Posted on June 29, 2016
The months of May and June were exceptionally busy for the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) as members of its staff and PhD students attended three prestigious international conferences.
Posted on June 20, 2016
Prof Juan Bornman from the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) was invited to deliver one of the keynote addresses at the International Conference on Cerebral Palsy and other Childhood-onset Disabilities, which was held in Stockholm, Sweden, from 1 to 4 June 2016.
Posted on June 01, 2016
Prof Brenda Louw, from East Tennessee State University, was awarded a fellowship by the Carnegie African Diaspora Fellowship Program to travel to South Africa and collaborate with Prof Juan Bornman from the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at the University of Pretoria on...
Posted on May 04, 2016
On the afternoon of 5 April 2016, 15 eager students (enrolled for their final year in Speech-Language Pathology and Audiology at Sefako Makkgatho University) visited the Centre for AAC together with their lecturer, Prof Anna-Marie Wium, a former staff (and founding) member of the Centre.
Posted on February 29, 2016
The South African Academy for science and art awarded a postdoctoral bursary for the year 2016 to Dr. Alida Naudé to expand on her PhD findings in the area of Ethical Sensitivity. She will complete her studies under the care of Prof. Juan Bornman. The outcome of this bursary is two accredited...
Posted on January 27, 2016
The Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria (UP) would like to congratulate Dr Shakila Dada on her recent promotion to Associate Professor. Her research and publications concern augmentative and alternative communication interventions with a...
Posted on December 04, 2015
Mrs Louisa Alberts, a former BA Hons (AAC) graduate from the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) and a teacher from Platorand School in Belfast, Mpumalanga started to teach Blissymbolics to learners in her class who struggled to read and write.
Posted on November 30, 2015
The Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at UP plays an important role in addressing communication difficulties encountered by individuals with physical challenges or persons with disabilities.
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