life'

Posted on October 07, 2016

On Friday, 23 September, the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) launched a book of poetry, text and images entitled Write to life.

Daring to dream - CAAC hosts annual Fofa Communication Empowerment Programme

Posted on October 06, 2016

Young adults with severe communication disabilities aged between 19 and 35 years recently attended a yearly training week at the University of Pretoria.

CAAC donates adapted books in honour of Mandela Day

Posted on September 14, 2016

On 14 September 2016 the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication and their Masters in Early Childhood Intervention students donated specially adapted books to Chrysalis Preschool in Pretoria in honour of Mandela Day.

Dr Samuels awarded HELTASA TAU Fellowship

Posted on September 12, 2016

Dr Alecia Samuels, from the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria (UP), was recently awarded the HELTASA TAU Fellowship for 2015-2016.

CAAC presents research at ISAAC conference

Posted on September 05, 2016

Staff and students from the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria attended the 17th Biennial Conference of ISAAC (the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication) in Toronto, Canada, from 6 to 13 August 2016.

Prof Bornman awarded prestigious ISAAC Fellowship

Posted on August 19, 2016

Prof Juan Bornman, Director of the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria, was recently named a Fellow of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (ISAAC) at the 17th Biennial Conference of ISAAC in Toronto, Canada.

Message banking brings hope for persons with MND

Posted on July 25, 2016

Ms Imke Oosthuizen, a master's student at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at UP, recently conducted a study on message banking, a relatively new early intervention strategy for persons with MND.

Doctoral students attend research seminar in Sweden

Posted on July 05, 2016

A group of doctoral students and a postdoctoral fellow from the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) recently attended a week-long research seminar at Jönköping University in Sweden.