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Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)

Annual Report2017

CentreforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication

(CAAC)

ANNUALREPORT2017

Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication 2017 Annual Report

2017Students

PhDstudents

M(ECI)first‐yearstudents

M(ECI)second‐yearstudents

MA(AAC)first‐yearstudents MA(AAC)second‐yearstudents

BAHonours(AAC)first‐yearstudents BAHonours(AAC)second‐yearstudents


CENTREFORAUGMENTATIVEANDALTERNATIVECOMMUNICATION

STAFF

MEMBERSOFTHEADVISORYBOARDProfJBornman(Director:CAAC)ProfVReddy(Dean:FacultyofHumanities)ProfSDada(CAACStaffRepresentative)ProfASkelton(CentreforChildLaw)MsCNtuli(PersonwhousesAAC)

MrMTshivhase(ActingDirector‐General:DepartmentofHealth)MsKChikane(StakeholderRelationshipsManagerforCSIRMerakaInstitute)MsSMatsebula(DisabilityConsultant)

Frontrow:MsConstanceNtuli,DrAleciaSamuels,ProfShakilaDada,ProfJuanBornman,MsRefilweMorwane,DrKerstinTönsing,MrTerrenceMahlangu

Backrow:MrsRobynWhite,MrsLizaRossetti‐Siefe,MrsKarinvanNiekerk,DrEnsaJohnsonandMrsEnidMoolman


Contents Page MESSAGEFROMTHEDIRECTOR1. THEYEARINREVIEW:2017INANUTSHELL 31.1 UPStrategicGoal–LeadingResearchinAfrica 31.2 UPStrategicGoal–ExcellenceinTeachingandLearning 31.3 UPStrategicGoal–ImpactonSAEconomicandSocialDevelopment 41.4 UPStrategicGoal–StrengthenInternationalProfile 42. REFLECTIONONACTIVITIESDURING2017 62.1 Teaching 62.1.1 Academicprogrammes 62.1.2 CAACinvolvementinotheracademicprogrammesoftheUniversityofPretoria 72.1.3 CAACinvolvementinacademicprogrammesofotheruniversities 73. RESEARCH 93.1 Publications 93.1.1 Journalarticlesinpeer‐reviewed,accreditedjournals 93.1.2 Peer‐reviewedpublications 103.1.3 Journalarticlesacceptedforpublication 103.1.4 Manuscriptssubmittedforconsiderationofpublication 103.1.5 Chaptersinbooks 113.1.6 Bookchaptersacceptedforpublication 113.1.7 Peer‐reviewedpublishedconferenceproceedings 113.1.8 Publicationstoraisepublicawareness 113.2 Researchprojects 133.2.1 NIH‐funded(R21)projectthroughtheFogartyInternationalCenterandNationalInstituteofDeafness

andOtherCommunicationDisordersMobileHealthInitiative:UsingMobileHealthTechnologytoOptimiseCommunicationOutcomesforSouthAfricanChildrenwithDevelopmentalDisorders

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3.2.1 Sweden(ScienceandTechnologyResearchCollaboration[STINT])/SouthAfrica(NRF)ScienceandTechnologyResearchCollaboration

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3.2.3 NationalInstitutefortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences(NIHSS)andIndianCouncilofSocialScienceResearch(ICSSR)

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3.2.4 NRF‐fundedproject(Thuthukapostdoctoralgrant(AACandmulti‐linguilism) 133.2.5 NRF‐fundedproject(Thuthuka–NRFRatingTrackGrant) 143.2.6 RDP‐fundedprojects

a) TheeffectofanAACtrainingprogrammecomprisingaugmentedinputb) SouthAfricanhealthcareprofessionals’perspectivesontheuseofaugmentativeandalternative

communicationstrategiesinintensivecareunits

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4. IMPACTONECONOMICANDSOCIALDEVELOPMENT 154.1 Communityengagementprojects 154.1.1 MandelaDay:18July 154.1.2 FofaCommunicationEmpowermentProgramme–MakingConnections 154.1.3 AACAwareness 164.1.4 Devicespracticalday 175. DISSEMINATIONOFINFORMATION 186. CONSULTATIONS 207. PRESENTATIONSATCONFERENCESANDSEMINARS 218. CONFERENCES,SEMINARS,WORKSHOPSANDOTHERTRAININGSESSIONSATTENDED 249. RESEARCHVISITSBYSTAFFTOINTERNATIONALINSTITUTIONS 2710. VISITORSTOTHECENTREFORAUGMENTATIVEANDALTERNATIVECOMMUNICATION 2811. ACHIEVEMENTSAND/ORSPECIALINVOLVEMENT 3111.1 StaffAchievementsandAwards 3111.2 StudentAchievementsandAwards 3112. PROFESSIONALACADEMICACTIVITIES 3212.1 Involvementwithotheruniversitiesasexternalexaminers 3212.2 Refereeduties 3212.3 Otherduties 3313. MEDIA 3414. STAFF 3514.1 CAACstafffundedbytheUniversityofPretoria 3514.2 CAACstafffundedfromoutsidefunds 3514.3 Extraordinaryprofessors 3514.4 Juniorresearchandpost‐doctoralfellows 3514.5 Externalexaminers 3515. OBJECTIVESFOR2018 3715.1 UPStrategicGoal–Toenhanceaccessandsuccessfulstudentlearning 3715.2 UPStrategicGoal–Tostrengthenresearchandinternationalprofile 37


Contents Page15.3 UPStrategicGoal–Tofosterandsustainatransformed,inclusiveandequitableuniversity

community38

15.4 UPStrategicGoal‐Tooptimiseresourcesandenhanceinstitutionalsustainability 3815.5 UPStrategicGoal–Tostrengthensocialresponsivenessandimpactinsociety 3816. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

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THECAAC’SVALUES

Innovation,Excellence Respect,Diversity Teamwork,Integrity

MISSIONSTATEMENT

Tomakeasustainableimpactonthelivesofindividualsandfamiliesthroughmulti‐professionalhybridpostgraduateteachingandlearning,sociallyresponsibleresearchandcustomisednon‐degreetraininginthefieldsof: AACandseveredisabilities Earlychildhoodintervention TechnologiesforAAC Policyimplementation

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

TheDirectorandstaffcompiledannualreportcontributions.

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membersoftheCAAC.Editor:ToniMuir

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ACRONYMS AAC AugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationAPP ApplicationASD AutismSpectrumDisorderATI AdvocacyTeamforInclusionBA(Hons)AAC BachelorsHonoursdegreeinAACBUILD BUILDisacommitteeoftheInternationalSocietyforAAC(ISAAC)thatfocuseson

supportingtheworkoftheAACEmergingCountriesCRC ConventionontheRightsoftheChildCHILD Children‐Health‐Intervention‐Learning‐DevelopmentCP CerebralPalsyCRIMSA CriminologicalAndVictimologicalSocietyofSouthernAfricaCSIR CouncilforScientificandIndustrialResearchDIA DepartmentofInstitutionalAdvancementDST‐NRF DepartmentofScienceandTechnology ‐ NationalResearchFoundationDoE DepartmentofEducationFOFA YouthEmpowermentproject(whichmeans“tofly”inNorthernSotho)GSU GeorgiaStateUniversityHPCSA HealthProfessionsCouncilofSouthAfricaICF InternationalClassificationofFunctioning,DisabilityandHealthICF‐CY InternationalClassificationofFunctioning,DisabilityandHealth:ChildrenandYouth

VersionICT InformationandCommunicationTechnologyICSSR IndianCouncilofSocialScienceResearchIJESIMFAR

InternationalJournalofEuropeanStudiesInternationalMeetingforAutismResearch

ISAAC InternationalSocietyforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationKMP Humancommunication module(offeredinBASpeech‐languagepathologyandBA

Audiologydegrees)LAMIcountries Lowandmiddle‐incomecountriesLNFS LittleornofunctionalspeechMA(AAC) Master’swithspecialisationinAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationMECI Master’swithspecialisationinEarlyChildhoodInterventionNAMSLHA NamibianSpeech‐Language‐HearingAssociationNIH NationalInstituteofHealthNIHSS NationalInstituteforthe HumanitiesandSocialSciencesNRF NationalResearchFoundationNUL NationalUniversityofLesothoPACSA ProfessionalAdministratorsConferenceSouthAfricaPAGEL PartnershipsfortheHealthSectorinDevelopingCountriesPCS PictureCommunicationSymbolsPhD DoctorofPhilosophyRIMS ResearchInformationManagementSystemRDP ResearchDevelopmentProgrammeSAHUDA SouthAfricanHumanitiesDeans'AssociationSARChI SouthAfricanResearchChairsInitiativeSAE4D SouthAfricanEmployersforDisabilitySDGs SustainableDevelopmentGoals (Agenda2030)STINT SwedishFoundationforInternationalCooperationinResearchandHigherEducationTUKS UniversityofPretoria(previously knownasTransvaalUniversityKollege)TYRLP TuksYoungResearchLeaderProgrammeUNICEF UnitedNationsChildren'sFundUP UniversityofPretoria


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MESSAGEFROMTHEDIRECTOR

I would like to invite you, by means of thisAnnual Report,which uses the 2017‐2021UPStrategicPlanasabroadroadmap,totakethatfirst step and join the 2017 journey of theCentreforAAC.ThisAnnualReportisakeytoolforsharingthejourneythroughdatapointsthatprovide insight into our recent progress withregardstoresearch,teachingandlearning,andcommunity engagement projects, designed toimpactontheeconomicandsocialdevelopmentof persons with disabilities – especially thosewithsignificantcommunicationdisabilities.Theinformation presented here is not merely aglimpseintoour2017trajectory,however;itisalsoatestamenttoalongstandingcommitmenttoourcorevalues:respect,diversity,teamwork,andintegrity.

Wherever improvements have occurred, theyareduetothecommitmentofgreatpeople,anditisrewardingtoseethatmanyofthenamesinthisAnnualReporthavenotchangedsincetheprevious year, showing a high degree ofcontinuity and stability in terms of our keyinitiatives, despite a period of change in thebroader academic landscape. I thank myoutstanding colleagues at the Centre, ourcommitted students and loyal alumni, thegenerous local and international partners inacademia, government, theprivatesector,andnon‐profit organisations, as well as ourAdvisory Board and the management andexecutive of the University, specifically ourDean,ProfVasuReddy,and thedeputydeans,ProfHennieStanderandProfMaxiSchoeman–atrulydependableforce.Together,theyenablefact‐based leadership, which is becomingincreasinglyimportanttothefutureoftertiaryeducation.Thefirstpointofpauseonthejourneyiswiththe applied and translated research initiativesandthecontinuingpursuitofimpactandmeritby the researchers in the Centre who are allexceptionalintheirrespectivenicheareas.These include initiatives to boost researchlinkages between the Centre and leadinginstitutions in Sweden, the United Kingdom,

IndiaandtheUnitedStates,aswellassixfundedprojectssupportedbytheFogartyInternationalCenter andNational Institute of Deafness andOtherCommunicationDisordersMobileHealthInitiative, Swedish Science and TechnologyResearchCollaboration, theNationalResearchFoundation of South Africa, the NationalInstitutefortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences,and the Indian Council of Social ScienceResearch.Thevalueadded throughourglobalrelationships and stature is not limited toresearchalonebutalsoentwinedwithteachingand learning, and it is therefore rewarding tonotethatnolessthan13internationalvisitorswerehostedin2017.Thegraduationjourneycanbechallenging,butour137enrolledstudentshavethesupportofcommitted lecturers who are dedicated tocultivatingapositivestudentexperience–fromHonourslevelallthewaythroughtoPhDlevel.We have enabled our students, who aretypically working adults, to gain a career‐relevant education through offering multi‐professional hybrid post‐graduate degreeprogrammes, enabling them to become game‐changinggraduates.This has opened new opportunities for them,witharippleeffectontheirfamiliesandfuturegenerations.Wethereforecelebrateeveryone

Ajourneyofathousandmilesbeginswithasinglestep…


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of the31graduates andeverymemberof ourteam who worked to support their successthroughout the years. However, maintainingourappealtodedicated,ambitiousstudentsandattracting more international students,specifically students from across the Africancontinent, requires continued thoughtfulplanningandvigilance,andthusremainsafocusarea. Our staff and students compete stronglyforexternalfundingandthereforeweareproudofthe24highlycompetitivebursariesawardedtoourstudents.TheCentre’s journeyalsowarrantsa focusonourcommunityengagementendeavours,whichareseenasanaturaloutcomeofourresearchandteachingandlearninginitiativestoensurelocal relevance and impact of our offering.Personswithsignificantdisability,theirfamiliesand support networks, lie at the heart of ourmission.Whilecommunityengagementisoftenregarded as a student‐driven activity, it isconceptualisedandimplementedintheCentreby staff who regard it as the sharing of our

professional knowledge and therefore it willremainhighonourlistofpriorities.In2017,11awareness‐raisinginitiativeswereconductedinSouth Africa and on the continent (includingNamibia, Lesotho and Kenya). Sharingresources via social media (our website,Facebook,Twitterandemaillistservs)hasalsobeen highly successful and in 2017, weaccumulated more than 1500 followers fromacrosstheglobe.WeareconfidentthateachonewhoreadsthisAnnualReportwillbemetwithaclearpictureofour2017 journey,showcasingasmall teamdedicated to relentless, continuousimprovement – constantly striving towardscreating a voice for the most vulnerablemembersofoursociety.Intheworldofdisability,silencecanneverbegolden.

PRETORIA PROFJUANBORNMANMARCH2018 DIRECTOR

CAACATAGLANCE

4 UP‐fundedacademicstaffmembers

6 Outside‐fundedacademicstaffmembers

2 UP‐fundedsupportstaff

3 Extraordinaryprofessors

137 Postgraduatestudents

31 Postgraduategraduandi

24 Studentbursaries

6 Fundedresearchprojects

15 Peer‐reviewed,accreditedjournalpublications

13 Internationalvisitors


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THEYEARINREVIEW:2017INANUTSHELL

1.1UPStrategicGoal–LeadingResearchinAfricaObjectives Tosupportoneacademicstaffmember(on

outsidefunding)toobtainaPhDqualification

Tosupportfiveacademicstaffmemberstoapplyforfunding

TocollectdataforStage2oftheinternationalresearchprojectonMobileHealthwithGSU

ToinitiateastrategicAfricapartnershipwithasisteruniversity(KenyattaUniversityinNairobiandtheNationalUniversityofLesotho(NUL)inRoma)

ToparticipateintheInternationalSocietyforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication(ISAAC)initiativeforemergingcountries,BUILDbyservingonthecommittee.

Outcomes

Onestaffmemberisexpectedtocompletein

2018,withtwomoreprogressingwell

Academicstaffhavebeeneffectiveinattractingdifferentfundingresources

Focusgroupdatawasinterpretedandformedthebasisfortheconceptualisationanddevelopmentofthemobilehealthapp

TwovisitstoKenyattaUniversityandonetoNULwereundertaken.Thefocuswasonbuildingresearchandteachinginfrastructurethroughnetworkingandsupport

ThreestaffmembersserveonvariousISAACcommitteesinavarietyofcapacities:ISAACBuildcommittee(member),ISAACCouncil(member)andISAACResearchCommittee(Co‐chair)

1.2UPStrategicGoal–ExcellenceinTeachingandLearningObjectives TograduateonePhDstudentandenrolfour

newPhDcandidates TograduatefiveMA(AAC)studentsand

enrol10newstudents

Tograduate13M(ECI)andenrol20newstudents

Tograduate12BA(Honours)andenrol20students

Tosecureatleast12postgraduatebursaries

TosecurebursarieslinkedtoNIHSSgrant Toproduceatleastonepublicationonthe

scholarshipofteaching.

Outcomes OnePhDwascompletedandsuccessfully

defendedwithfivenewstudentsenrolling Fourstudentsgraduated,eightsuccessfully

completingtheirfinalyear.Tennewenrolments

Thirteenstudentsgraduatedwith24newenrolments

Thirteenstudentsgraduatedwith16newenrolments

Twenty‐fourUPpostgraduatebursarieswerereceived:10PhD;13MA(AAC);and1M(ECI)

FourNIHSSresearchgrantswereawardedtoPhDstudents

Onepublicationwassubmittedandiscurrentlyunderreview


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1.3UPStrategicGoal–ImpactonSAEconomicandSocialdevelopmentObjectives ToapplyforfundingfortheFofaprogramme

Toconductsixmedico‐legalconsultations

Tosecuretwotrainingtenders

TocollaborateontheAfricanHumanRightsWatchprogramme

Todeveloptailor‐madeprogrammesfortargetgroupswithanonlinefocus.

Outcomes OneapplicationwasdonebyCAACstaff,andsuggestionsfromtheDIAwerefollowedup,thoughthiswasregrettablyinappropriate

Sixmedico‐legalconsultationsweredonewith16additionalconsultations

Tentendersweresubmitted,onlyonewassecuredforearly2018fortheEasternCapeDepartmentofEducation

Atrainingeventattendedbymorethan200peoplewashostedinMaseru.ItwasinitiatedbytheAfricanHumanRightsWatch

Aprogrammeondisabilityetiquettewasdeveloped,whileoneonethicsindisabilityresearchisplannedfor2018

1.4UPStrategicGoal–StrengthenInternationalprofileObjectives Tostrengthenresearchvisibilitythrough

increasingcitationsandpublicationswithinternationalpeers

ToparticipateinsettingaglobalAACresearchagendabyparticipatingintheInternationalSocietyforAACresearchcommittee

Tohostfourinternationalresearchers

Tohostatleastonepost‐doctoralfellow

Toshareresearchfindingswithpeersatinternationalconferencesthroughatleastsixpresentations

Toattractatleasttwointernationalpostgraduatestudents.

Outcomes Fifteenaccreditedpublications,sixacceptedandthreebookchaptersshowanincreasefrom2016.Allstaffareactivelyinvolved

Inputintothiscommitteeprovidedaplatformfordiversifyingtheresearchvoicesandmethodologiesinthefield

Thirteeninternationalresearcherswerehosted

DrLSchlebuschwasappointedasapost‐doctoralfellowfundedbyDST‐NRFCentreofExcellenceinHumanDevelopment

Twenty‐fourconferencepresentations(includingthreeinvitedkeynotes)weredoneat16differentconferences,ofwhicheightwereinternational

AtotalofthreeinternationalstudentsenrolledforthePhDprogramme


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AutumnGraduation:April2017

SpringGraduation:September2017

M(ECI)graduates

BAHonoursandMA (AAC)graduates

MA(AAC)graduates


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2. REFLECTIONONACTIVITIESDURING2017

2.1 Teaching2.1.1 AcademicprogrammesTable1SummaryofacademicprogrammesandstudentprofileDEGREEPROGRAMME STUDYYEARAND

NUMBEROFSTUDENTS

OUTCOMES

PhD

Graduates: 14thyear: 33rdyear: 42ndyear: 21styear: 5

InnekeGreyvensteincompletedherthesisandsuccessfullydefendediton21November2017.FivenewPhDstudentswereacceptedandsuccessfullyappliedforethicsapproval.SevenPhDpublications(currentPhDstudentsandalumni)showanupwardpublicationcurve.

Master’sinAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationMA(AAC)

Graduates: 42ndyear: 81styear: 10

TwostudentsfromthecourseworkprogrammegraduatedinApril,withtwomoreinSeptember.Eightstudentscompletedtheirfinalyearofstudy(sevencompletedcourseworkandonetheresearchmaster’s)andwillgraduateinApril2018.All10first‐yearstudentsareprogressingwelloverall.

Master’sinEarlyChildhoodInterventionM(ECI)

Graduates: 132ndyear: 17 1styear: 24

ThirteenstudentsgraduatedinApril.All17ofthesecond‐yearstudentssuccessfullycompletedtheirstudies,withtwostudentsreceivingdistinctions.Ofthe24newstudentswhoenrolled,22successfullycompletedtheirfirstyear.

HonoursinAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationBAHonours(AAC)

Graduates: 132ndyear: 131styear: 16

ThirteenstudentsgraduatedinApril.All13second‐yearstudentssuccessfullycompleted.Atotalof16newfirst‐yearstudentsenrolled.

ProfShakilaDada,ProfJuanBornmanandDrKerstinTönsingcelebratingInnekeGreyvenstein’s

PhDoraldefencewithher


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2.1.2 CAACinvolvementinotheracademicprogrammesoftheUniversityofPretoria

MrsEnidMoolmanteachesthesectiononAACtothethird‐yearSpeech‐LanguageTherapyandAudiologystudents(DepartmentofSpeech‐LanguagePathologyandAudiology)duringthesecondsemesteroftheyear.Thissectioncomprisessevenweeksofteaching,with21periods.ItformspartoftheKMP320moduleentitledHumanCommunication.SixtystudentswereenrolledfortheKMP320module;allstudentspassedthemoduleattheendof2017,with23studentsobtainingadistinctionforthecompletedmodule.

DrEnsaJohnsonisinvolvedasco‐supervisorwithDrKarienMostert,fromtheDepartmentofPhysiotherapyattheUniversityofPretoriainundergraduateresearchstudiesofphysiotherapystudents.Thefourth‐yearPhysiotherapyresearchgroup(MsSBosch,MsLEksteen,MsKSatekge,MsEOosthuizen,andMsMVos)successfullycompletedtheirprojectentitled“Developmentofavisualscheduletoimproveunderstandingofahomeexerciseprogrammeforchronicnon‐specificlowbackpain”.Thethird‐yearphysiotherapyresearchgroup(MsALouw,MsBJacobs,MsMBone,MsKMogaleandMsTMagwai)completedandsubmittedtheirproposal,entitled“PictorialAidstoEnhanceExercisePerformanceinCommunitiesofPretoria,SouthAfrica:ARandomisedControlledTrial”totheResearchEthicsCommitteeoftheFacultyofHealth.Ethicsapprovalwasreceived,andthisgroupwillcontinuewiththeirprojectintheirfourthyear,withDrJohnsonasco‐supervisor.DrEnsaJohnsonactedasateachingpracticementorlecturerfortwofinal‐yearBEdstudentsfromtheDepartmentofEarlyChildhoodEducation,UniversityofPretoria(MsKBentleyandMsAVorster).DrAleciaSamuelspresentedalectureonEarlyChildhoodPlayBasedAssessmenttoeightstudentsenrolledintheMaster’sinSocialWork(Play‐BasedIntervention)intheDepartmentofSocialWorkandCriminology.Theaimofthelecturewastogivestudentsknowledgeabouthowtoconductanauthenticplay‐basedassessmentforyoungchildreninneedofintervention.Thelecturewaswellreceivedandthefacilitatoroftheprogramme,DrLianaLeRoux,hasaskedthatitberepeatedin2018.

2.1.3 CAACinvolvementinacademicprogrammesofotheruniversities

Twenty‐twostudents(enrolledfortheirfinalyearinSpeech‐LanguageTherapyandAudiologyatSefakoMakgathoUniversity)andtheirlecturer,ProfAnna‐MarieWium,visitedtheCentreon25April2017fora‘hands‐on’sessionwithAACtechnology.DrKerstinTönsingarrangedandfacilitatedthisinteractionsession.ThreepersonswhouseAACsharedtheirexperiencesandexpertisewiththestudents:MsConstanceNtulisharedhowAACmadeitpossibleforhertofindajobandsharedabouthernewroleasthemotherofababygirl;CarlavanNieuwenhuizenspokeaboutherpassiontowritepoems,hercompletionofamake‐upcourseandherbusinessenterprises;andZainabOmarexplainedhowAACmakesitpossibleforhertoparticipateintheschoolinhercommunityandconnectwithfriends.Zainab,whoisonly13yearsold,alsowarnedthatpatienceisneededinengagingwithsomeoneusingAAC,and,sadly,peopledonotalwayshaveit!StudentswerealsogivenabriefintroductionaboutAACtechnologyandthenhadthechancetohandleandusesomeofthecommunicationaidsandinteractwithConstance,CarlaandZainab.Thestudentsalwayscommentaboutthelife‐changingexperienceofseeinghowpeoplewhouseAAClivefulllivesandappreciatebeinggiventheopportunitytointeractwiththem.Oneofthestudents,MsKambuhle,commented:“FromthebeginningofthepresentationwherewewereintroducedtoAACusers,IwasblownawaybythepositiveimpactthatAAChasonpeople’s


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lives.Thiswasaneye‐openingexperienceinthesensethatfromthisIsawtheimportanceofmyroleasaspeechtherapistinassistingthosethathavecommunicationdifficultiesthroughtheuseofAAC.ItwasreallygoodtohearthosewhouseAACspeakabouttheirownpersonalexperiences…Itwasreallyamazingtoseepeoplewithadisabilityachievesomuch.”AspartofherongoingcollaborationwithJönköpingUniversityinSweden,DrAleciaSamuelstaughtandexaminedtwoonlinemodulesintheInterventionsinChildhoodMaster’sProgrammehostedintheSchoolofEducationandCommunication.Inaddition,shesupervisedtwomaster’sstudents,LenaAlbrechtandKatarinaCelic,whoundertooksystematicreviewsaspartoftheirthesismoduleinthisprogramme.Thetheses,entitled“Playinterventionssupportingthesocialandemotionaldevelopmentofpreschoolchildrenwithexternalisingemotionalandbehaviouraldifficulties“and“TeacherandparentsimplementedinterventionstargetingsymbolicplayofpreschoolagedchildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorder”,canbedownloadedfromJönköpingUniversityLibrary.ProfJuanBornmanpresentedalectureon15November,entitled“Children’sRights:Implicationsforyoungchildreninpovertysettings”toagroupofeducationstudentswhoworkwithyoungchildrenatJönköpingUniversity.Thelecturewasfollowedbyapaneldiscussionwithquestionsfromthestudentsintheafternoon.MsKarinvanNiekerkpresentedaguestlectureon22JuneattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrandtotheMaster’sinOccupationalTherapystudents.ThestudentsweregivenanintroductiontoAACandwerealsoexposedtocertaininterventionaspects.From5to9June,ProfJuanBornmanpresentedaseriesoflecturestopostgraduatestudents(master’sandPhDlevel)attheDepartmentofSpecialNeedsEducationatKenyattaUniversityinNairobi,Kenya,onAAC,researchandacademicwriting.ThisprojectwassponsoredbyPAGEL.

ProfJuanBornmanpresentingtostudentsattheUniversityofKenyatta,Kenya

ProfJuanBornmanatJönköping,Sweden


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3. RESEARCH

3.1.Publications

3.1.1Journalarticlesinpeer‐reviewed,accreditedjournals

Adolfsson,M.,Johnson,E.,&Nilsson,S.(2017).Painmanagementforchildrenwithcerebralpalsyinschoolsettingsintwocultures:actionandreactionapproaches.DisabilityandRehabilitation,Earlyonline,1–11.doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1327987

Bornman,J.(2017).Preventingabuseandprovidingaccesstojusticeforindividualswithcomplexcommunicationneeds:theroleofaugmentativeandalternativecommunication.SeminarsinSpeechandLangauge,38(4),321–331.doi:10.1055/s‐0037‐1604279

Dada,S.,Murphy,Y.,&Tönsing,K.(2017).Augmentativeandalternativecommunicationpractices:adescriptivestudyoftheperceptionsofSouthAfricanspeech‐languagetherapists.AugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication,33(4),189–200.doi:10.1080/07434618.2017.1375979

DeClercq,H.,Naudé,A.,&Bornman,J.(2017).Investigatingnystagmusinpatientswithtraumaticbraininjury:asystematicreview(1996‐2016).SouthAfricanMedicalJournal,107(11),957–964.doi:10.7196/SAMJ.2017.v107i11.12472

Johnson,E.,Bornman,J.,&Tönsing,K.M.(2017).Modelforvocabularyselectionofsensitivetopics:anexamplefrompain‐relatedvocabulary.SeminarsinSpeechandLanguage,38,276–285.doi:10.1055/s‐0037‐1604275.

Kyarkanaye,T.,Dada,S.,&Samuels,A.E.(2017).Collaborationinearlychildhood

interventionservicesinGauteng:Caregiverperspectives.Infants&YoungChildren,30(3),238‐254.doi:10.1097/IYC.0000000000000095

Naudé,A.M.&Bornman,J.(2017).Etiesesensitiwiteitvanpraktiserendeoudioloë{Ethicalsensitivityofpracticingaudiologists}TydskrifvirGeesteswetenskappe{JournalforHumanities},57(2‐2),501‐520.doi:10.17159/2224‐7912/2017/v57n2‐2a2

Naudé,A.M.,&Bornman,J.(2017).Ethicalsensitivityinthetherapeuticsciences:

Developmentofameasuringinstrument.JournalofClinicalEthics.28(4),p296‐308doi:10.11648/j.hss.s.2016040201.15

Oosthuizen,I.,Dada,S.,Bornman,J.,&Koul,R.(2017).MessageBanking:Comparing

perceptionsofpeoplewithMND,significantothersandspeechtherapists.InternationalJournalofSpeech‐LanguagePathology,Earlyonline,doi:10.1080/17549507.2017.1356377

Pettit,L.K.,Tönsing,K.M.,&Dada,S.(2017).Theperspectivesofadultswithaphasiaand

theirteammembersregardingtheimportanceofninelifeareasforrehabilitation:apilotinvestigation.TopicsinStrokeRehabilitation,24(2),99–106.doi:10.1080/10749357.2016.1207148

Schlebusch,L.,Dada,S.,Samuels,A.(2017).FamilyQualityoflifeofSouthAfricanfamilies

raisingchildrenwithAutismSpectrumDisorders.JournalofAutismandDevelopmentalDisorders,47(7),1966‐1977.doi:10.1007/s10803‐017‐3102‐8

VanderMerwe,C.,Bornman,J.,Donohue,D.,&Harty,M.(2017).Theattitudesoftypically

developingadolescentstowardstheirsiblingwithAutismSpectrumDisorder.SouthAfricanJournalofCommunicationDisorders,64(1),a184.doi:10.4102/sajcd.v64i1.184


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VanNiekerk,K.,Dada,S.,Tönsing,K.M.,Boshoff,K.(2017).Factorsperceivedbyrehabilitationprofessionalstoinfluencetheprovisionofassistivetechnologytochildren:asystematicreview.Physical&OccupationalTherapyinPediatrics,EarlyOnline,doi:10.1080/01942638.2017.1337661

VanNiekerk,K.,Dada,S.,&Tönsing,K.(2017).Influencesonselectionofassistivetechnology

foryoungchildreninSouthAfrica:perspectivesfromrehabilitationprofessionals.DisabilityandRehabilitation,EarlyOnline.doi:10.1080/09638288.2017.1416500

3.1.2Peer‐reviewedpublications

Bryen,D.N.,Bornman,J.,Morris,J.,Moolman,E.,&Sweatman,F.M.(2017).Useofmobiletechnology by adults who use AAC: Voices from two countries.Assistive TechnologyOutcomesandBenefits(ATOB),11,66‐81.Availableonline:www.atia.org/atob

Viljoen,E.,Bornman,J.,Wiles,L.,&Tönsing,K.M.(2017).Policeofficerdisability

sensitivitytraining:asystematicreview.ThePoliceJournal:Theory,PracticeandPrinciples,90(2)143–159.doi:10.1177/0032258X16674021.

3.1.3Journalarticlesacceptedforpublication

(Entriesmarkedwith*wereacceptedinaccreditedjournals)

*Bornman, J., Romski, M.A., Tönsing, K.M., Sevcik, R.A., White, R., Barton‐Hulsey, A., &Morwane,R.(inpress).AdaptingandtranslatingtheMullenScalesofEarlyLearningfortheSouthAfricancontext.SouthAfricanJournalofCommunicationDisorders.

*Johnson, E., Boshoff, K., & Bornman, J. (in press). Scoping review on children’s pain

vocabulary.CanadianJournalforSpeech‐LanguageandAudiology.

*Naudé,A.M.&Bornman,J.(inpress).Statistieseevalueringenvoorspellingvanwoordherkenning‐toetstellingsvandieFonetiesVerteenwoordigendeEenlettergrepigeWoordlysteinAfrikaans(FVEWA)[StatisticalevaluationandpredictionofwordrecognitiontestscoresoftheFonetiesVerteenwoordigendeEenlettergrepigeWoordlysteinAfrikaans(FVEWA)].TydskrifvirGeesteswetenskappe.

*Ramaahlo,M.,Tönsing,K.M.,&Bornman,J.(inpress).DisabilitypolicyprovisionsforSouthAfricantieroneUniversities:Acriticalanalysis.DisabilityandSociety.

*Romski,M.A.,Bornman,J.,Sevcik,R.A.,Tönsing,K.M.,Barton‐Hulsey,A.,Morwane,R.,

Whitmore, A., & White, R. (in press). Language profiles of children withneurodevelopmental disorders in South Africa.American Journalof Speech‐LanguagePathology.

3.1.4Manuscriptssubmittedforconsiderationofpublication

(Forreasonsofconfidentiality,journalnamesareomitted)

Alant,E.,Zheng,W.,Dada,S.,&Ogle,L.Recognitionofgraphicsymbolsdepictingemotions:Comparingchildrenwithautismandtypicallydevelopingpeers.

Gropp,M.,Johnson,E.,Bornman,J.,&Koul,R.Nurses’perspectivesaboutcommunication

withpatientsinanintensivecaresettingbyusingacommunicationboard.Johnson,E.,Morwane,R.E.,Dada,S.,Pretorius,G.,&Lotriet,M.Adultlearners’

perspectivesontheirengagementinahybridlearningHonoursprogrammeataSouthAfricanuniversity.


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Johnson,E.,Heyns,T,&Nilsson,S.Nurses’perspectivesontheuseofalternative

communicationstrategiestosupportpatient‐centredcommunicationincriticalcareunits.

Morwane,R.E.,Dada,S.,&Bornman,J.Sharedstorybookreadinginteractionbetween

childrenwithcomplexcommunicationneedsandtheircaregivers.Naudé,T.,Dada,S.,&Bornman,J.Theeffectofanaidedlanguagestimulationprogramme

onsubtractionword‐problemsolvingforchildrenwithintellectualdisabilities:Apreliminarystudy.

Sefotho,M.M.,Morwane,R.E.&Bornman,J.(2017).Constructinghephapreneurial

careers:Promotingaspirationsthroughayouthempowermentprojectforpersonswithlittleornofunctionalspeech.

Tönsing,K.M.,VanNiekerk,K.,Schlünz,G.I.,&Wilken,I.AACservicesformultilingual

populations:SouthAfricanserviceproviderperspectives.White,R.,Bornman,J.,&Johnson,E.Fromsilencetojustice:Implicationsforpersonswith

littleornofunctionalspeechaccessingcriminaljustice.3.1.5Chaptersinbooks

Bornman,J.(2017).DevelopinginclusiveliteracypracticesinSouthAfricanSchools.InM.Milton(Ed).InclusivePrinciplesandPracticesinLiteracyEducation.Bingley,UK:EmeraldPublishing

Dada,S.,Kathard,H.,Tönsing,K.M.,&Harty,M.(2017).Severecommunicationdisabilitiesin

SouthAfrica:challengersandenablers.InS.Halder&S.C.Assaf(Eds.),Globaldisabilityandinclusion(pp.169‐193).Cham,Switzerland:SpringerInternational.

3.1.6Bookchaptersacceptedforpublication

Bornman,J.(inpress).Humanrightsofchildrenwithdisability:ExploringtheroleoftheICF‐CY.InCastro,S.&Palikara,O.AnEmergingApproachforEducationandCare:implementingaworld‐wideclassificationoffunctioninganddisability.London:Routledge

3.1.7Peerreviewedpublishedconferenceproceedings

Schlünz,G.I.,Wilken,I.,Moors,C.,Gumede,T.,VanderWalt,W.,Calteaux,K.,Tönsing,K.M.,&VanNiekerk,K.(2017).Applicationsinaccessibilityoftext‐to‐speechsynthesisforSouthAfricanlanguages:initialsystemintegrationanduserengagement.InP.Blignaut&T.Stott(Eds.),SouthAfricanInstituteofComputerScientistsandInformationTechnologists(SAICSIT)Proceedings2017(pp.293–302).ThabaNchu,SouthAfrica:TheAssociationforComputingMachinery.Retrievedfromhttps://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3129416&preflayout=flat#authors

3.1.8Publicationstoraisepublicawareness

Bornman,J.(2017).Partner‐assistedscanning:apowertoolinourAACtoolkit.InE.Moolman

&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A32‐A38.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Dada,S.(2017).AACassessmentforpersonswithAphasia.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),


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AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A7‐A10.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Ellis,L.(2017).Eyetrackingtechnology:updatesandinformation.InE.Moolman&M.Herold

(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A56‐A58.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Ellis,L.(2017).Localislekker:ThelatestSouthAfricanAACoptions.InE.Moolman&M.Herold

(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A59‐A62.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Ellis,L.(2017).Snoezelenroomsandtheirimpactonlearningandcommunication.InE.

Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A63‐A66.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Howes,A.(2017).CreatingequalopportunitiesforindividualswhouseAACinthe21stcentury

classroom.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A50‐A55.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Johnson,E.(2017).Visualscenedisplays.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResource

Manual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A22‐A27.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Johnson,E.(Ed)(2017).CentreforAAC/InterfaceNewsletter(May,December2017).

Moolman,E.(2017).Howtomakeanduseavisualschedule.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A15‐A21.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Morwane,R.(2017).Pragmaticorganisationdynamicdisplay(PODD).InE.Moolman&M.

Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A28‐A31.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Oosthuizen,I.(2017).Messagebanking.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResource

Manual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A39‐A44.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Samuels,A.(2017).What´sinaword?Gettingtogripswithdisabilityterminology.InE.

Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A1‐A6.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Tönsing,K.M.(2017).AACformultilingualpopulations.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AAC

ResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A67‐A72.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

VanNiekerk,K.(2017).PlayingboardandcardgameswithpersonsusingAAC.InE.Moolman

&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A45‐A49.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

White,R.(2017).Accesstojustice:supportforpersonswithcommunicationdisabilitieswho

havebeenvictimsofsexualoffences.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(2ndedition,addendum),pp.A11‐A14.Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.


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3.2 Researchprojects3.2.1 NIH‐funded(R21)projectthroughtheFogartyInternationalCenterandNationalInstitute

ofDeafnessandOtherCommunicationDisordersMobileHealthInitiative:UsingMobileHealthTechnologytoOptimiseCommunicationOutcomesforSouthAfricanChildrenwithDevelopmentalDisorders(PI:ProfJBornman)

ThemainaimofthisprojectistoremediatespeechandlanguagedisordersinthelivesofyoungSouthAfricanchildrenwithdevelopmentaldelaybyenhancingexistingspeech‐languagetherapyservicesthroughtheintroductionofamobile‐healthapp.Thisappisaimedatprimarycaregiversandsetstoprovidethemwithspecificspeech‐languagestimulationactivitiesacrossfourdifferentactivitiesfora12‐weekperiod.During2017,theappdevelopmentteam(comprisingsoftwaredevelopers,engineersandspeech‐languagepathologists)workedontheappdevelopment,afteranalysingtheresultsfromthefocusgroupsconductedin2016.ThestimulationprogrammewaswrittenandtranslatedintoSetswanaandvideoswererecordedasexamplestoshowcasethesestrategiesinaction.2018willseetheimplementationoftheapp.

3.2.2 Sweden(ScienceandTechnologyResearchCollaboration(STINT))/SouthAfrica(NRF)

ScienceandTechnologyResearchCollaboration(PI:ProfSDada)

Agroupofstaff,doctoralstudentsandapostdoctoralfellowfromJönköpingUniversity,Sweden,visitedtheCAACandattendedaweek‐longresearchseminar.ThiscollaborativeprojectwasawardedtoAssociateProfShakilaDada(UP)andKarinaHuus(JU)bytheNRF/SwedishFoundationforInternationalCooperationinResearchandHigherEducation(STINT),ScienceandTechnologyResearchCollaboration.Theaimoftheprojectistoexploretheexchangeofideasthroughinteractionandcollaborationbetweenpostgraduatestudentsandresearchersintheareaofparticipationofchildrenwithdisabilities.Thisisthesecondyearofathree‐yearfundedproject(2016‐2018).

3.2.3 NationalInstitutefortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences(NIHSS)andIndianCouncilof

SocialScienceResearch(ICSSR)(PI:ProfSDada)

ThisprojectwasaimedatincreasingcollaborationbetweenresearchersinSouthAfricaandIndia.Theco‐PIontheprojectinIndiaisProfessorSantoshiHalder,UniversityofCalcutta,Kolkata,India.Dataontheprojecthasbeencollectedandiscurrentlybeinganalysedandinthemanuscriptpreparationphase.Partoftheprojectincludedinstitutionalvisitstoexplorefuturecollaborations.ProfShakilaDadavisitedtheUniversityofCalcutta,theIndianInstituteofCerebralPalsyKolkataandtheAmritMemorialCentre.Bothhadtheopportunitytodiscussresearchwithpostgraduatestudentsaswellasorganisationsprovidingservicestochildrenwithdisabilities.Thisisthefinalyearoftheproject.

3.2.4 NRF‐fundedproject(Thuthukapostdoctoralgrant)(PI:DrKTönsing)

AACandmulti‐lingualismTheoverallaimoftheprojectistodesignandtestAACsystemsforpersonswithnon‐EnglishandmultilingualbackgroundsinSouthAfrica.In2017,twomanuscriptsreportingontheviewsofserviceprovidersandadultsusingAACregardingmultilingualAACimplementationwerefinalised.Inaddition,amaster’sstudentcompletedastudytodetermineanisiZulucorevocabulary,whiletwoothermaster’sstudentscommencedstudiesonSepediandAfrikaanscorevocabularyrespectively.Lastly,astudycommencedaimedatdeterminingwhether3‐5‐year‐oldbilingualchildrencanlearntoassociateagraphicsymbolwithwordsintwolanguages.Specifically,theaimistotestwhetherchildrenspontaneouslytranslatetheglossofasymbollearntinonelanguagetoanotherlanguage.Thisinformationwillassistin


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understandingthelearningdemandsofchildrenwhoaremultilingualandwhoneedtousepicture‐basedAACsystemsintwolanguages.Datacollectioniscurrentlyunderwayandwillbecompletedin2018.Furtheraimsfor2018includethedesignandimplementationofisiZuluandAfrikaansbilingualAACsystemsintwopilotprojects.

3.2.5 NRF‐fundedproject(Thuthuka–NRFRatingTrackGrant)(PI:ProfSDada)

a) Augmentedinput

Theaimofthisprojectistoconductasystematicreviewofaugmentedinputstrategies.Thefirstonefocusedonascopingreviewandthesecondonaugmentedinputwithpersonswithaphasia.Twograntholder‐linkedbursarieswereawardedtoamaster’sstudenttoworkonthisproject,whichwascompletedin2017.

3.2.6 RDP‐fundedprojects

c) TheeffectofanAACtrainingprogrammecomprisingaugmentedinput

(PI:ProfSDada)AnAACtrainingprogrammecomprisinganaugmentedinputstrategyandusinganiPad™withAACsoftwareonthereceptivelanguageabilitiesofchildrenwithlittleornofunctionalspeechwasdevelopedandpiloted.DatacollectionwithsixchildrenwithLNFSwascompleted.Parentandteachertrainingwasalsoconductedattheschooltoensureknowledgetranslation.

d) SouthAfricanhealthcareprofessionals’perspectivesontheuseofaugmentativeandalternativecommunicationstrategiesinintensivecareunits(PI:DrEJohnson)ThemainaimofthisprojectistoinvestigateSouthAfricanhealthcareprofessionals’perspectivesontheuseofAACstrategiesinintensivecaresettingstosuggestpossibleAACstrategiessuitableforimplementationinprivateandgovernmenthospitalsinSouthAfrica.ThisprojectisconductedincollaborationwithProfTanyaHeyns(DepartmentofNursingScience,UP)andProfStefanNilsson(UniversityofGothenburg).Onemanuscripthasbeensubmitted.Twomaster’sstudentsinNursingunderthesupervisionofProfNilsson(UniversityofGothenburg)translatedthequestionnaireintoSwedish.Datacollectioniscompleteandamanuscriptisinprogress.


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4. IMPACTONECONOMICANDSOCIALDEVELOPMENT

4.1 Communityengagementprojects4.1.1 MandelaDay:18July

Beingabletoidentify,labelandcommunicateaboutemotionsisanimportantskillforyoungchildren.Itlaysthefoundationfordevelopingsocialskills,navigatingrelationshipsandbecominghealthyandhappyadults.OurMA(AAC)studentsgave67minutesoftheirtimethisyeartomakevisualsupportmaterialtohelpyoungchildren

withdisabilitieslearnaboutandcommunicatetheiremotions.Thestudents'creativitywasevidentinthestorybooks,emotionpuzzles,picturesymbolsandtheemotion'trafficlights'(usedtohelpchildrenmonitorandregulatetheiremotions)produced.ThematerialwasdonatedtoChrysalisPreschoolforchildrenaged3‐6withspecialneeds,astheyhadearlieridentifiedsuchmaterialsasoneoftheirneeds.4.1.2 FofaCommunicationEmpowermentProgramme–MakingconnectionsRelationships–humanconnection–maketheworldgoround.Forpeoplewithseverecommunicationdifficulties,makingtheseconnectionsisnotalwayseasy.Discrimination,stigmaandfalseperceptionsbysocietyoftenmakeitdifficultforthemtobeseen,tobeheard,andtohaveachanceto‘justsayhi’.‘Makingconnections’wasthethemeofthisyear’sFofaCommunicationEmpowermentProgramme.Thisyear,sixyoungadultswithcommunicationdisabilities,fourreturningparticipantsoftheprogrammeandtwomentorswhoweregraduatesfromtheprogramme,attendedtheweekfrom28Augustto1Septemberoncampus.Theweek’sprogrammeincludedactivitiessuchastoastmaster’strainingbyMrIanFlintfromToastmaster’sSouthAfrica,acampustourpresentedbystudentsfromtheDepartmentofHistoricalandHeritageStudies,andtrainingoncrowdfundingandfundraising.StudentsfromHouseHumanitiesassistedtheparticipantstoprepareforthe‘MakingConnections’eventheldon1September.StudentsfromtheRagcommitteeofHuisMaroela,togetherwithgraphicdesignersOliviaandSuzanneLoots,assistedtheparticipantsinpaintingthe“GraffitiWall”withcatchyslogansaimedatbreakingthestigmaarounddisability.ThreeUPstudentswithdisabilityalsosharedtheirexperiencesofstudyingatUPwiththeparticipants,anditwasclearthattheirstoriesresonatedwiththeyoungadults.

Theweekculminatedwiththe‘Talk‐Without‐A‐Voice”awarenesseventon1September(coincidingwithUP’sAnti‐DiscriminationWeekandCasualDay).Onthatday,thePiazzaoftheUniversityofPretoriawasabuzzwithinteractions,astheparticipantssteppedouttoconnectwiththecampuscommunity.Formanystudentsandstaffthiswasthefirsttimetheyinteractedwithsomeoneusingothermethodsofcommunication,suchasiPads,laptops,andtabletsthatmaketypedtextaudiblethroughsyntheticspeechprocessors.Itmayalsohavebeenthefirsttimetheywereconfrontedwithquestionssuchas–‘Would


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youdatesomeonewithadisability?’or‘Doyouparkinparkingbaysdesignatedtopeoplewithmobilityneeds?’Livelyinteractions,laughterandcommentssuchas‘Thishasbeenlife‐changing’and‘Ihaveadifferentviewofpeoplewithdisabilitiesnow’showedthataspeechbarriercanbeovercometomakemeaningfulconnections,shareamoment,andenjoyeachother’shumanity.4.1.3 AACAwarenessTheCAACcelebratedAACAwarenessmonthinOctober.ThegoalwastoraiseawarenessofAACandtoinformtheSouthAfricanpublicaboutthemanydifferentwaysinwhichpeoplewithcommunicationdisabilitiescommunicateusingdifferentAACtechniquesandstrategies.TheCAAC,throughoutthemonthofOctober,sharedAACawarenessvideosonlinethatwereproducedbythetalentedandcreativethird‐yearVisualArtstudentsattheUniversityofPretoria.Thelinkstothesixvideossharedare:• "Justbecauseyoucan'tspeak,doesnotmeanyouhavenothingtosay."Videoproducedby

AnyaCrousandEmilieduTrevou.https://www.facebook.com/centreforaac/videos/1363719000414684/

• “TalktomeandseewhatIsee!"VideoproducedbyNicciLombardandKaraVerster.https://www.facebook.com/centreforaac/videos/1369504706502780/

• “AACAwarenessMonth”VideoproducedbyCaitlynLynchandTeganKelly.https://www.facebook.com/centreforaac/videos/1375652769221307/

• "Thosewithoutavoicearebeingheard,anddreamsarebecomingareality”VideoproducedbyIngridMillwoodandAnikeStander.https://www.facebook.com/centreforaac/videos/1381615978624986/

• "Bepatient,listenandletthecommunicationbegin!"VideoproducedbySachaSaddulandNatalyaYannikarkis.https://www.facebook.com/centreforaac/videos/1388108624642388/

• “AACAwareness”VideoproducedbyStianvanWykandGideonduPlessis.https://www.facebook.com/centreforaac/videos/1341207872665797/

TheCAACalsosharedfourchaptersfromourAACResourceManualonlineforfreedownload.ThechaptersincludedinformationaboutAACinthehome,settinguptheAACclassroomforlearning,howtomakeanE‐tranandTalkingMats™.Thechapterscanbedownloadedfromthislink:http://www.up.ac.za/en/centre‐for‐augmentative‐alternative‐communication/article/2577982/aac‐awareness‐month‐october‐

Furthermore,ConstanceNtuli,apersonwhousesAAC,disabilityadvocateandastaffmemberattheCAAC,organisedanimpromptulinedancewithstudentsfromHouseHumanities.Thiswell‐knowndance,calledthe“BusStop”isspecificallydesignedtoeasilydrawinbystanderstojoinandunite.Studentsstatedafterwardsthatthiswasinformativebutalsoawholelotoffun.TheeventtookplaceattheUniversityofPretoriaon27OctoberinfrontoftheMerenskyLibraryonthecampustoraiseawarenessaboutAAC.MsConstanceNtuliwasintroducedasanAACuserandsharedinformationaboutthedifficultiespersonsusingAACexperience,aswellasashortintroductionaboutAAC.StudentsbecameawareofthevariouschallengesAACuserscomeacrossdailyoncampus,andhowthiscouldbemadeeasieriftherewasmoreawarenessaboutpersonswhoarenotableto


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communicateverbally.StudentswereremindedthatpersonswhouseAACcanmakedecisionsforthemselves.4.1.4DevicespracticaldayThethird‐yearstudentsoftheDepartmentofSpeech‐LanguagePathologyandAudiologyendedtheirAAClecturesonahighnote,withapracticalsessionon25August.Studentswereprovidedtheopportunitytoputtheoryintopracticeandtryoutthevariousspeech‐generatingdevicesthatindividualswithlittleornofunctionalspeechusetoeitheraugmenttheirspeechorasanalternativemodeofcommunication.CarlavanNiewenhuizenandZainabOmar,whocommunicatethroughtheuseofspeech‐generatingdevices,inspiredthestudentswiththeirstoriesofperseverance,hopeandcourage.DesiraePillay,anassistivetechnologyadvisorfromInclusiveSolutions,andparentofadaughterwhousesAAC,toldthestudentsaboutsomeofthelatesttechnologythatassistspeopletocommunicateandimprovethequalityoftheirlives,andalsodemonstratedthelatesteye‐trackingtechnology.StudentsandstaffoftheCAAConceagainrealisedthepowerofbeingabletocommunicate.

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5. DISSEMINATIONOFINFORMATIONTable2Disseminationofinformationbywayofseminars,workshopsandskillsshops

DATEANDPLACE

PRESENTER(S) PARTICIPANTS ORIGINANDAIM EVALUATIONOFOUTCOMES

3–4MayAcornhoek,Mpumalanga

ProfJBornmanMrsEMoolmanMsCNtuli

14teachersatTsakaneSpecialSchool

ImplementingAACdevicesintheclassroom:Wehavethedevices,butwhatdowedowiththem?

TeachersfeltempoweredastheyunderstoodhowtoimplementthedevicessuppliedbytheDoEintheirclassrooms.Theyfoundthecasestudies,whichfocusedonspecificchildren,helpful.SometeacherswanttoexploreformalBA(Hons)studiesinAAC.

2MayAcornhoek,Mpumalanga

ProfJBornmanMrsEMoolmanMsCNtuli

120primarycaregivers(parents,grandparentssiblings,otherfamilymembers)14teachers

Atrainingprogramme“NoParents‐NoProgress”toprimarycaregiversatTsakaneSpecialSchool,whichfocusedonbeginningcommunicationskills.

ParentsappreciatedthetrainingandsaidthatmeetinganAACrolemodel(MsConstanceNtuli)forthefirsttimeprovidedthemwithanewvisionfortheirownchildren.Theyexpressedthatthetrainingmadethemfeelhopefulfortheirownchildren’sfuture.

8May,BaragwanathHospital,Soweto

ProfSDadaMsKvanNiekerkDrKTönsing

Approximately50speechandoccupationaltherapistsemployedbyGautengDepartmentofHealth

AimofthediscussionwastoprovideanoverviewofassessmentinAACduringaworkshopoftheAACworkgroupintheGautengDoE.

Audiencefoundtheinformationinformativeandprovidedpositivefeedbacktothepresenters.Focusonmulti‐disciplinaryworkisrefreshingandstimulating.Practicalguidelinesarevaluable.

15May,Almaschool,Pretoria

DrEJohnson 30teachersandtherapists

FeedbackonthecollaborativeresearchprojectwithProfSNilssonandProfMAdolfssonaboutpainmanagementandcommunicationofchildrenwithCPinschoolsandDrJohnson’sPhDstudy.

Audiencefoundthepresentationinformative.Teacherssuggesteddevelopingagenericpaincommunicationboardforlearnersintheirclassrooms.TheboardswillincludePCSsymbolstovisuallypresentwordsfromthedifferentcategoriesidentifiedinthestudy;apainscaleandabodyfiguretoenablelearnerstoindicatewhere(onthebody)theyhavepain.


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DATEANDPLACE

PRESENTER(S) PARTICIPANTS ORIGINANDAIM EVALUATIONOFOUTCOMES

18–19May,NAMSLHA,Windhoek,Namibia

ProfJBornman 15speech‐languagetherapists,audiologistsandoccupationaltherapists

Workshopon“AACassessmentandinterventionforvariouspopulations”hostedbytheNamibianSpeech‐Language‐HearingAssociation.

Thisinteractiveworkshopfocusedonskillimplementation,materialsandavailableresourceswithinacollaborativeproblem‐solvingapproach.Appreciatedsharingoffreewareforassessmentpurposes.Afollow‐upsessionwasrequested.

26MayMaseru,Lesotho

ProfJBornmanDrEJohnsonMsRWhiteMsRMorwane

Morethan200politicians,parliamentariansandparentsandothercaregiversofchildrenwithdisabilities

Awarenessraisingevent'Ntlelebatsoali,Hahotsoelopele{NoParents,NoProgress}sponsoredbytheformerPrimeMinisterofLesotho’swife,MmeLiabiloeRamoholi,toraisegeneraldisabilityawarenessinLesotho.

AdvocateBMMohanoe(CentreforConstitutionalandHumanRightsWatch)initiatedthisevent.Thecentreteamwasthankedasparticipantsexpressedthattheyhadlearntnewskillsonhowtocommunicatewiththeirchildrenwithdisabilitiesandlookforwardtofurtherskillstrainingbythecentre.

20October,NAMSHLA,Windhoek,Namibia

DrKTönsing 7speech‐languagetherapistsandaudiologists

WorkshopontheuseofAACforadultswithacquiredneurologicalconditions,hostedbytheNAMSLHA.

Allattendeesfoundtheworkshopinformativeandhelpful,andindicatedthattheywouldimplementthestrategiestheylearntaboutintheirpractices.

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6. CONSULTATIONSSixteenconsultationsforpersonswithlittleornofunctionalspeechandtheirsupportteams(familyandserviceproviders)wereconducted.TheaimoftheseconsultationswastosuggestappropriateAACsolutions(symbols,aids,techniquesandstrategies)fortheclientandhis/herteam,basedontheirneeds,capabilitiesandresources.Theconsultationsalsoassistindevelopingnewtoolsandresourcesthatareusedinstudenttraining.Inaddition,sixmedico‐legalconsultationswithregardtoquantumtrialswereconducted.


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7. PRESENTATIONSATCONFERENCESANDSEMINARS

Table3PresentationsbyCAACstaffmembers

DATE NAME PRESENTATIONTITLE,NAMEOFCONFERENCEORSEMINARANDPLACE

INTERNATIONAL10February ProfJBornman Invitedkeynoteaddress:Communicationforpersonswith

disability:anecessityformeetinghumanrights.6thEastAfricanInternationalConferenceonCommunicationDisability,KenyattaUniversity,Nairobi.

14March ProfSDada Paper:Participationofchildrenwithdisabilitiesorlong‐termhealthconditionslivinginlow‐andmiddle‐incomecountries.Ascopingreview.Aresearchsymposiumforchildhood‐onsetdisability,P3MParticipationConference,Melbourne,Australia.

14March DrASamuels Paper:Longitudinalstudiesonchangeinactivitiesandparticipation:Asystematicreview.Aresearchsymposiumforchildhood‐onsetdisability,P3MParticipationConference,Melbourne,Australia.

14March DrASamuels Paper:Engagementinthefreeplayenvironment:Doescontextmatter?Aresearchsymposiumforchildhood‐onsetdisability,P3MParticipationConference,Melbourne,Australia.

11September ProfSDada Presentation:TheeffectofaidedinputonthereceptivelanguageofchildrenwhorequireAAC.Communicationmatters:NationalAACConference2017,LeedsInnovationCentre,UK.

11September DrKTönsing Presentation:AACimplementationofmultilingualpersons.Communicationmatters:NationalAACConference2017,LeedsInnovationCentre,UK.

13September ProfSDada Presentation:TheeffectofAAConthereceptivelanguageabilitiesofchildrenwithdevelopmentaldisabilities.ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,Manchester,UK.

16November ProfJBornman Presentation:CRCimplementationinpreschool.JönköpingUniversity,Sweden.

16November ProfJBornman Presentation:Children’srights.PicturemyParticipation:AviewfromSouthAfrica.JönköpingUniversity,Sweden.

28November ProfSDada Presentation:Participation:includingvoicesofvulnerablegroups.UniversityofCalcutta,Kolkata,India.

ProfJuanBornmanandparticipantsatthe6thEastAfricanConferenceinKenya

ProfShakilaDadaattheIndianInstituteofcerebralPalsyinKolkata,India


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DATE NAME PRESENTATIONTITLE,NAMEOFCONFERENCEORSEMINARANDPLACE

National 10June MrsRWhite Paper:Accesstojustice–givingvoicelesschildrenavoice.9thChild

TraumaConference,LittleVoicesCount,Durban.28June ProfJBornman

DrASamuelsPresentation:AACCommunicationoptionsforchildrenwithadditionalcommunicationchallengesbeyondhearingloss.FamilyCenteredEarlyInterventionConference,UniversityoftheWitwatersrand,Johannesburg.

29June ProfJBornman Presentation:HowIthink,feelanddo,comparedtohowIthought,feltanddid:ExploringtheattitudesoftypicallydevelopingadolescentstowardstheirsiblingwithASD.AutismSpectrumDisorderSymposiumConnect:Affectingchange.NorthWestUniversity,Potchefstroom.

19July MrsRWhite PosterPresentation:Accesstojustice:Givingavoicetothevoicelessusingcommunicationtechnology.AnnualSouthAfricanYoungScientistsConference,Johannesburg.

4August MrsRWhiteProfJBornmanDrEJohnson

Presentation:Fromsilencetojustice:Implicationsforpersonswithcommunicationdisabilitiesaccessingthecriminaljusticesystem.CRIMSAInternationalBiennialConference,IndabaHotel,Johannesburg.

8August MrsRWhiteProfJBornmanDrEJohnson

Plenarysession:Fromsilencetojustice:Implicationsforchildrenwithlittleornofunctionalspeechaccessingthecriminaljusticesystem.,18thAnnualNationalChildAbuseConference,(SAPSAC),CSIR,Pretoria.

4September DrASamuelsProfSDadaDrLSchlebuschProfKHuus

Presentation:Participationresearchonchildrenandyouthwithdisabilitiesinlow‐andmiddle‐incomecountries:ascopingreview.2ndGautengHealthEarlyChildhoodIntervention(ECI)Conference,Johannesburg.

8September DrLSchlebusch Posterpresentation:FamilyqualityoflifeofSouthAfricanfamiliesraisingchildrenwithautismspectrumdisorder.NurturingourFutureConference,Stellenbosch.

9September DrLSchlebusch Presentation:Familyroutines,theperceivedimpactofautismandfamilyqualityoflifeofSouthAfricanfamiliesraisingchildrenwithautismspectrumdisorder.NurturingourFutureConference,Stellenbosch.

27September

DrGSchlünzMsIWilkenMsCMoorsMsTGumedeMsWVanderWaltDrKCalteauxDrKTönsing,andMrsKVanNiekerk

Presentation:Applicationsinaccessibilityoftext‐to‐speechsynthesisforSouthAfricanlanguages:initialsystemintegrationanduserengagement.SouthAfricanInstituteofComputerScientistsandInformationTechnologists(SAICSIT)AnnualConference,Thaba‘Nchu.

2October ProfSDada Invitedkeynoteaddress:Participation:Isitenoughtobepresent?RuralHealthConference,Taung.

17October DrASamuels

InvitedPresentation:Curriculumtransformation:Makingthecurriculumaccessibleforstudentswithdisabilities.FacultyofHumanitiesTeachingandLearningForum,UniversityofPretoria.

31October MrsKvanNiekerkProfSDadaDrKTönsing

Presentation:PerspectivesofrehabilitationprofessionalsonassistivetechnologyprovisiontoyoungchildrenwithdisabilitiesinSouthAfrica.Postgraduateconference,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.


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31October MsIGreyvenstein

Presentation:Higherorderemotionidentification:comparingchildrenwithblindnesstotypicallydevelopingpeers.Postgraduateconference,UniversityofPretoria.

31October DrKMTönsing Moderator:HealthandSocietyIII.Postgraduateconference,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.

7November DrKTönsing Moderator:Communicationaccommodationsinthejusticesystem.The5thAnnualDisabilityRightsinAfricaConference,Pretoria.

7November MrsRWhiteMsDMsipa

Presentation:ImplementingArticle13oftheConventionontheRightsofPersonswithDisabilitiesinSouthAfrica:Accommodationsforpeoplewithcommunicationdisabilities.The5thAnnualDisabilityRightsinAfricaConference,Pretoria.

7November ProfJBornmanMrsRWhiteMrsEViljoenDrEJohnsonDrKTönsingMsRMorwaneMsCNtuliProfDNBryenDrLWiles

Poster:Accesstojusticeforpersonswithcomplexcommunicationneeds:theroleofaugmentativeandalternativecommunication.The5thAnnualDisabilityRightsinAfricaConference,Pretoria.

8November MsRMorwaneMrsRWhite

Workshop:CommunicationAccommodationintheCriminalJusticeSystem.The5thAnnualDisabilityRightsinAfricaConference,Pretoria.

DrKerstinTönsing,MsOdetteSwift,MrsRobynWhiteandMrsDianahMsipa

The5thAnnualDisabilityRightsinAfricaConference


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8. CONFERENCES,SEMINARS,WORKSHOPSANDOTHERTRAININGSESSIONSATTENDED

Table4Staffdevelopment:Conferencesandtrainingsessionsattended

DATE CONFERENCE,SEMINAR,WORKSHOPAND/ORTRAINING15&16February

WorkplaceDisability.ManagementConference,Johannesburg.Attendedby:MsRMorwane

21February Inauguraladdress:ProfDebbyBonnin–TransformationsofWork,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada,DrKTönsing&DrASamuels

4March ClickUpGrades,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:MrsEMoolman

13–17March AdvancedHumanRightsCourseonDisabilityRightsinanAfricanContext,CentreforHumanRights,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:MrsRWhite

17March Findingyourvoice.DepartmentofResearchandInnovationSupport,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:MsRMorwane

16March DisabilityRightsSymposium–Empowermentthroughpartnerships,AfrikaTikkun&BeitIssieShapiro,UthandoCentre,Braampark,Johannesburg.Attendedby:ProfJBornman&MsCNtuli

27March Strengtheningpostgraduatesupervisionseminar.PresentedbyRhodesUniversity,inJohannesburg.Attendedby:DrEJohnson

10April CurriculumTransformationPublicLectureSeries:PublicLecturebyDrSaleemBadat,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfSDada&DrKTönsing

25April TheStateofMentalHealth:UnpackingtheLife‐EsidimeniIssues,MootCourt,LawBuilding,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman&DrASamuels

3May BeinganEffectiveSupervisor:Ensuringawin‐winsituationforbothyouandyourstudents,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:DrASamuels&DrEJohnson

5May AlternativeAssessmentSeminar,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfSDada,DrASamuels&DrEJohnson

10May OpenScienceworkshop.TheStrengtheningTechnology,ResearchandInnovationcooperationbetweenEuropeandSouthAfrica(ESASTAP2020),hostedbytheDepartmentofScienceandTechnology,ManhattanHotel,Pretoria.Attendedby:DrASamuels

15May PreparingforNRFrating(ProfGilbertOnwu).EarlyCareerAcademicsWorkshop,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfSDada&DrASamuels

23May Cleftlip/palate:Bestpracticesandrecentdevelopments(ProfBrendaLouw),UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada,MrsEnidMoolman,MsRMorwane

24May Meaningmakingininterpersonalinteractions:Movingbeyondexchangingmessagesininteractionwithchildrenandadultswithseverecommunication(ProfErnaAlant),UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada,DrEJohnson,MrsKvanNiekerk,MsRMorwane,MrsEMoolman,DrKTönsing

30May POWERHEDAsystemtraining,DepartmentofInstitutionalPlanning,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman&MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe


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31May CurriculumTransformationPublicLectureSeries.Curriculumtransformationmatters:Thedecolonialturn,PresentedbyProfCrainSoudien,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:DrASamuels&DrKTönsing

1June 5thAnnualAfrikaTikkunChildProtectionDialogue,UthandoCentre,Johannesburg.Attendedby:MrsRWhite

20June CopyrightinTeachingandLearning.FacultyofHumanitiesTeachingandLearningForum,UniversityofPretoria(DrLetieKleyn).Attendedby:MrsEMoolman&DrASamuels

20June CurriculumTransformationPublicLectureSeries.Curriculumtransformationmatters:Thedecolonialturn,PresentedbyProfGarthStevens,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:DrASamuels

30June 2ndInternationalSymposium:ICFEducation, NewSomersetHospital,CapeTown.Attendedby:DrASamuels

3August Storytellingandopinionwritingworkshop.UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:MsRMorwane

4August Digitisationtoenhancepublishing.State‐of‐the‐artebookaugmentationusinglocalizedtechnologiesincludingepub3conversionsoftware,CSIR,Pretoria.Attendedby:DrASamuels

11August BeyondtheSDGs‐ChallengesforScholarlyEngagement,PresentedbyDrHenningMelber,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrASamuels

15August Perspectivesonchildtrauma,abuseandneglect,JellyBeanzIncandChildtraumaTraining,Pretoria.Attendedby:MrsRWhite.

15August Researchinformationmanagementsystemtraining(RIMS),UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe

16August Howtowriteandimproveyourskillsincommunicatingtonon‐academicaudiencesworkshop,TheConversationAfrica,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:DrASamuels&MsRMorwane

22September Themethodbehindthemadness:Researchmethodology,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada,DrKTönsing,DrASamuels,DrEJohnson,MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsRWhite,MrsEMoolman,&MsRMorwane

27September LanguagedevelopmentandAAC(ProfCathyBinger),UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsRWhite,&MsRMorwane

29September Researchethicsatuniversities:Prioritiesandtrends,UniversityofPretoriaAttendedby:DrEJohnson

6October ClientparticipationinAACinterventionandresearch:Rhetoricandreality(ProfJulietGoldbart&ProfJaniceMurray),UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsEMoolman,MrsRWhite,MsRMorwane&DrASamuels

9–11October

15thAnnualProfessionalAdministratorsConferenceSouthAfrica(PACSA),Rustenburg.Attendedby:MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe

19October Writingworkshop,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:MsRMorwane

26October HumanitiesDay:UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada&DrASamuels

30October Mainstreamingdisabilityinthecontextofahumanrightsdispensation,SouthAfricanEmployersforDisability,(SAE4D),Johannesburg.Attendedby:MsRMorwane


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10November Disabilityandinclusion:SnapshotsfromresearchinIndia,(ProfSantoshiHalder),UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,ProfSDada,MrsKvanNiekerk,DrASamuels&MrsRWhite

29‐30November

12thEarlyChildhoodDevelopmentKnowledgeBuildingSeminar(UNICEFSA),Pretoria.Attendedby:DrASamuels

AttendeesattheCleftlip/palate:BestpracticesandrecentdevelopmentsseminarpresentedbyProfBrendaLouw


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9. VISITSBYSTAFFTOINTERNATIONALINSTITUTIONS:RESEARCHAND/ORTRAINING

STAFFMEMBER INSTITUTION DATE

ProfJBornman KenyattaUniversity,Nairobi,Kenya 10–13February

ProfSDadaDrASamuels

AustralianCatholicUniversity,Melbourne,Australia 13–17March

ProfJBornmanDrEJohnsonMsRMorwaneMrsRWhite

NationalUniversityofLesotho,Roma,Lesotho 25–26May

ProfJBornman KenyattaUniversity,Nairobi,Kenya 5–9June

DrASamuels JönköpingUniversity,Jönköping,Sweden 12–23November

ProfJBornman JönköpingUniversity,Jönköping,Sweden 13–19November

ProfSDada AmritSomaniMemorialCentre,Kolkata,IndiaIndianInstituteofCerebralPalsy,Kolkata,IndiaUniversityofCalcutta,Kolkata,India

27November29November27November–3December

ProfSDada JönköpingUniversity,Jönköping,Sweden 11–15December

Prof Shakila Dada in India

MrsRobynWhite,DrEnsaJohnson,MmeLiabiloeRamoholi,ProfJuanBornman,MsRefilweMorwane,NationalUniversityof

Lesotho


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10. VISITORSTOTHECENTREFORAUGMENTATIVEANDALTERNATIVECOMMUNICATION

Table5Purposeofinternationalvisitorandoutcomes

DATENAMEAND

DESIGNATION PURPOSEOFVISIT OUTCOMES

17January AdvBokangMartinManahoe,fromtheCentreforConstitutionalandHumanRightsWatch,Lesotho

Todiscussthehostingofalarge‐scaledisabilityawarenesscampaigninLesotho.Initiallytherequestwastofocusonpersonswithalbinism,butthiswasbroadenedtoincludealldisabilitystakeholdergroups.

Aworkshop'Ntlelebatsoali,Hahotsoelopele'{'NoParents,NoProgress}waspresentedtomorethan200politicians,parliamentarians,care‐giversofchildrenwithdisabilitiesandthemedia.TocreatedisabilitysupportinLesotho,thishigh‐profileeventwassponsoredbytheformerprimeministerofLesotho’swife,MmeLiabiloeRamoholi.TheCentreteamalsomettheAdvocacyTeamforInclusion(ATI),DrLefoka,DrLeshota,DrMaseho,KhosiRejakeandHlonieMohasiattheNationalUniversityofLesotho(NUL)inRoma.

23May ProfBrendaLouw,EastTennesseeUniversity,US

Presentaseminarentitled,CleftLip/Palate:Bestpracticeandrecentdevelopments.FinalisationofprojectsponsoredbyCarnegieAfricanDiasporaFellowshipprogramme.

Attendedby36participants.Attendeesstatedthatthepresentationwasveryrelevantandinformativewithgreatapplicationtopractice.Theywereinspiredtosharetheinformationwiththeircolleagues.Manuscriptinprogress.

24May ProfErnaAlantIndianaUniversity,USA

PresentNevilleCohenMemoriallectureandseminarentitled,Meaning‐makingininterpersonalinteractions:Movingbeyondexchangingmessagesininteractionwithchildrenandadultswithseverecommunicationproblems.

Attendedby66participants.Participantsenjoyedafreshperspectiveonmeasuringinterpersonalinteractionandstatedthattheinclusionofnewformsofcommunication(e.g.mobilephoneandinternet‐based)increasedtheirknowledgebase.Requestedafull‐dayseminaronthetopic.

14July DrKobieBoshoff,UniversityofSouthAustralia,Australia

PresentedalecturetoMECIsecond‐yearstudentsentitled,Parents’experiencesofadvocatingfortheirchildwithautism–ameta‐synthesis.

Studentsinteractedandwereinspiredtostartwiththeirownresearchprojects.DrBoshoffalsoassistedthreePhDstudentstocompletesystematicreviewsaspartoftheirstudies.

20–30September

ProfCathyBinger,UniversityofNewMexico,US

ResearchmentorshiptoDrKMTönsingandpostgraduatestudents.Presentationsoftwoworkshops:Researchmethods(Themethodbehindthemadness)topostgraduatestudentsandstaff;andBuildinglanguageskillsforchildrenwhouse

ProfBingergaveinputontheresearchprojectsofninePhDstudentsandthreemaster’sstudents.ShegaveinputontheconceptualisationanddesignofDrTönsing’sThuthuka‐fundedprojects.ParticipantswereappreciativeoftheMethodsworkshopandfounditstimulating,asthediscussionpointswerewithreal‐lifeexamples.Afterthe“Building


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DATENAMEAND


AAC,presentedtopractitionersandresearchersinAAC.

language”seminar,participantsstatedthatitwasexcellentlyplannedandpresented,withvideosensuringapplicabilitytotheSAcontext.

2–6October

DrJulietGoldbartandDrJaniceMurray,ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,UK

Visited ProfShakilaDadawiththeviewofincreasingresearchandteachingcollaboration.Inaddition,theyvisitedtheUniversityofWitwatersrandandBaragwanathHospital.Theyalsodidpresentationsontheircurrentresearch.

ProfessorsGoldbartandMurraypresentedshortseminarsentitled,ClientparticipationinAACinterventionandresearch:RhetoricandrealityandCommunicationdevelopment,assessmentandinterventionforpeoplewithprofounddisabilities:Anevidence‐basedapproachrespectively.Inaddition,theyprovidedconsultationsontheresearchmethodsofthreemaster’s,fourPhDstudentsandonepost‐doctoralfellow’sresearch.

15–22October

ProfKarinaHuus,ProfMatsGranlund,DrPatrikArvidsson,DrElisabethElgmark,DrIngallilBerglundMsFridaLygnegård,JönköpingUniversity,Sweden

ThegroupofSwedishstaff,doctoralstudentsandpost‐doctoralfellowsoftheCHILDResearchgroupfromJönköpingUniversityvisitedtheCAACaspartofthefundedSTINT/NRFproject.TheaimwastocontinuewithcollaborationontheresearchprojectonParticipationofchildrenwithdisabilities.

Thefocusoftheweek‐long seminarwasonvalidationofmeasuringinstrumentsinLAMIcountriesandwasattendedbyvariousdoctoralstudents,post‐doctoralfellowsandstaffoftheCAAC.Duringtheweek,attentionwasspecificallygiventodesigningastandardsetofinstructionsandtestprotocolforthePicturemyParticipationTool.Thespecificsymbolsusedinthetoolanditsapplicabilitytodifferentculturalcontextswasalsodebated.

6–10November

ProfSantoshiHalder,UniversityofCalcutta,India

AspartofthefundedNIHSS/ICSSRproject,ProfHaldervisitedtheCAAC,theDepartmentofEducationalPsychology,UniversityofSouthAfrica,aswellasDrMichalHartyattheUniversityofCapeTown.Shealsopresentedaseminarentitled,DisabilityandInclusion:SnapshotsfromResearchinIndia.

Thefindingsofthecurrentprojectwerediscussedandwaystofurthercollaboratewereexplored.ProfHalderalsodiscussedresearchmethodologywithfourPhDstudents.HerenergeticseminaraptlydemonstratedthedifferencesandsimilaritiesinhercontextwhencomparedtoSouthAfrica.Thistriggeredalivelydiscussionandparticipantsexpressedaneedforalargerseminarontopicssuchasthis.

ProfJaniceMurrayand ProfJulietGoldbart,ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,UK


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DATENAMEAND


16October–12November

DrPatrikArvidsson,Post‐doctoralfellow,JönköpingUniversity,Sweden

Post‐docvisittocontinueresearchontheNRF/STINTfundedproject.DiscussionofresearchmethodstoCAACstaff.

Completeddataanalysisonpreliminarydataontheproject.Discussionofanewpotentialresearchprojectasanextensionofcurrentwork.

ProfSantoshiHalderUniversityofCalcutta,India

ProfEmeritusIsabelUysandProfErnaAlant,recipientofthe

NevilleCohenaward

ProfCathyBingerUniversityof

NewMexico,USA

StaffandstudentsfromtheCHILDresearchgroupatJönköpingUniversity,Sweden


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11. ACHIEVEMENTSAND/ORSPECIALINVOLVEMENT11.1 StaffAchievementsandAwards

MrsRobynWhitesuccessfullycompletedtheTUKSYoungResearchleaderprogramme(TYRLP).

MsRefilweMorwanewasselectedfortheTUKSYoungResearcherLeaderProgramme. DrKerstinTönsingsharedsecondplaceintheTeachingExcellenceAwardoftheFacultyof

Humanities.11.2 StudentAchievementsandAwards

TheSemanticCompactionSystemsAwardforthebestAACresearchonamaster’sorPhDlevelprojectwasawardedtoJocelynMngomezulu.

TheInclusiveSolutionsAwardforthebestHonoursstudentwasawardedtoStephanieOosthuizen.

EditMicrosystemsAwardforthemostimprovedHonoursstudentwasawardedtoNolufefeMayaphi.

MrsRobynWhitewasselectedtopresentattheAnnualSouthAfricanYoungScientists(ASSAF)Conference.

DrLiezlSchlebusch(PhDAlumna)receivedtheEmergingResearcherAwardfromtheInternationalSocietyforAutismResearch(INSAR)andAutismSpeaks.ShereceivedthisawardattheRegionalInternationalMeetingforAutismResearch(IMFAR)ConferenceinStellenboschinSeptember2017.

DrThilenKyarkanaye(PhDAlumna)receivedtheKalafongProvincialTertiaryHospitalIndividualServiceExcellenceAward(2016).

ThefollowingPhDstudentswereawardedNIHSSbursaries:MsRMorwane,MsKMasuku,MrsVMadima,MsNMbanda.

ThefollowingstudentswereawardedUPpostgraduatebursaries:MrsRWhite,MrsHdeClercq,MrsCWepener,MrsSDavis.

MsKMasuku(PhDstudent)wasawardedtheWitsEnablingGrant. MsRefilweMorwanewasawardedtheSAHUDABursary. ThefollowingMA(AAC)studentswereawardedUPpostgraduatebursaries:MsNGerber,

MsAKuyler,MsZLaher,MsGMcMahon‐Panther,MsRMothapo. ThefollowingMA(AAC)studentswereawardedThuthukagrantholder‐linkedbursaries:

MsLDavidsson,MsREverett,MrsCFlores,MsDHattingh,MsZLaher,MsRMothapo,MsNStockley,MsAWylie.

MrsDBatev,anM(ECI)student,receivedaUPpostgraduatebursary.

DrThilenKyarkanayereceivedtheKalafongProvincialTertiaryHospitalIndividualService

ExcellenceAwardDrLiezlSchlebuschwastherecipientof

anEmergingResearcherAward


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12.PROFESSIONALACADEMICACTIVITIES12.1 Involvementwithotheruniversitiesasexternalexaminers

ProfJBornman ExternalexaminerforPhDthesis–UniversityofWitwatersrand

ProfSDada Externalexaminerformaster’sdissertation–UniversityofCapeTownExternalexaminerformaster’sdissertation–UniversityofKwaZulu‐Natal

ExternalexaminerfortheSpeechandHearingTherapyDepartmentoftheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand(ModuleCPSL453)

DrKTönsing ExternalexaminerfortheDepartmentofSpeech‐LanguagePathology

andAudiology,SefakoMakgathoUniversity(Module:MSLB041) ExternalexaminerfortheDepartmentofInterdisciplinaryHealth

Sciences:Speech‐languageandHearingTherapy,UniversityofStellenbosch(Module:SpeechPathology411)

DrASamuelsMsRMorwane

ExternalexaminerforHonoursThesis–UniversityofSouthAustraliaExternalexaminerfortheDepartmentofSpeech‐LanguagePathologyandAudiology,UniversityofKwaZulu‐Natal(ModuleCPSL443)Externalexaminerforfourth‐yearResearchPosterPresentations,UniversityofWitwatersrandExternalexaminer(ModuleSLP400),UniversityofWitwatersrand

12.2 Refereeduties

ProfJBornman AugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationClinicalArchivesofCommunicationDisorders(EditorialBoard)InternationalJournalofDisability,DevelopmentandEducationJournalofCommunicationDisordersPROSPECTSReviewerofISAACConference2018abstractsReviewerontheNRFreviewpanel:SARCHiChairsandRatingapplications

ProfSDada AmericanJournalofSpeech‐LanguagePathologyAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationFolipPhoniatricaetLogopaedicaImageandTextInternationalJournalofSpeech‐LanguagePathologyReviewerofISAACConference2018abstractsReviewerontheNRFreviewerpanel:SARCHiChairsandThuthukaapplicationsReviewerofbookchapter:ValidityandReliabilityinMeasuringInstruments

DrKTönsing AmericanJournalofSpeech‐LanguagePathologyAphasiologyAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationReviewerofbookchapter:ValidityandReliabilityinMeasuringInstrumentsReviewerofISAACConference2018abstracts


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DrASamuels Reviewerofbookchapter:UsingSocialMediaScandinavianJournalofOccupationalTherapy

DrEJohnson HealthJournal

HumanitiesandSocialSciencesJournalInternationalJournalofEuropeanStudies(IJES)Reviewerofbookchapter:UsingFocusGroupsReviewerofISAACConference2018abstracts

12.3 Otherduties

Staffmembersserveonavarietyofdifferentcommittees

ProfJBornman HeadsofDepartments,FacultyofHumanitiesAppliedSocialSciencesClusterChair(November2017)AcademicRepresentative:CentralSkillsDevelopmentCommitteeAdvisoryCommittee:AdvancedDiplomainVisualImpairmentStudiesAdvisoryCommittee:CentrefortheStudyofResiliencePostgraduateCommittee,FacultyofHumanitiesSubcommitteeEducationoftheWorkingGrouponAffordableandAccessibleICTforpersonswithdisabilitiesCounciloftheInternationalAssociationforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication(ISAAC)

ProfSDada

ResearchCommittee:FacultyofHumanitiesChairofDepartmentalResearchCommitteeTheEducation,TrainingandRegistrationCommitteeofProfessionalBoardforSpeech,LanguageandHearingHealthProfessionsCouncil(HPCSA)HonoraryProfessoratSpeechandHearingDepartment–UniversityofKwaZulu‐Natal(2017–2020)

DrKTönsing Chair:ResearchCommitteeoftheInternationalAssociationforAAC(ISAAC)

DrEJohnson ResearchEthicsCommittee,FacultyofHumanities

DrASamuels TransformationCommittee,FacultyofHumanities

MrsRWhite WebandMarketingCommittee,FacultyofHumanities

MsRMorwane TeachingandLearningCommittee,FacultyofHumanities

MrTMahlangu HealthandSafetyCommittee,FacultyofHumanities


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13.Media

ProfJBornman–RadioVeritasinterviewonInclusiveEducation–15March ProfJBornman–RadioVeritasinterviewonAACandHumanRights–20April DrASamuels’PhDresearchonteenageparentingwasquotedintheCapeArgus–23August DrASamuels–VoiceoftheCapeinterviewonTeenageParenting‐24August DrASamuels–PowerFMinterviewonTeenageParenting–25August TheMaster’sinEarlyChildhoodInterventionprogrammewasfeaturedasanexemplaryHybrid

LearningCaseStudyattheUniversityofPretoria MrsRobynWhiteauthoredapieceintheSaturdayStar,“Abuseofdisabledanationalcrises”–26

August

ProfJBornmanauthoredapieceintheSaturdayStar,“Theydiedbecausenooneheardthem”–16September


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14. STAFF14.1 CAACstafffundedbytheUniversityofPretoria14.2 CAACstafffundedfromoutsidefunds14.3 ExtraordinaryProfessors14.4 JuniorResearchandPost‐DoctoralFellows

DrAlidaNaude JuniorResearchFellow(2017‐2019)DrLiezlSchlebusch Post‐DoctoralFellow(2017)

14.5 ExternalExaminers

BAHonours(AAC)DrMMophosho AAK713&AAK712 UniversityoftheWitwatersrandDrGLedwaba AAK701 &AAK703 UniversityofSouthAfrica(Unisa)MrsSBKarim AAK702 UniversityofKwaZulu‐NatalMrsOMahura AAK714 UniversityofCapeTownProfKUys AAK715 UniversityofKwaZulu‐Natal

Professor&Director: ProfJBornman(40hoursperweek)AssociateProfessor: ProfSDada(40hoursperweek)SeniorLecturer: DrKTönsing(40hoursperweek)Lecturer: DrASamuels(40hoursperweek)DepartmentalAdministratorA: MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe(40hoursperweek)ClericalAdministrativeAssistant:

MrTMahlangu(40hoursperweek)

Lecturer: DrEJohnson(40hoursperweek) Lecturer: MsRMorwane(40hoursperweek) Lecturer: MrsRWhite(30hoursperweek) Lecturer: MrsEMoolman(15hoursperweek) Lecturer:AdministrativeAssistant:

MrsKvanNiekerk(12hoursperweek)MsCNtuli(15hoursperweek)

ExtraordinaryProfessor: ProfEAlant (2015‐2017)ExtraordinaryProfessor: ProfMRomski (2015‐2017)ExtraordinaryProfessor: ProfRSchlosser (2016‐2018)

M(ECI)

MsMKnopjes ECI851&ECI867 PrivatepracticeMrsPGretschel ECI852&ECI872 UniversityofCapeTownMsGEls ECI853&ECI874 PrivatepracticeDrKBastable ECI871&ECI873 Privatepractice


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MA(AAC)DrMMophosho Dissertation:

JMngomezulu(AAK890)UniversityoftheWitwatersrand

DrMHerold Mini‐dissertation:EEmmerich(AAK895)

Privatepractice

DrABarton‐Hulsey Mini‐dissertation:REverett(AAK895)

UniversityofWisconsin‐Madison,US

DrIGimbler‐Berglund

Mini‐dissertation:CFlores(AAK895)

JönköpingUniversity,Sweden

DrGThunberg Mini‐dissertation:MHammond(AAK895)

UniversityofGothenburg,Sweden

ProfMNel Mini‐dissertation:AHenkeman(AAK895)

North‐WestUniversity

ProfRKoul Mini‐dissertation:NStockley(AAK895)

UniversityofTexasatAustin,US

MsMKingMini‐dissertation:AWylie(AAK895)

Georgia StateUniversity,US

DrMdeKlerk TheoreticalconstructsinAAC(AAK811)

Privatepractice

MsLPettit TheoreticalconstructsinAAC(AAK811)

NationalHealthServices,UK

MsVMadima ImplementationSciencesinAAC(AAK812)

SefakoMakgathoUniversity

DrMHerold ImplementationSciencesinAAC(AAK812)

Privatepractice

PhD

DrSBashinskiDrHBrand

Thesis:IGreyvenstein(AAK990&AAK900)Thesis:IGreyvenstein(AAK990&AAK900

MissouriWesternStateUniversity,USUniversityofStellenbosch


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15. OBJECTIVESFOR201815.1 UPStrategicGoal–Toenhanceaccessandsuccessfulstudentlearning

TograduatefourPhDstudentsandenrolfivenewPhDcandidates

TograduateeightMA(AAC)studentsandenrol10newstudents

Tograduate17M(ECI)andenrol20newstudents

Tograduate13BA(Honours)andenrol15newstudents

Toincreasefundingforstudentsbysecuringatleast15postgraduatebursaries

Todecreasethetime‐to‐completiontotwoyearsforresearchmaster’sstudentsandto

fouryearsforPhDstudents

Toincreasestudents’researchdiscussionwithinternationalstudents(Jönköping

University,Sweden)throughonlinediscussions

Toincreasecourseworkmaster’sstudents’exposuretoresearchthroughparticipationin

internationalresearchandfosteronlineresearchdiscussionswithinternationalpeers

Toproduceatleastonepublicationonthescholarshipofteaching

15.2 UPStrategicGoal–Tostrengthenresearchandinternationalprofile

Tosupportoneacademicstaffmember(onoutsidefunding)toobtainaPhD

qualification

Topublish12manuscriptsinhighindexedjournals(ISI,ScopusorDHET)

TostrengthenastrategicAfricapartnershipwithasisteruniversity(Kenyatta

University)and/ortheNationalUniversityofLesotho(NUL)

Toenrolfiveinternationalpostgraduatestudents

Tohostatleastsixinternationalvisitors

ToincreaseparticipationintheInternationalSocietyforAugmentativeandAlternative

Communication(ISAAC)initiativesforemergingcountries

TocollectdataforStage2oftheinternationalresearchprojectonMobileHealthwith

GeorgiaStateUniversity,US

TocompletethefinalstageofthedatacollectionwithJönköpingUniversity,Swedenas

partofthefundedNRF/STINTresearchproject,andtovisitJönköpingUniversitywith

fourPhDstudentsaspartoftheexistingexchangeprogrammeonthisgrant


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15.3 UPStrategicGoal‐Tofosterandsustainatransformed,inclusiveandequitableuniversitycommunity

Toenhancethestudentandstaffdiversityprofiles

Tore‐lookcurriculatofosteralearningenvironmentfreefromprejudiceinwhichall

studentsfeelwelcomeandequallyvalued

Toeliminateintergroupdisparitiesinenrolment,retentionandgraduationrate

Toensurethatallhybridmodulesmeettheminimumrequirementsforaccessibilityso

thatstudentswithdisabilityareaffordedequalopportunitiestoacquirethesame

information,engageinthesameinteractions,andenjoythesameservicesasstudents

withoutdisabilities

15.4 UPStrategicGoal‐Tooptimiseresourcesandenhanceinstitutionalsustainability

ToexpandfundinginitiativesbyconductingonetrainingtenderthroughUPEnterprises

ToensurethesustainabilityoftheFofaYouthEmpowermentprojectbyapplyingfor

funding

Toconductsixmedico‐legalconsultationsandonerelatedparent‐traininggroup

Tosecuretwotrainingtenders

Todeveloptailor‐madeprogrammesfortargetgroupswithanonlinefocus

15.5 UPStrategicGoal‐Tostrengthensocialresponsivenessandimpactinsociety

Toensureknowledgetranslationofresearchthroughoursocialmediafootprint,radio

interviewsandeasy‐to‐readversionsofpapersandtheses

Toenhancegraduates’workreadinessbyfocusingonproblem‐solvingskillsand

applicationofknowledgetoreal‐lifecontexts

Tostrengthencontinuingprofessionaldevelopmentopportunitiesthroughtheprovision

ofatleastfiveCPDactivities,accreditedbytheHPCSAand/orSACE

Todevelopamodelforcategorisingandtrackingalumniandstakeholders

Toenhanceengagementwithcommunities(includingtheUPcommunity)through

awarenesscampaignsandinformationsharing

Toenhanceinternalfundraisingcapacitybyincreasingparticipationingrants‐

managementskilltrainingofferedbyDRIS


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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTSThefollowingfoundations,departmentsandcompaniesfinanciallysupportedtheactivitiesoftheCAACfinanciallyduring2017andareherebyacknowledged.Thankyouforinspiringourgreatteamthroughyourcontributions:

EyeScapeCorporatePhotographyFogartyInternationalCentre

NationalInstituteonDeafnessandotherCommunicationDisordersMobileHealthInitiativeGautengDepartmentofHealth

IndianCouncilofSocialScienceResearch,IndiaMpumalangaDepartmentofEducation

NationalInstitutefortheHumanitiesandSocialSciences,SouthAfricaNationalResearchFoundation(NRF)

SwedishFoundationforInternationalCooperationinResearchandHigherEducation

Appreciationisalsoexpressedtowardsthefollowingcompaniesfordonatingcashawardstooutstandingstudents:

EditMicrosystemsInclusiveSolutions

SemanticCompactionSystemsSupportfromthefollowinginstitutionsandassociationsareacknowledgedwithgratitude.Thankyouforcollaboratingwithusandstrengtheningresearchandteachingtiesinthisway–wetrustthatitleadstomutualbenefit!

AustralianCatholicUniversity,AustraliaDART,Sweden

EastTennesseeStateUniversity,USGeorgiaStateUniversity,USIndianaUniversity,US

JönköpingUniversity,SwedenKenyattaUniversity,Kenya

ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,UKNationalUniversityofLesotho,Lesotho

North‐WestUniversitySefakoMakgathoHealthSciencesUniversity

UniversityofCalcutta,IndiaUniversityofCapeTownUniversityofGothenburg

UniversityofKwaZulu‐NatalUniversityofNewMexico,US

UniversityofNorthCarolina,ChapelHill,USUniversityofSouthAfrica

UniversityofSouthAustralia,AustraliaUniversityofStellenbosch

UniversityofTexas,Austin,USUniversityoftheWitwatersrand

UniversityofWisconsin‐Madison,USCSIR


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Alltheschoolsandhospitalsthatparticipatedinouractivitiesthroughouttheyear–wegreatlyappreciateyourcontinuedsupportofourtrainingandresearchendeavours!AheartfeltthankyoutoallthepersonswhouseAACandwhoarealwayswillingtoassistusandgivepresentationstoourstudents.Yourpersonalcommitmentisincrediblyvaluable.AwordofgratitudetothefollowingdepartmentsandindividualsattheUniversityofPretoriaforyourexcellentworkandsupport.Wearefortunatetocallyouourcolleaguesandtobenefitfromyourcontributionsdaily.

ProfCdelaRey(Vice‐ChancellorandPrincipal)ProfVasuReddy(Dean:FacultyofHumanities)

AcademicAdministration(HumanitiesandHealthSciences)DepartmentofSpeech‐languagePathologyandAudiologyDepartmentofResidenceAffairsandAccommodation

HouseHumanitiesClientServiceCentreFacilitiesManagementDepartmentofFinance

DepartmentofPsychologyDepartmentofVisualArtsCentreforHumanRightsDepartmentofChildHealth

DepartmentofLibraryServicesDepartmentofSecurityServices

DepartmentofEducationInnovationDepartmentofResearchandInnovationSupportDepartmentofSocialWorkandCriminologyDepartmentofEducationalPsychologyDepartmentofOccupationalTherapyDepartmentofHumanNutritionDepartmentofNursingScienceDepartmentofPhysiotherapy

DisabilityUnitTuksFM

Awarmwordofappreciationisextendedtoeachstudentwhodecidedtocontinuehis/heracademiclifeattheCentre.Thankyoufortrustingusandchoosingtobeonthisexcitingeducationjourneywithus.Youaretheheartandsoulofwhatwedoasweaimtoburnmirrorsintowindows.AheartfeltwordofgratitudealsogoestotheAdvisoryCommitteemembers.Thankyouforyourguidanceandinnovativeideas.Asalways,itisgreattoknowthatwecancountonyoutogotheextramile.


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