Arts & Culture News

  • Prof Corinne Sandwith delivers inaugural address

    Posted on November 10, 2021

    ‘Political struggles in South Africa were frequently articulated in cultural terms, and forms of political critique often took shape as arguments about literature and the reading of texts’, Prof. Corinne Sandwith said during her inaugural lecture on 26 October 2021. ‘What this...

  • NewsClips (05/11/2021)

    Posted on November 05, 2021

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  • Employment of persons with severe communication disabilities

    Posted on October 31, 2021

    Employment rates of persons with disabilities in South Africa are shockingly low. Although unemployment rates are generally high for youth aged 15 to 35 years (currently, 64.4%) https://tradingeconomics.com/south-africa/youth-unemployment-rate, unemployment rates for persons with disabilities are...

  • Communication for all: Designing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for persons from minority language backgrounds

    Posted on October 31, 2021

    October is AAC awareness month. Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems, strategies, tools, and techniques have assisted countless persons with severe communication disabilities in communicating and connecting with others. However, there has been little consideration for persons...

  • Participation in court: How persons with severe communication disabilities can be accommodated

    Posted on October 26, 2021

    Persons with severe communication disabilities belong to the excluded group mentioned by Flynn. These individuals often face violations of their basic human rights, such as exclusion from the justice system. Yet, access to justice is vital as it could act as protection against the many forms of...

  • Dementia and AAC

    Posted on October 26, 2021

    Dementia is a collection of irreversible changes that occur in the brain. The course of dementia is unrelenting and its impact has real-world implications for individuals living with this condition. The most noteworthy is the life-altering consequences with regard to communication and valued...

  • COVID-19 Fatigue: The Value of Friendship

    Posted on October 25, 2021

    Since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, mental health care practitioners reported a drastic rise in depression and anxiety among members of society. In addition to the classic symptoms associated with depression and anxiety, people also reported feeling lonely, isolated and exhausted. People...

  • NewsClips (22/10/2021)

    Posted on October 22, 2021

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