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.

CAAC and its students attend three prestigious international conferences

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.

CAAC collaborates with Carnegie African Diaspora Fellow

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...

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.

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...

Promotion

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...

Augmentative and alternative communication: Empowering people with disabilities

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.

Dr Kerstin Tönsing obtains Y2-rating from the NRF

Posted on November 24, 2015

The Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) at the University of Pretoria (UP) is proud to announce that Dr Kerstin Tönsing recently obtained a Y2-rating from the National Research Foundation (NRF).