Research News

  • CAAC in Sweden - Inspiration from South Africa

    Posted on June 18, 2015

    Professor Juan Bornman, from the University of Pretoria (UP)'s Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC), recently visited the CHILD research unit at Jönköping University in Sweden to lecture and to plan upcoming joint research projects.

  • CAAC Graduation 2015

    Posted on May 25, 2015

    Graduation is a time of joy and happiness. A time of fulfilled dreams and excitement at the possibilities that lie ahead

  • PHinisheD

    Posted on March 30, 2015

    Mrs. Alida Naude successfully defended her PhD thesis,” Exploring ethical sensitivity in the South African context: Developing and implementing a measure in the therapeutic sciences”, on 19 March 2014.

  • Systematic Reviews coming alive at SAAK

    Posted on January 23, 2015

    Dr. Boshoff, an international visitor, has assisted the Centre for AAC's PhD students and staff in writing successful Systematic Reviews.

  • Facilitating language skills in children who need augmentative and alternative forms of communication

    Posted on January 15, 2015

    A recent research project conducted by Dr Kerstin Tönsing from the Centre for AAC explored methods of facilitating expressive language skills in children who have little or no functional speech.

  • 'Tell and be heard'

    Posted on November 28, 2014

    A Centre staff project at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication at UP has led to the development of multilingual communication boards specifically aimed at helping individuals with complex communication needs to disclose victimization.

  • PAIN MANAGEMENT OF CHILDREN WITH CEREBRAL PALSY IN SCHOOL SETTINGS

    Posted on November 27, 2014

    Dr Margareta Adolfsson from the CHILD project at Jönköping University in Sweden visited the Centre for AAC on Monday, 17 November. Margareta, Ensa Johnson (CAAC), together with Dr. Stefan Nilsson (CHILD; Göthenburg University, Sweden) are doing research on how pain in children with cerebral...

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