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INMEMORIAM

DrPercivalMills

(27September1974–3April2015)

On 3 April 2015, the staff members at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication were silenced by the tragic and unexpected death of a dear colleague, Dr Cival Mills. He was both a brilliant student (who obtained an MBChB degree from UP in 1999) and an exceptional sportsman who played rugby for the University’s u/19 A team. In December 2000, at the age of 26, he was involved in a serious accident with his beloved Landrover Defender – which he claimed, as a devoted Landy man, saved his life. Complications during a subsequent operation left him with locked‐in syndrome, a neurological disorder characterised by complete paralysis of all the voluntary muscles – but this did not stop him from living his life to the fullest. At the time he spent almost two years in hospitals and gradually adopted unique ways to communicate with those around him. He became an inventor and designer. One of his early innovations was a buzzer, which he could use to communicate with the nursing staff at the hospital after it had been found that he could use his left thumb.

He wrote “Not being able to speak is a constant and relentless torture. It is pure frustration; it sticks to you like the smell of raw fish to a fisherman”.

This led to an innovative, self‐designed, patented IT apparatus, “Thingy”, which was registered and a grant was approved by the Department of Trade and Industry for its development and marketing. Using the mobility in his thumb, “Thingy” and an adapted laptop, Cival wrote a book detailing his struggle. His book entitled This too will pass, took two years to complete and was followed by another, The truth about wheels, in which he shared the comical side of his wheelchair experiences. This too will pass earned Cival the award for best debut author from the Fundza for Fun Project. His final

book was entitled This will still pass, a follow‐up on the first one.

Cival was a popular motivational speaker who delivered multiple speeches. Being employed at the Centre for AAC on a part‐time basis since 2014 allowed him the opportunity to meet, interact, influence and motivate many different people. He wrote: “When one cannot speak, you have no way to project your own personality. You cannot raise an opinion, you cannot complain, beg or thank. I can now do all of that, as well as motivational speeches in different languages! Through the University of Pretoria’s Centre for AAC I was able to set the bar on the highest level again (and to do the exceptional!) in the so‐called “normal world”. He had the honour of a private visit with President Nelson Mandela and delivered papers and motivational talks at Tape Aids for the Blind, the Paraplegic Society of South Africa, First National Bank, book clubs and various Rotary Clubs. In November 2008, he received a Laureate Award from the University of Pretoria in recognition of his writing and design. He participated in two Quads4Quads trips from Johannesburg to Ballito and qualified as a level C scuba diver with the Handicapped Scuba Association. The story of Dr Mills’ life after his accident is one of severe adversity, but also of immense mental strength, determination and willpower. He was a true

gentleman and a champion for people with disabilities, but most of all, he was an amazing and wonderful human being. He never lost hope.

His legacy lives on, and Cival Mills will continue to inspire many generations to come.


2015Students

PhD

M (ECI) 1st years M (ECI) 2nd years

MA (AAC) 1st years MA (AAC) 2nd years

BA Honours (AAC) 1st years BA Honours (AAC) 2nd years


CENTREFORAUGMENTATIVEANDALTERNATIVECOMMUNICATIONSTAFF

MEMBERS OF THE ADVISORY BOARD

● ProfJBornman(Director:CAAC) ● DrSDada(CAACStaffRepresentative) ● MrMTshivhase(ActingDirector‐General:

DepartmentofHealth) ● MrsKChikane(StakeholderRelationships

ManagerforCSIRMerakaInstitute)

● ProfHStander(ActingDean:FacultyofHumanities)

● MissSMatsebula(DisabilityConsultant) ● ProfASkelton(CentreforChildLaw) ● DrPCMills(PersonwhousesAAC)

Dr Ensa Johnson, Mr Terrence Mahlangu, Dr Kerstin Tönsing, Miss Constance Ntuli, Dr Shakila Dada,Prof Juan Bornman, Mrs Robyn White, Mrs Liza Rossetti‐Siefe, Mrs Karin van Niekerk, Miss Refilwe Morwane

Insert: Mrs Enid Moolman, Dr Cival Mills


CONTENTS PAGEMESSAGEFROMTHEDIRECTOR 1 1. THEYEARINREVIEW:2015INANUTSHELL 3

1.1 UPStrategicGoal–LeadingResearchinAfrica 3 1.2 UPStrategicGoal–ExcellenceinTeachingandLearning 3 1.3 UPStrategicGoal–ImpactonSAEconomicandSocialDevelopment 3 1.4 UPStrategicGoal–StrengthenInternationalprofile 4 2. REFLECTIONONACTIVITIESDURING2015 5 2.1 2.1.1

Teaching Academicprogrammes

5 5

2.1.2 CAACinvolvementinotheracademicprogrammesoftheUniversityofPretoria 7 2.1.3 CAACinvolvementinacademicprogrammesofotheruniversities 7 2.1.4 Lecturesbystaffatotherinstitutions 8 2.1.5 CAACinternationalvisitor’sinvolvementinacademicprogrammesinother

departmentsanduniversities8

3. RESEARCH 10 3.1 3.1.1

Publications ISI‐,IBSS‐andDoHE‐accreditedjournalarticles

10 10

3.1.2 Peer‐reviewedjournalarticles 10 3.1.3 Acceptedforpublication 10 3.1.4 3.1.53.1.6 3.2 3.2.1

Submittedforpublication ChaptersinBooksPublicationstoraisepublicawarenessResearchprojectsNIH‐funded(R21)project;UsingMobileHealthTechnologytoOptimisecommunicationOutcomesforSouthAfricanChildrenwithdevelopmentalDisorders(PI:ProfJBornman)

11 11 12 12 12

3.2.2 Mellon‐fundedfacultyResearchproject:Enhancingthewell‐beingofvulnerablechildren

13

a) Project1(PI:ProfJBornman):Developmentofmeansforchildrenwithseverecommunicationdisabilitiestodisclosesexualabuseandactsofcrimeagainstthem

13

b)Project2(PI:DrSDadaandDrASamuels):TraumaexperiencedbySouthAfricanyoungchildren

13

3.2.3 SANORD‐fundedprojectonparticipationofchildrenwithdisabilitiesinpreschoolenvironments(PI:ProfJBornman)

13

3.2.4 SoTL‐fundedprojectonHonoursstudent’sexperienceofonlinelearning(PI:DrEJohnson)

13

3.2.5 Painmanagementofchildrenwithcerebralpalsy(PI:DrEJohnson) 13 3.2.6 Thuthuka‐RDPfundedproject(PI:DrKTönsing) 14 a) Project1:Perceptionsofteachersatspecialschoolsregardingthe

implementationofaugmentativeandalternativecommunicationsystems14

b) Project2:DesignofAACsystemsformultilingualpopulations 14 3.2.7 RDP‐fundedproject(PI:DrSDada) 14

4. IMPACTONECONOMICANDSOCIALDEVELOPMENT 15 4.1 Communityengagementprojects 15 4.1.1 Dramaproduction:“StringsTheory”–13and14May 15 4.1.2 Booklaunch:“Stoptheviolenceagainstpeoplewithdisabilities:An

internationalresource”–14May

15 4.1.3 MandelaDay:“EducationandLiteracy:Adaptingbooks”–17July 15 4.1.4 Fofaproject 16 4.1.5 AfrikaanstranslationofBlissymbolicsvocabulary 17 5. DISSEMINATIONOFINFORMATION 18 6. CONSULTATIONS 21


7. PRESENTATIONSATCONFERENCESANDSEMINARS 22 8. CONFERENCES,SEMINARS,WORKSHOPSANDOTHERTRAINING

SESSIONSATTENDED 25

9. RESEARCHVISITSBYSTAFFTOOTHERINSTITUTIONS 28 10. VISITORSTOTHECAAC 29

11. ACHIEVEMENTSAND/ORSPECIALINVOLVEMENT 32 11.1 11.2

StaffAchievements StudentAchievementsandAwards

32 32

12 PROFESSIONALACADEMICACTIVITIES 33 12.1 12.2 12.3

Involvementwithotheruniversitiesasexternalexaminers Refereeduties Otherduties

33 33 33

12.4 Policydocuments 33 13. MEDIA 34 14. STAFF 35 14.1 CAACstafffundedbytheUniversityofPretoria 35 14.2 ExtraordinaryProfessors 35 14.3 14.4

CAACstafffundedfromoutsidefunds Externalexaminers

35 35

15. OBJECTIVESFOR2016 37 15.1 UPStrategicGoal–LeadingResearchinAfrica 37 15.2 UPStrategicGoal–ExcellenceinTeachingandLearning 37 15.3 15.4

UPStrategicGoal–ImpactonSAEconomicandSocialDevelopment UPStrategicGoal–StrengthenInternationalProfile

37

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 38

THECAAC’SVALUES

Innovation,Excellence Respect,Diversity Teamwork,Integrity

MISSIONSTATEMENT

Tomakeanimpactonthelivesofindividualsandfamiliesbymulti‐professionaltrainingandresearchin:

AACandseveredisabilities Earlychildhoodintervention Technologiesforcommunication Policyimplementation

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

AnnualreportcontributionswerecompiledbytheDirectorandstaff.

PhotosweretakenbyEyeScapeCorporatePhotography(MarikiUitenweerde),MrsVileneJacobs,

BetterTogetherPhotographyandstaffmembersoftheCAAC.

Editor:IsabelClaassen

©2015CAAC

CONTACTDETAILS

CentreforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication

CommunicationPathologyBuildingUniversityofPretoria

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Tel:+27124202001Fax:+270865100841E‐mail:[email protected]

Web:www.caac.up.ac.za

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MESSAGEFROMTHEDIRECTOR

WelcometotheCentreforAAC’sannualreportfor2015,whichshowcasesayear’sworthofworkbyaninnovativeteam.Reflectingontheyearislikereadingabook:somechaptersarehappy,someareexcitingandsomearesad.Whenwestartwritingthisbook,weneverknowwhatthenextchapterhasinstore.Whowouldhavethoughtthaton3AprilwewouldhavetosayafinalgoodbyetoDrCivalMills,acolleaguefromwhomwelearnedsomuchabouttenacity,creativityanddedication?Wewereshockedandsaddenedbyhisunexpecteddeath,butfindcourageinknowingthatalifewhichtouchesothers,ashisdid,goesonforever.Itisnotaboutthelengthofaperson’slifebutthedepthofit.Theteachingchapterofour2015bookprovedtobeanexcitingone.AttheCentrewearecommittedtoprovidingthebestpossibleinquiry‐ledteachingtoensureameaningfullearningexperienceforour127studentsfromtheHonoursdegreeleveltothePhDlevel.Weconsistentlystrivetoincorporatecutting‐edge,evidence‐basedteachingpracticesintoourfourblendedlearningdegreecourses,andreceivedaScholarshipofTeachingandLearningGranttoconductresearchonourpedagogy,whichwillcontinuetostrengthenthequalityofourteaching.During2015wealsoexpandedourstudents’exposuretointernationalresearchprojects,therebydeliveringgraduateswhoareproblemsolverswithadesireforaccountabledecision‐makingbasedonincreasedreasoningskills.TheexcitementwasalsoevidencedbythefactthatwehadabumperPhDyearthatexceededourexpectations,withfivePhDstudentsgraduating!ThisbodeswellforSouthAfrica’sbuddingacademiccommunity.

Wenowturntothepracticechapterofourbook,asnouniversitycanaffordtobeinsularinthe21stcentury.Overtheyearswehaveconsistently

demonstratedtheimportanceoflinkingteachingtopracticeinordertoimpactonsocio‐economicdevelopmentbyacknowledgingthatdisabilityisbothacauseandaconsequenceofpoverty.Povertywillnotbeeradicatedunlessdisabilityissuesareprioritisedindevelopment.Therefore,wefocussedontrainingthemostvulnerablemembersofoursociety,namelyindividualswithlittleornofunctionalspeech,andtheirfamiliesandserviceproviders.In2015wereachedapproximately500individualsthroughconsultations,trainingfornon‐degreepurposes,continuingprofessionaldevelopmenttraining,workshopsandconferencepresentations.ThisinvolvementdemonstratesourfocusonbeingsociallyresponsivetothechallengesthatfaceallSouthAfricanswithdisability.

Asauniversitycentre,ourmissionisnotonlytotranslate,share,applyandpreserveknowledge,butalsotogeneratenewknowledge.Thisisachievedthroughextensiveinvolvementinresearch–astimulatingchapterinourbook.Wewereabletoincreaseourresearchoutputsin2015,andalmostallofourpaperswerepublishedinpeer‐reviewedISI‐accredited


journals,resultinginanupwardcitationtrend.Moreover,manypaperswerepublishedwithinternationalresearchers,bearingthefruitsofsustainedinternationalcollaboration.AmongthechaptersinourbookyouwillnoticethattheCentreisallaboutstrategicpartnershipsandnetworks.Itisaboutpeopleandaboutteams.Therefore,IwouldliketothankeverypersoninvolvedintheactivitiesoftheCentreinanyway:ourfunders,colleagues,currentstudentsandalumni,localandinternationalresearchand/ortrainingparticipants,personswhouseAACandtheirfamilies.Thankyouforprovidinguswiththeopportunitytorealiseourmission.Yourcontinuedinvolvementenrichesourscholarlyendeavoursbymakingthemreal.However,withoutthefocussedengagementoftheCentreteam,whichworksselflesslytowards

fulfillingourmission,theambitioustargetsthatwesetfor2015wouldhaveremainedamerechimera.Thankyou!

Asyouturnthedifferentpagesofthisannualreport,itwillbecomeevidentthattheCentrestaffdonotsee“involvement”asanadjectivebutrather,asaverb.Itsignifiesourhardworkandcommitmenttoteaching,communityserviceandlast,butdefinitelynottheleast,toresearch,aswebelievethatthatisthepathwaytocreatingmeaningfulandsustainablechangeinasocietyhungryforknowledge.IwouldthusliketoencourageyoutoreadonanddiscovermoreabouttheCentre’sinnovativeandexcitingresearch,teachingandlearningandcommunityengagementprojects.Mayyoubeinspired!

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1. THEYEARINREVIEW:2015INANUTSHELL

1.1 UPStrategicGoal–LeadingResearchinAfrica

Objectives

Toincreasethenumberoffull‐timeacademicstaffwithaPhDqualificationbyone.

Tosupportacademicstafftoapplyforresearchfundingthroughvariousfundingchannels.

ToparticipateintwoprojectsaspartoftheMellon‐fundedFacultyResearchThemeonenhancingthewell‐beingofvulnerablechildren.

Toapplyforaninternationallyfunded

researchprojectonMobileHealthandChildrenwithDevelopmentalDelay.

Toparticipateinacollaborativeinternationalresearchprojectonengagementinthepreschoolcontext(5‐countryinitiative).

Tostrengthenourresearchvisibilityandreachbyincreasingcitationsandjointpublicationswithinternationalpeers.

Outcomes

Achieved.Allfivefull‐timeacademicstaff(fourUP‐fundedandoneonoutsidefunding)havePhDs.

Sevensuccessfulgrants:DrSDada(2),DrKTönsing(2),DrEJohnson(2)andProfJBornman(1).

OnePhDstudentandoneMaster’sstudentgraduated.Trainingofpoliceofficersresultedinapublication.Communicationboardstranslatedin26languages.

Successful.Projectwillcommencein2016onceethicsapprovalhasbeenobtained.

Fundingwassecuredforpartoftheprojectfor2016;lookingatculturaladaptationoftheCY‐PEMmeasure.

ThreeISIpublicationswithinternationalpeersappearedinhigh‐impactjournalsandsixweresubmitted.

1.2 UPStrategicGoal–ExcellenceinTeachingandLearning

Objectives

TograduatefourPhDstudentsandenroltwonewstudents.

TograduateeightM(AAC)studentsandenrolsixnewstudentsintotheprogramme.

TograduatefifteenM(ECI)studentsandenrolsixteennewstudents.

Tosecurebursariesforatleast12postgraduatestudents.

Outcomes

FivePhDstudentsgraduatedandtwonewstudentswereenrolled.

NineM(AAC)studentscompletedwithfivenewenrolments.

SixteenM(ECI)graduatesand13newenrolments.

Fourteenpostgraduatestudentsreceivedbursariesfromdifferentsources.

1.3UPStrategicGoal–ImpactonSAEconomicandSocialDevelopment

Objectives

Tosourcetendersforthe“DisabilityandEtiquette”trainingintheworkplace.

ToapplyforfundingfortheFofaprojectinordertoensureitssustainability.

TosourcetwoAACtendersintheHealthandEducationdomains.

ToidentifyastrategicAfricanpartnershipwithasisteruniversity.

Outcomes

Presentedthe“DisabilityandEtiquette”trainingintheworkplacetoonecorporateinstitution.

Applied,butoutcomeisstillpending. OnetenderintheEducationdomainwas

successful. TheEastAfricanSpeechTherapy

ConferenceinTanzaniawascancelledduetotheelectionsinthatcountry.Thisobjectivewillbere‐exploredin2016.


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2. REFLECTIONONACTIVITIESDURING2015

2.1.1 Teaching

2.1.2 Academic programmes Table1 Summaryofacademicprogrammesandstudentprofile

DEGREE PROGRAMME

STUDY YEAR AND NUMBER OF STUDENTS

OUTCOMES

PhD

Graduates: 54thyear: 2 3rdyear: 3 2ndyear: 2 1styear: 2

TracyNaudéandKirstyBastablegraduatedattheApril2015ceremony.AlidaNaudé,LiezlSchlebuschandEnsaJohnsongraduatedattheSeptember2015ceremony.TwonewPhDstudentswereacceptedintotheprogramme.Allareprogressingsatisfactorilyandbenefitedfromdoingasystematicreview.

Master’sinAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationMA(AAC)

Graduates: 2 2ndyear: 9 1styear: 5

RobynWhite(research)andElizabethvanNiekerk(coursework)graduatedattheApril2015ceremony.Fivestudentssuccessfullycompletedtheirfirstyearofstudy.Ninestudents(tworesearchandsevencourseworkMaster’sstudents)successfullycompletedtheirsecondyearofstudiesandwillgraduatein2016.

Master’sinEarlyChildhoodIntervention M(ECI)


16studentsgraduatedinApril2015attheAutumnceremony.Eightstudentswereenrolledforthesecondyear,with13studentsinthefirstyear.Allstudentsprogressedsatisfactorily,withallsecond‐yearstudentscompletingtheirstudies.

HonoursinAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication BAHonours(AAC)


15studentsgraduatedinApril2015.Atotalof25studentswereintheirsecondyearin2015,ofwhich15successfullycompletedtheirstudiesandwillgraduateinApril2016.All20first‐yearstudentswhowereenrolledsuccessfullymovedontotheirsecondyearofstudy,possiblyduetointroductionofnewteachingpedagogy.ThiswillbeexploredwiththeScholarshipofTeachingandLearningGrant.


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2.1.2 CAAC involvement in other academic programmes of the University of Pretoria

MrsEMoolmanpresentedafirstsemestermodule(KMP310)to67undergraduatestudentsintheirthirdyearofB(CommunicationPathology).ThisgroupincludedboththeSpeech‐LanguageTherapystudentsandAudiologystudents.Twostudentsfailedthemoduleandwillhavetorepeatitnextyear.Ninestudentspassedwithdistinction.OnWednesday,27May2015,thethird‐yearSpeech‐LanguageTherapyandAudiologystudentshadtheopportunitytoputtheoryintopracticebyparticipatinginapracticalsessionontheuseofspeech‐generatingdevices(SGDs).CAACstaffmembersdemonstratedtothestudentstheuseofanumberofspeech‐generatingdevices,rangingfromelectroniclow‐technologytohigh‐technologydevicessuchastheMyTobiieyegazesystem.ChristelvanDyk,aGrade9learnerfromNewHopeSchoolwhoisunabletocommunicatethroughspeech,participatedintheday’sactivities.Christelusesalow‐technologycommunicationbookinwhichshepointstowordsandletterstospellouthermessage.CarlavanNieuwenhuizen,whoalsocommunicatesthroughaugmentativeandalternativecommunication,addressedthestudentsusinghernotebookwithTheGrid2software.ChristelandCarlatrulyinspiredthestudentsandthelatterstatedthattheyonceagainrealisedtheprivilegeofbeingabletospeakandcommunicate.

2.1.3 CAAC involvement in academic programmes of other universities

OnTuesday,24February2015,19final‐yearstudentsinSpeech‐LanguagePathologyandAudiologyfromtheSefakoMakgathoHealthSciencesUniversityattendeda2‐hourlectureandpracticalworkshoptointroducethemtoAACtechnology.ThelecturewaspresentedbyDrKerstinTönsingandpracticalsessionswerefacilitatedbyvariousstaffmembersoftheCAAC.TwopersonsandstaffmembersoftheCAACwhouseAACsharedtheirpersonalstories(MissConstanceNtuliandDrCivalMills).Studentswereabletoobservehigh‐technologyAACbeingusedduringthepresentationsandgainedskillsinoperatingthetechnologyduringthepracticaltrainingsession.Mostimportantly,thestudents’expectationsofandattitudestowardspeoplewithseverecommunicationdisabilitieschanged,asisreflectedinthefeedbackfromoneofthestudents:

The visit to the Centre has given me a new‐found respect for the disabled;initiallyIusedtothinktheyarepeopleincapableofbeingindependentandthattheyarenotnormal,nowI’vefoundthatthisisnottrue.Withtherighthelpandaccesstoassistivedevicestheyarejustlikeeveryoneelse.

IthinkthattheworkthattheCAAC isdoing isextremely importantandthat itshouldcontinuegrowing.Itwouldbenicetoseeothercenterssuchasthisonebeingestablishedinotherareasaroundthecountry,asafuturespeechtherapistand audiologist the work that they do encourages me to play my part inchangingthe livesofthedisabledcommunitybymakingcommunicationeasierforthemusingaugmentativeandalternativecommunication.Iamverygratefulfor the opportunity to visit the CAAC andwish them the best for their futureplans.

AndyMakakane(fourth‐yearSMUstudent)


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2.1.4 Lectures by staff at other institutions Mills,C.(2015,February).LivinglifetothefullasapersonusingAAC.Lecturepresentedto

Speech‐LanguagePathologyandAudiologystudentsoftheSefakoMakgathoUniversity,Pretoria,SouthAfrica.

Ntuli,C.(2015,February).AAC–apersonalperspective.LecturepresentedtoSpeech‐Language

PathologyandAudiologystudentsoftheSefakoMakgathoUniversity,Pretoria,SouthAfrica.Tönsing,K.M.(2015,February).AACtechnology.LecturepresentedtoSpeech‐LanguageTherapy

students,UniversityoftheWitwatersrand,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica.Bornman,J.&Tönsing,K.M.(2015,March).TheuseofAACacrosslanguagecontexts.

DiscussionswithMastersandPhDstudentsinOrthopedagogicsattheBSISymposium,RadboudUniversity,TheNetherlands.

Ntuli,C.(2015,March).AAC–apersonalperspective.LecturepresentedtoSpeech‐Language

PathologyTherapystudentsoftheSefakoMakgathoUniversity,Pretoria,SouthAfrica.Bornman,J.(2015,May).AssessmentandInterventionofchildrenwithChallengingBehaviour.

UniversityofJönköping,Sweden.Johnson,E.(2015,June).Painvocabulary:AACimplementation.LecturepresentedtoCHILD

InternationalMastersStudentsatJönköpingUniversity,Jönköping,Sweden.Johnson,E.(2015,June).Proposedmodelforselectingvocabularyforsensitivetopics.Lecture

presentedtoCHILDInternationalMastersStudentsatJönköpingUniversity,Jönköping,Sweden.

VanNiekerk,K.(2015,June).IntroductiontoAAC.LecturepresentedtoMaster’sstudentsin

OccupationalTherapy(PaediatricNeurology),UniversityoftheWitwatersrand,Johannesburg,SouthAfrica.

Dada,S.(2015,November).GraphicSymbolsinlanguagelearning.LecturepresentedtoMaster’s

studentsattheManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,Manchester,UK.

2.1.5 CAAC international visitors’ involvement in academic programmes in other departments and universities Schlosser,R.(2015,February)fromNortheasternUniversity,Boston,USA,aKIC‐grantholder,

presentedaseminaronEvidence‐BasedPracticetothestudentsandstaffattheDisciplineofSpeech‐LanguagePathology,KwaZulu‐NatalUniversity.

Louw,B.(2015,March)fromEastTennesseeStateUniversity,USA,aCarnegieDiasporafellow,

presentedalectureto3rdyearBComPathstudentsentitled“UsingtheICF‐CYasaframeworkforassessment,clinicalgoalsettingandinterventionplanning:ahands‐onapproach".

Koul,R.(2015,August)fromTexasTechUSA,Fulbrightfellow,presentedalectureentitled

EfficacyofAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationforpersonswithacquired


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3.RESEARCH 3.1 Publications

(ThesurnamesofallCAACstaffmembersandstudentsareindicatedinboldtype) 3.1.1 ISI‐, IBSS‐ and DoHE‐accredited journal articles

Alant,E.,Geyer,S.,&Verde,M.(2015).DevelopingempatheticskillsamongteachersandlearnersinhighschoolsinTshwane:Aninter‐generationalapproachinvolvingpeoplewithdementia.PerspectivesinEducation,33(3),5‐22.Impactfactor:0.279

Erasmus,A.,Bornman, J.,&Dada, S. (2015). Afrikaans‐speaking parents’ perceptions of the

rights of their children who have mild to moderate intellectual disabilities: A descriptiveinvestigation. Journal of Child Health Care. First online. doi:10.1177/1367493515569326.Impactfactor:0.97

Huus, K., Granlund, M., Bornman, J., & Lygnegård, F. (2015). Human rights of children with

intellectual disabilities: Comparing self‐ratings and proxy ratings. CHILD: Care,Health andDevelopment.Earlyonline.Impactfactor:1.832

Johnson,E.,Nilsson,S.,&Adolfsson,M.(2015).Eina,ouch,eish!Howpaininchildrenwith

cerebralpalsyiscommunicatedinSouthAfricanschoolsettings.AugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication,31(4),325–335.doi:10.3109/07434618.2015.1084042.Impactfactor:2.588

Tönsing,K.M.(2015).Supportingtheproductionofgraphicsymbolcombinationsbychildren

withlimitedspeech:AcomparisonoftwoAACsystems.JournalofDevelopmentalandPhysicalDisabilities.Earlyonline.doi:10.1007/s10882‐015‐9425‐5.Impactfactor:1.557

.White,R.,Bornman,J.,&Johnson,E.(2015).Testifyingincourtasavictimofcrimeforpersons

withlittleornofunctionalspeech:Vocabularyimplications.ChildAbuseResearch:ASouthAfricanJournal,16(1),1‐14.Impactfactor:1.83

3.1.2 Peer‐reviewed journal articles

VanNiekerk,K.,&Tönsing,K.M.(2015).Eyegazetechnology:ASouthAfricanperspective,Disabilityandrehabilitation:AssistiveTechnology,10(4),340–346.doi:10.3109/17483107.2014.974222

3.1.3 Accepted for publication

(Papersmarkedwith*wereacceptedinISI‐orDoHE‐accreditedpeer‐reviewedjournals)

*Bastable,K.,Dada,S.,&Uys,K.(2016).Theeffectofnon‐powered,self‐initiatedmobilityonengagementofyoungchildrenwithseveremotorimpairment.Physical&OccupationalTherapyinPaediatrics.

*Bornman,J.,Bryen,D.N.,Moolman,E.,&Morris,J.(2016).Useofconsumerwirelessdevicesby

SouthAfricanswithseverecommunicationdisability.AfricanJournalofDisability,5(1),http:dx.doi.org/10.4102/ajod.v5i1.202

*Hansen,M.,Harty,M.,&Bornman,J.(2016).Exploringsiblingattitudestowardsparticipation

whentheyoungersiblinghasaseverespeechandlanguagedisability.SouthAfricanJournalof


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ChildHealth.*Pettit,L.K.,Tönsing,K.M.,&Dada,S.(2016).Theperspectivesofadultswithaphasiaandtheir

teammembersregardingtheimportanceofICFdomainsforrehabilitation.TopicsinStrokeRehabilitation.

*Schlebusch, L., Samuels,A.,&Dada, S. (2016). South African families raising children with

autism spectrum disorders: Relationship between family routines, cognitive appraisal andfamilyqualityoflife.JournalofIntellectualDisabilityResearch.

3.1.4 Submitted for publication

(Forreasonsofconfidentialitythejournalnamesareomitted.)

Adolfsson, M., Johnson, E., & Nilsson, S. Pain management of children with cerebral palsy inschoolsettingsintwocultures:Actionandreactionapproaches.

Bornman, J., Donohue, D.K., Maré, N., & Dada, S. Comparing two response modes in a

mathematicstestforlearnerswithseverephysicaldisabilities:ASouthAfricanexample.Harty,M.,Bornman,J.,&Alant,E.Theviabilityofatask‐specificinstrumenttomeasureparent

self‐efficacy:ASouthAfricanexploration.Horn,T.,Dada,S.,Samuels,A.,&Schlosser,R.Children’sattitudestowardinteractionwithan

unfamiliar peer with Complex Communication Needs (CCN): Comparing high‐ and low‐technologydevices.

Huus, K.,Dada, S.,Bornman, J., & Lygnegård, F. Primary caregivers’ perceptions of children’s

rightsinaSouthAfricancontext.Naudé, T., Dada, S., & Bornman, J. The effect of a mathematical‐aided language stimulation

programmeonsubtractionword‐problemsolvingofchildrenwithintellectualdisabilities.Naudé, A., & Bornman, J. Ethical sensitivity in the therapeutic sciences: Development of a

measuringinstrument.Nilsson, S., Johnson, E., & Adolfsson, M. Professionals’ perceptions about the need for pain

managementofchildrenwithcerebralpalsyinSouthAfricanschoolsettings.Samuels,A.,&Bornman,J.Investigatingadolescentparentingthroughaco‐parentinglens:The

importanceofamentoringapproach.vanderMerwe,C.,Bornman, J.,Donohue,D.,&Harty,M. (2016). The attitudes of typically

developingadolescentstowardstheirsiblingwithAutismSpectrumDisorder:ASouthAfricanexample.

3.1.5 Chapters in books Bryen,D.N.,&Moolman,E.(2015).Mobilephonetechnologyforall:Towardsreducingthedigitaldivide.

InZ.Yan(Ed.),Encyclopaediaofmobilephonebehaviour(Volume3,pp.1456‐1470).Hershey,PA:IGIGlobal.doi:10.4018/978‐1‐4666‐8239‐9.

Dada,S.,Kathard,H.,Tönsing,K.M.,&Harty,M.(2016inpress).Severecommunicationdisabilitiesin


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SouthAfrica:challengersandenablers.InS.Halder&S.C.Assaf(Eds.),Globaldisabilityandinclusion.

3.1.6 Publications to raise public awareness

Harty,M.,Johnson,E.,&Smit,T.(2015).Dedicatedcommunicationdevices.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp.9.6‐9.13).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Johnson,E.(2015).FunactivitiesfortheAACclassroom.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp.6.12‐6.13).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Johnson,E.(Ed.)(2015).CentreforAAC/InterfaceNewsletter(May,December2015).Moolman,E.,&Herold,M.(Eds.).(2015)AACResourceManual(secondedition).Pretoria:Centre

forAAC,UniversityofPretoria.Moolman,E.(2015).Symbolassessment:Howtomakeyourownbasicsymbolassessmentkit.In

E.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp.2.40–2.44).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Moolman,E.(2015).Symbolassessment:Howtoperformabasicsymbolassessment.InE.

Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp.2.45–2.50).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Moolman,E.(2015).Symbolassessment:Howtoassesssymboluseincontextandperforman

advancedsymbolassessment.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp2.51–2.55).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Moolman,E.,&vanNiekerk,K.(2015).AssessmentofmotorskillsfortheuseofanAACsystem:

Directselection.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp2.26–2.32).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

Tönsing,K.M.(2015).AACtechnology:TheGrid2andBoardmaker.InE.Moolman&M.Herold

(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp.9.6–9.13).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.VanNiekerk,K.,&Moolman,E.(2015).AssessmentofmotorskillsfortheuseofanAACsystem:

Overview.InE.Moolman&M.Herold(Eds.),AACResourceManual(pp.2.26–2.32).Pretoria:CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.

3.2 Research projects

3.2.1 NIH‐funded (R21) project: Using Mobile Health Technology to Optimise Communication Outcomes for South African Children with Developmental Disorders (PI: Prof J Bornman)

ThisprojectaimstoenhancetheSouthAfricanhealthcareservicedeliverysystembyremediatingcommunicationdisordersinchildrenwithdevelopmentaldisorders(DD)andtobetterservefamiliesacrossdiverselanguagebackgroundsbyaugmentingexistingservicesthroughmobiletechnology.Theapplicationwassuccessful,andtheprojectwillcommenceinJanuary2016.


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3.2.2 Mellon‐funded Faculty Research Project: Enhancing the well‐being of vulnerable children

a) Project 1 (PI: Prof J Bornman): Development of means for children with severe communication disabilities to disclose sexual abuse and acts of crime against them

Thismultifacetedprojectaimsoveralltoensurethatpersonswithdisabilitieshaveaccesstojustice.OneMaster’sstudentandonePhDstudentgraduatedunderthisproject.Theirresearchwasrelatedtovocabularyneededforchildrentotestifyincourtandasexualitytrainingprogrammeforyoungwomenwithintellectualdisabilitiesrespectively.OnenewPhDstudentwhoisworkingonthetrainingofpoliceofficerstotakestatementsfrompersonswithcommunicationdisabilitieswasaddedtotheproject.Thebook“Stopviolenceagainstpeoplewithdisabilities:AnInternationalResource”editedbyProfBornmanandProfBryen(extraordinaryProfessoraffiliatedwiththeCentreforAAC)waslaunchedon14May2015,andbreaksnewgroundinensuringaccesstothecriminaljusticesystemforoneofthemostvulnerablegroupsinthedisabilitysphere–thosewhohavelittleornospeech.

b) Project 2 (PI: Dr S Dada and Dr A Samuels): Trauma experienced by South African young

children

ThisprojectaimedatidentifyingtraumaexperiencesofSouthAfricanchildrenagedbirthto6yearscommencedin2015.Itwasenvisagedasa2‐yearprojectfortheMaster’sinEarlyChildhoodInterventionstudents.Thefirstphaseofthestudy(2015)wascompletedandinvolvedasystematicreviewonthemostprevalenttraumaexperiencesofyoungchildreninSouthAfricaoverthepast10years.Thesecondphaseofthestudywhichwasinformedbythesystematicreviewwasalsocompletedandinvolvedsemi‐structuredinterviewswithkeyinformantsonthetypesoftraumayoungchildreninSouthAfricaexperience.Interviewswereconductedwith15keyinformants.ThissystematicreviewiscurrentlybeingfinalisedwithProfCindyCrustofromYaleUniversityasco‐authorandadvisor.ApaperonthesecondphaseofthestudyhasalsobeenacceptedforpresentationattheConferenceoftheInternationalSocietyonEarlyInterventioninStockholm(8‐10June2016).

3.2.3 SANORD‐funded project on participation of children with disabilities in preschool

environments (PI: Prof J Bornman)

Thisprojectformspartofafive‐countrycollaboration(Australia,Sweden,US,PortugalandSouthAfrica)thataimstodocumenttheparticipationofchildrenwithdisabilitiesinpreschoolenvironmentsandunderstandthemultifactorialinfluencesontheirparticipation.Currently,aculturalvalidationoftheCY‐PEMscaleisundertakenthroughtheuseoffocusgroupsandcognitiveinterviewswithcaregiversofchildrenwithdisabilities.

3.2.4 SoTL‐funded project on Honours students’ experience of online learning (PI: Dr E Johnson)

TheaimoftheprojectistodeterminehowstudentsintheBAHonours(AAC)programme(oftenmorematurestudentswholiveinmoreruralareas)experiencetheonlinelearningcomponentoftheprogramme.Thedatawillbeusedtoimprovecoursedesign.Datacollectionandthetranscriptionoffocusgroupdiscussionswascompletedin2015.

3.2.5 Pain management of children with cerebral palsy (PI: Dr E Johnson)

Theaimoftheprojectwastodescribethepainmanagementoflearnerswithcerebralpalsyinschoolbyschoolstaffintwocountries(SwedenandSouthAfrica).DrJohnsoncollaboratedwithProfSNilssonandDrMAdolfssoninSweden.DatawascollectedfromSouthAfricanandSwedish


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schoolstaff.OnemanuscriptontheSouthAfricandatawaspublished,withanothertwopaperssubmitted.FourpapersonthisstudyhavebeenacceptedforpresentationinSweden:twoattheInternationalConferenceonCerebralPalsyandotherChildhood‐onsetDisabilitiesinStockholm,Sweden(1‐4June2016)andtwoattheConferenceoftheInternationalSocietyonEarlyIntervention(8–10June2016),Stockholm,Sweden..

3.2.6 Thuthuka‐RDP‐funded project (PI: Dr K Tönsing)

a) Project 1: Perceptions of teachers at special schools regarding the implementation of augmentative and alternative communication systems

TheaimofthisprojectistounderstandhowteachersviewtheimplementationofAACsystemsinclassrooms.Quantitativeandqualitativedatawascollectedbymeansofaquestionnaireandinterviews.Thestudyhasmadeapparentthecomplexnatureofinfluencingfactorswithregardtothesuccessfulimplementationofthesesystemstofosterclassroomparticipationforlearnerswithlittleornofunctionalspeech.Amanuscripthasbeensubmitted.

b) Project 2: Design of AAC systems for multilingual populations

ThisprojectultimatelyaimstoensurethedevelopmentandimplementationofAACsystemsthatareappropriatetomultilingualpersonswhocannotspeak.In2015asurveywasdevelopedandpilotedwithnineyoungadultswhocannotspeaktodeterminetheirperceptionsandneedsregardingAACtechnologythatenablesthemtofunctionasmultilingualpersons.DrTönsingiscollaboratingwithDrGSchlünzfromtheMerakaInstitute(HumanLanguageTechnologiesResearchGroup)attheCSIR.

3.2.7 RDP‐funded project (PI: Dr S Dada)

Attitudes towards AAC devices

Theaimofthisstudywastodetermineteachers’andpeers’attitudestowardsmobileandlow‐technologyAACdevices.Themainstudywasconductedin2015andusedaquantitativecross‐oversurveydesign.DatawascollectedfromteachersandpeersinaspecialschoolintheEasternCape.Children’s identification of graphic symbols

Apilotstudywasconductedontwochildrentoensurethatthevignettesandoverlayswithgraphicsymbolswereappropriateforchildrenaged6.00to–7.11years.Datawascollectedfrom40childrenwithtypicaldevelopmentbetweentheagesof6.00and7.11yearsintermsoftheirabilitytoidentifycertaingraphicsymbols.Itisimportanttounderstandhowtypicalchildrenprocessthesesymbolspriortoapplyingittochildrenwithdisabilities.ThisdatawillallowforacomparisonwiththedataobtainedfromchildrenwithautismincollaborationwithProfErnaAlantatIndianaUniversityandExtra‐ordinaryProfessorintheCAAC.


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4.IMPACTONECONOMICANDSOCIALDEVELOPMENT 4.1 Community engagement projects 4.1.1 Drama production: “Strings Theory” – 13 and

14 May DrKerstinTönsingandDrShakilaDada,togetherwithotherstaffmembersfromtheCentreforAACcollaboratedwiththeUPDramaDepartment(MrRianTerblancheandthird‐yearstudents)inaneventtoraiseawarenessaboutpeoplewhoareunabletocommunicate.TheDramaproduction“StringsTheory”bythird‐yearDramastudentsexploredthethemeofinabilitytospeakandhowtheviolenceofsilencecanbebrokenbychanging“SILENT”to“LISTEN”.ThetitleoftheproductionalludestoStephenHawking’sground‐breaking‘Theoryofeverything’or‘StringsTheory’onfundamentalforcesandformsofmatter,whichwasformulatedbyamanwhowasforcedintosilencebyadebilitatingprogressivecondition.TheproductionwaspresentedaspartofamorningeventwhereagroupofjuniorphaselearnersfromStMary’sDSGaswellas learnersofPathwaysLearningCentre forChildrenwithDisabilitieswereable tomeetandgettoknoweachotherthroughgames,quizzesandinteractiontime.Theproductionwasalsopresentedaspartofasoireetoanopenaudience.Inadditiontotheproduction,thesoireeincludedapresentationbyMissConstanceNtuli(staffmemberandpersonusingAAC)andthelaunchofthebookStopviolenceagainstpeoplewithdisabilitieseditedbyProfBornman.Theeveningwasenjoyedbyall.Theaudiencegainedaninsideperspectiveintotheinabilitytospeakandnewinsightintohowthesilencecanbebroken.4.1.2 Book launch: “Stop the violence against people with disabilities:

An international resource” – 14 May ProfJuanBornmanco‐editedthebookStoptheviolenceagainstpeoplewithdisabilities:AninternationalresourcewithDianeBryen,ProfessorEmeritafromTempleUniversityinPhiladelphia,USA,andExtra‐ordinaryProfessorintheCAAC.Thebookbreaksnewgroundinensuringaccesstothecriminaljusticesystemforoneofthemostvulnerablegroupsinthedisabilitysphere–thosewhohavelittleornofunctionalspeech.Theirvoiceshavebeensilentfortoolong.Thebookprovidesaninternationalperspectiveonviolenceagainstchildrenandadultswithdisabilities.Itfocusesonpromisingpracticesandapproachesthatcanreducetherisksandoccurrenceofviolencewhileprovidinginterventionandaccesstojustice.Inaddition,itincreasesawareness,knowledgeandunderstandingoftheviolence,rapeandsexualabusecommittedagainstpeoplewithdisabilities,withtheemphasisonpeoplewhohavelittleornofunctionalspeech.4.1.3 Mandela Day: “Education and Literacy: Adapting books” – 17 July ‘Disabledchildrenareequallyentitledtoanexcitingandbrilliantfuture.’


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ThesewordswerespokenbyMrNelsonMandeladuringtheopeningoftheFirstAnnualSouthAfricanJuniorWheelchairSportsCampinJohannesburg,SouthAfrica,on4December1994.InhonourofMrMandela,theCAACMaster'sstudentsspenttheir‘67minutes’onMandelaDay,18July2015,adaptingchildren’sbooksforchildrenwithdisabilities.ThisprojectisconsistentwiththeMandelaDaythemeof‘EducationandLiteracy’.‘Inaworldwhereknowledgetrulyispower,educationandliteracyarethebasicbuildingblocksthatunlockthegatesofopportunityandsuccess.Weallhavearesponsibilityasparents,ascaregivers,aseducators,asleadersandascitizens,toinstilinindividuals,childrenandcommunities,thecriticaldriveforliteracyandlearningsothatwecangivethemthechancetofulfiltheirdreams.’—NelsonMandelaFoundation,2015Booksarewonderfultoolstointroduceyoungchildren–alsothosewithdisabilities–toliteracy.Bookscanopenupwholenewworldstoolderdisabledchildren,whocanthroughwhattheyreadhaveexperiencesthattheymayneverhavethemselves.TheMaster’sstudentsaddedpage‘fluffers’(itemsthatenlargethespacesbetweenpages)andvarioustexturesandpicturecommunicationsymbolstothechildren’sbooks.ThesebooksweredonatedtoZodwaSchoolforlearnerswithsevereintellectualdisabilitiesinAtteridgeville,Pretoria.AllthestaffandstudentsattheCAACareinspiredbyNelsonMandela’slegacyandhopethatthissmallcontributiontoZodwaSchoolwillchangethelivesofthesechildren.4.1.4 Fofa project TheannualFOFAprojectwasheldfrom7to11September2015.ThiswasthetenthconsecutiveyearthattheprojectwasheldanditwasgenerouslyfundedbyMomentum.

Thethemeforthisyearwas‘Wordsandbeyond’andthefocusfellonself‐expressionthroughvariousmedia,includingphotographyandcreativewriting.Sevenyoungadultsfromfiveprovinces(togetherwiththeirpersonalassistants)werehostedoncampusforaweek.Twoofthemhadpreviouslycompletedtheprogrammeandactedasmentors.Theweekwasfilledwithtraining,workshops,presentationsand,ofcourse,socialevents.Atthebeginningoftheweek,final‐yearstudentsfromtheTshwaneUniversityofTechnology’sDepartmentofVisualCommunication:Photography(headedbyDrWBussiahn),facilitatedaphotostoryactivity,aimedathelpingtheparticipantstoexpresswhotheyareandhowothersseethemthroughphotographs.MarleneLeRouxfromArtscapeTheatreinCapeTown,gaveathought‐provokingpresentationabouthowtoexpressyourselfthroughdanceandaboutembracingyourdisabilityasanability.GrahamClarke,apersonwhohasbeenusingAACformorethan15years,gaveamotivatingtalkviaSkypethatinspiredallparticipantsandcare‐givers.Thethreementorseachgaveencouragingandinformativetalksabout‘Whywritingskillsareimportant’,‘Socialmedia:Do’sanddon’ts’and‘Livinglifetothefull’.

Master’sstudentsfromtheDepartmentofEnglish,attheUniversityofPretoria(headedbyProfMBrown)presentedexcitingcreativewritingworkshopsthroughouttheweek–ontopicssuchaspoetry,craftingpowerfuldescriptionsthroughwordsandjointstorywriting–toarousetheparticipants’innerwritersandpoets.Theyevenarousedtheinnerpoetsintheparticipants’personalassistantsandtheCAACstaffmembers.Theseworkshopsaffordedthemnewwaysofexpressingwhotheyareandsharingtheirthoughts,dreamsandideaswithothers.

Theparticipantsreceivedaspecial,glamorousmake‐overbythetalentedRanaaPatel,followedbyaglitzyphotoshootbythebrilliantphotographer,MarikiUitenweerdefromEyeScapeCorporate


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Photography.Thedayendedwitha‘fine‐dining’experienceatEAT@UP,wheretheparticipantsenjoyedalovelyeveningfilledwithdeliciousfood,softmusicandpleasantcompany.

OnthelastdayoftheFofaweek,theyoungadultspresentedtheircreativeworks(photographs,poemsandstories)toanopenaudience,showcasingtheircreativeabilities.

TogetherwithadditionalcontributionsfromotherindividualswhouseAACandstakeholdersinthefield,thecreativeworkswillbepublishedinacoffee‐tablebookthatshowcasesthetalentsofpeoplewho,despitenotbeingabletospeak,cansharewhotheyarethroughvariousmedia.

4.1.5 Afrikaans translation of Blissymbolics vocabulary

Blissymbolicsisasymbolsystemthatcurrentlyconsistsof5,588graphicsymbols.ItwasoriginallydesignedbyCharlesK.Bliss,whowasinspiredbyChinesesymbols.Eachofthesesymbolsrepresentsanentityorconcept.

Allthesymbolscanbeusedincombinationtocreatesymbolswithnewmeaning.Duetoitssymbolicnature,Blissymbolscanbereadandunderstoodinanylanguage.Newsuggestedsymbols(asnewterminologyarises)fromcountriesallovertheworldmustfirstbeacceptedbytheBlissymbolicsCommunicationInternational(BCI)board.BlissymbolicsInternationalcontactedtheCentreforAACtoassistwiththetranslationofaBlissymbolicsvocabularylistfromEnglishintoAfrikaans.

MrsLouisaAlberts,aformerBAHonours(AAC)graduateandateacheratthePlatorandSchoolinBelfast,Mpumalanga,togetherwithMissKristinvanderMerwe,aPhDstudentinLinguisticsatRhodesUniversitytranslatedtheEnglishBlissymbolicsvocabularyintoAfrikaans.ThetranslatedAfrikaansvocabularywastheneditedbyDrEnsaJohnson,alecturerattheCAAC,whereafterMrMatsLundälv,PresidentoftheBCIBoardapproveditforpublicationonBlissonline(www.blissonline.se).Afrikaanswillnowbeoneofthemanylanguages(glosses)onecanchoosefromthatwillappearunderneathorabovetheBlissgraphicsymbolasyoutype.

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5.DISSEMINATIONOFINFORMATION Table2 Disseminationofinformationbywayofseminars,workshopsandskillsshops

DATE AND

PLACE

AFFILIATION OF THE PRESENTER(S)

PARTICIPANTS

ORIGIN AND AIM

EVALUATION

OF OUTCOMES

29JanuaryJohannesburg

ProfJBornmanDrMSefothoMissCNtuli

54delegatesconsistingofHRmanagers,wellnessofficers,HRbusinesspartners(senioradvisorsandmanagers)andRealEstateteam(managersandstaff)

Training ofEskomemployeesondisabilityetiquette

ThetrainingwasconductedatMegawattPark.Trainingobjectivesweregearedtowardsguidingtheparticipantsandequippingthemwiththenecessaryskillstodealwithpeoplewithdisabilitiesintheworkenvironment.Feedbackfromtheparticipantswerepositive,withmanyreportingthattheyacquiredawealthofknowledgefromthetraining,andwouldwelcomefollow‐uptraining.

5MarchJohannesburg

DrSDadaDrKTönsing

AACinterestgroup,comprising15hospital‐basedtherapists

Training oftherapistsinGautenghospitalsonAACassessmentinhospitalsettings

Theprocessofassessmentwithinahospitalcontextwasexplained.FocusremainedonchildrenandadultswhouseAACincludingthosewhomayneedAACtemporarily.

18,25MarchPretoria

DrEJohnson 20Lecturers,DepartmentofInformatics

Training ofacademicstaffonhowtoconductasystematicreview

Lecturerswereinspiredtoutilisethisresearchmethodologyandtostartimplementingit.Theyalsowantedtoexploreitsusewithstudents.

20MarchJohannesburg

MissCNtuli 30 SpeechLanguageTherapystudentsatthe

InvitingAACuserstosharepersonalexperienceson

StudentsbenefitedfromthediscussionsandrealisedtheimportanceofAACinterventionfor


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DATE AND

PLACE

AFFILIATION OF THE PRESENTER(S)

PARTICIPANTS

ORIGIN AND AIM

EVALUATION

OF OUTCOMES

UniversityoftheWitwatersrand

beinganAACuser

peoplewithcomplexcommunicationneeds.

16AprilPretoria

DrEJohnson 29NursesfromUnitasHospital

ProvidingfeedbackonPhDstudytotheprimarystakeholdergroup

ParticipantsfoundtheoutcomesofthePhDstudyrelevantandapplicabletotheircontext.Theyexpressedinterestinfurthercollaboration.

13MayPretoria

DrSDadaDrKTönsingThird‐yearDramastudents(UP)MissRMorwaneMrsRWhiteMissCNtuliMrTMahlangu

54 Grade3learnersfromStMary’sDSGand23learnersfromPathwaysLearningCentreforChildrenwithDisabilities

Creatingawarenessandfacilitatinginteractionbetweenlearnersthroughgamesandactivities,StringtheoryDramaproductionbythird‐yearDramaStudentsfromUPstudentsto77schoolchildren

Theaimofthedaywastofacilitateinteractionbetweenthetypicallydevelopingchildrenandtheirpeerswithspecialneeds.Therewereavarietyofjointgroupactivitiesthatchildrenparticipatedin.AdramaproductionentitledStringsTheoryillustratedtochildrenthatinabilitytospeakdoesnotneedtobeabarriertogettingtoknowsomeoneandinteracting.Childrenlearnttocommunicatewithmanualsignsandpictures.

14MayPretoria

DrKTönsingDrSDadaProfJBornmanThird‐yearDramastudents(UP)MissCNtuliMrsERossetti‐SiefeMrsEMoolmanMissRMorwaneMrsRWhiteMrTMahlangu

Openaudienceofabout60guests

RaisingawarenessaboutthechallengesandopportunitiesfacedbypeopleusingorinneedofAAC.BooklaunchofStopviolenceagainstpeoplewithdisabilities:AnInternationalResource

Attendeessaidthattheyunderstoodforthefirsttimehowdebilitatingalackofspeechis.Theywerealsoinspiredbythefactthattheword“SILENT”canbereorganisedtobecome“LISTEN”andthatlisteningisoneofthefirststepstowardsreducingviolenceagainstthisvulnerablepopulation.


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6.CONSULTATIONS

In2015,staffmembersoftheCAACconducted18consultationsforpersonswithlittleornofunctionalspeechandtheirsupportteams(familyandserviceproviders).TheaimoftheseconsultationswastosuggestappropriateAACsolutions(graphicsymbols,manualsigns,assistivecommunicationaids,techniquesandstrategies)fortheclientandhis/herteam,basedontheirneeds,capabilitiesandresources.Inaddition,6medico‐legalconsultationswithregardtoquantumtrialswereconducted.

Dr Shakila Dada, Carla van Niewenhuizen and Virginia Patosi


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7.PRESENTATIONSATCONFERENCESANDSEMINARS Table3 ConferenceandseminarpresentationsbyCAACstaffmembersandstudents

DATE NAME PRESENTATION TITLE, NAME OF CONFERENCE OR SEMINAR AND PLACE

INTERNATIONAL

10March Prof JBornmanDrKTönsingProfMARomskiProfRSevcik

Paper:Speechandlanguagedevelopmentinchildrenwithneuro‐developmentaldisordersacrosslanguagecontexts.BSISymposium,RadboudUniversity,Nijmegen,TheNetherlands

13March ProfMARomskiPro.RSevcikProfJBornmanDrKTönsing

Paper:CommunicationAssessmentinContextsofLinguisticandCulturalDiversity:ChallengesandStrategies.InternationalConferenceforPsychologicalSciences,Amsterdam,TheNetherlands

1June ProfJBornman Keynoteaddress:Multi‐lingualissuesandconsiderationsinAACassessmentandintervention.InvitedkeynotespeakerattheDARTCentreforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationandAssistiveTechnology,UniversityofGothenburg,Sweden

1June

DrEJohnson Paper:AACinthehospitalsetting:AnintroductionontheuseofAACinhospitalsettings.AlAin,UnitedArabEmirates

2June ProfJBornman Keynote address:TheRoleofAACinensuringequalaccesstojusticeforpersonswithseverecommunicationdisabilities.InvitedkeynotespeakerattheDARTCentreforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationandAssistiveTechnology,UniversityofGothenburg,Sweden

9October ProfJBornman Invitedpaper:Tele‐Practices– AACServicesinRuralandUnderservedAreas.9thClinicalAACResearchConference,UniversityofVirginia,CurrySchoolofEducation,US(ViaGo‐to‐Meeting)

23November DrSDada Paper:GraphicsymbolsinlanguagelearningintheSouthAfricancontext.ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,UK

26November DrSDada Paper:AACinterventionintheSouthAfricancontext.BarnsleyHospital,UK

NATIONAL

5May DrEJohnsonDrSNilssonDrMAdolfsson

Paper:PaincommunicationandmanagementofchildrenwithCPinSouthAfricanschoolsettings.2015NAPCPAnnualConference,Krugersdorp

8May ProfJBornman Paper: ThechallengesofrealisinginclusiveeducationinSouthAfrica,Inclusiveeducation–makinggoodonthe


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promisesfrompolicytopractice, Disabilityawarenessworkshop,EUEducationInitiative,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria

31July ProfJBornman Paper:Wheredoeslanguagecomefrom?Exploringourearlyorigins.AnnualResearchSeminar,CAAC,UniversityofPretoria

31July DrSDadaDrKBastableProfKUys

Paper:Theeffectofnon‐powered,self‐initiatedmobilityonengagementofyoungchildrenwithseveremotorimpairment.AnnualResearchSeminar,CAAC,UniversityofPretoria

31July MissRMorwane Paper:SharedstorybookreadinginteractionsbetweenSotho‐speakingpre‐schoolerswithcomplexcommunicationneedsandtheirprimarycaregivers.AnnualResearchSeminar,CAAC,UniversityofPretoria

31July MrsEMoolman Paper:UseofconsumerwirelessdevicesbySouthAfricanswithseverecommunicationdisability.AnnualResearchSeminar,CAAC,UniversityofPretoria

3September MrsRWhite Paper:Testifying incourtasavictimofcrime:Vocabularyrequiredbyilliterateindividualswithlittleornofunctionalspeech.HumanitiesResearchDay,UniversityofPretoria.

3September DrEJohnson

Paper:Anexplorationofthecommonpain‐relatedvocabularytypicallydevelopingchildrenuse:implicationsforchildrenwhouseaugmentativeandalternativecommunication.HumanitiesResearchDay,UniversityofPretoria

3September DrANaudé Paper:ExploringethicalsensitivityintheSouthAfricancontext.HumanitiesResearchDay,UniversityofPretoria

3September DrLSchlebusch Paper:Familiesraisingchildrenwithautismspectrumdisorder.HumanitiesResearchDay,UniversityofPretoria

3September DrKTönsing Sessionchair:VulnerabilitiesandTherapeuticInterventions.HumanitiesResearchDay,UniversityofPretoria

15October MrsRWhite Paper:Testifying incourtasavictimofcrime:Vocabularyrequiredbyilliterateindividualswithlittleornofunctionalspeech.FacultyHumanitiesClusterResearchSeminar,UniversityofPretoria

30October DrSDada Invitedworkshoppresentation:AugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationintheIntensiveCareUnit,ENT/SAAA/SASHLACongress,Durban

4September DrSDadaDrASamuels

Paper:TraumainChildreninSouthAfrica,FirstEarlyChildhoodConference,Soweto,Johannesburg


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4September MrsKvanNiekerkMrsEMoolman

Paper:EmpoweringteamsthroughtransdisciplinaryAACassessment.FirstEarlyChildhoodConference,Soweto,Johannesburg

1November DrKTönsingDrSDada

Poster:Theimplementationofaugmentativeandalternativecommunicationaidsinschoolsforlearnerswithspecialeducationalneeds.ENT/SAAA/SASHLACongress,Durban

2November ProfJBornman Invitedkeynoteaddress:HumanRightsandSocialJustice:ALegacyworthleaving,ENT/SAAA/SASHLACongress,Durban

2November DrSDadaDrTNaudéProfJBornman

Paper:AMathematical‐AidedlanguageStimulationProgrammeforSubtractionWord‐ProblemSolvingforChildrenwithIntellectualDisabilities,ENT/SAAA/SASHLACongress,Durban

2November DrKTönsingMissKBrewisDrSDada

Paper:Useofaspeech‐generatingdeviceversusacommunicationboard:comparativeeffectontheproductionofsymbolcombinationsandvocalisations.ENT/SAAA/SASLHACongress,Durban

3November ProfJBornman Invitedkeynoteaddress:TheroleofAACinensuringequalaccesstojusticeforpersonswithseverecommunicationdisabilities:Acasediscussion.ENT/SAAA/SASHLACongress,Durban

2November DrSDada,MrsTHornDrASamuels

Poster:Children’sattitudestowardinteractionwithanunfamiliarpeerwithComplexCommunicationNeeds(CCN):Comparinghigh‐andlow‐technologyAACdevicesENT/SAAA/SASHLACongress,Durban

3November MissRMorwane Poster: SharedstorybookreadinginteractionsbetweenSotho‐speakingpre‐schoolerswithcomplexcommunicationneedsandtheirprimarycaregivers.ENT/SAAA/SASHLACongress,Durban

3November DrSDada Paper:AnAuto‐ethnographic Exploration:Postgraduateresearchsupervision.OccupationalTherapyDepartment,UniversityofKwaZulu‐Natal


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8.CONFERENCES,SEMINARS,WORKSHOPSANDOTHERTRAININGSESSIONSATTENDED

Table4 Staffdevelopment:conferencesandtrainingsessionsattended

DATE CONFERENCE, SEMINAR, WORKSHOP AND/OR TRAINING

1October2014–30June2015

StructuredTrainingforAfricanResearchers(STARS),AssociationofCommonwealthUniversities(Onlineandface‐to‐facesessionsatUniversityofPretoria).Attendedby:DrEJohnson

16January Systematicreviews,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,RMorwane,RWhite,KvanNiekerk,EMoolman

26&27January

FlexibleFutures:ShapingE‐LearningforHigherEducationConference,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrMSefotho

2February TheISIbaloAnnualLectureSeries– Datarevolution.UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrKTönsing,DrMSefotho,DrEJohnson

3February Seminar:TheChildandtheStory,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:DrEJohnson,DrKTönsing

3February ClickUP–Review.Attendedby:MrsRWhite

4February UPStrategyworkshop,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman

26February Evidence‐basedpractice,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MrsEMoolman,MrsKvanNiekerk,MissRMorwane

27February AutismandAAC,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MrsEMoolman,MrsKvanNiekerk,MissRMorwane

12&13March

TheUltimatePersonalAssistant,CBMTraining,SandtonConventionCentre,Johannesburg.Attendedby:MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe

17March TimeManagementworkshop,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:MrsKvanNiekerk

21March ICF‐CYseminar,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrEJohnson,MrsRWhite,MissRMorwane,MrsEMoolman,MrsKvanNiekerk

25–27March SONA Conference,Durban.Attendedby:ProfJBornman


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24February Interactionwithvariousformsofmedia.Attendedby:MissRefilweMorwane

26–27March Writingworkshop,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:MissRMorwane

8May EuropeanUnionDelegationforumdiscussion. CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrKTönsing,MissRMorwane,DrEJohnson,MrsRWhite

18&19May 7thAnnualTraumaConference,MiriamAmoebaHall,UNISAMainCampus.Attendedby:MrsRWhite

21May TheArtandScienceofEmpatheticCommunication. DepartmentofEducation,GroenkloofCampus,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:DrSDada

21&22May OfficeManagementcourse.CBMTraining,Edenvale,Johannesburg.Attendedby:MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe

29May EyeTrackingTraining–InclusiveSolutions,Johannesburg.Attendedby:MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsEMoolman

8June InclusiveSolutionsnewtechnology. CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:MrsKvanNiekerk,DrKTönsing

30June WritingaGoodResearchGrantProposal,DrRobinDrennan,DepartmentofResearchInnovationandSupport,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:DrEJohnson

31July 26thAnnualAACResearchSeminarandNevilleCohenmemoriallecture,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MissRMorwane,MrsRWhite,MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsEnidMoolman

4August InauguraladdressbyProfRTirvassen(ModernEuropeanLanguages):ReflectingcriticallyontheconceptualisationofdiversityinsociolinguisticsAttendedby:DrKTönsing

5August Re‐a‐buaDialogueSession,UniversityofPretoriaAttendedby:DrKTönsing

13August Re‐a‐buaDialogueSession,UniversityofPretoriaAttendedby:DrEJohnson

13August Acquiredneurogeniccommunicationdisorders:clinicalpracticeandsciencepresentedbyProfRKoul,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrKTönsing,MrsRWhite,MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsEMoolman,MissRMorwane

14August AdvancesinAACtechnologyforacquiredneurogeniccommunicationdisorders.PresentedbyProfRKoul,CentreforAAC,UniversityofPretoria.


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Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MrsRWhite,MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsEMoolman,MissRMorwane

18August SouthAfricanHumanRightsCommissionConferenceandlaunchofHumanRightsWatch’snewreport,“ComplicitinExclusion:SouthAfrica’sfailuretoguaranteeaninclusiveeducationforchildrenwithdisabilities”.ConstitutionHill,Johannesburg.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,MrsRWhite

25‐26August Onlinesurveys.Attendedby:MrsKvanNiekerk,MissRMorwane

3September HumanitiesResearchDay,FacultyofHumanities,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:DrSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MrsRWhite,MissRMorwane,MrsKvanNiekerk,MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe,MrsEMoolman

4September EarlyChildhoodInterventionConference,FundaUJabuleSchool,UJSowetoCampus,Johannesburg.Attendedby:DrSDada,MrsEMoolman,MrsKvanNiekerkand3Master’sinECIstudents

5–7October UsingMixedMethodsinEducationResearch,UniversityofPretoria,GroenkloofCampus.Attendedby:DrSDada,DrKTönsing,DrEJohnson,MrsRWhite,MrsKvanNiekerk,MissRMorwaneandPhDstudents

3November ConferenceontherightsofchildrenandyouthwithdisabilitiesinAfrica,CentreforHumanRights,FacultyofLaw,UniversityofPretoria,Pretoria.Attendedby:MrsRWhite

9November FlexibleFuturesConference,UniversityofPretoria,CSIR,Pretoria.Attendedby:DrEJohnson

10–13November

SPSStraining,UniversityofPretoria.Attendedby:DrKTönsing

23November Ministerialroundtablediscussionondisabilitywiththetheme:NoChildLeftBehind,Department:BasicEducation,Pretoria.Attendedby:DrEJohnson

24November CognitiveBehaviouralDevelopmentandthePreventionofViolenceAgainstWomenandChildren:Thecaseofthe“FirstThousandDays”–HumanSciencesResearchCouncil,Pretoria.Attendedby:ProfJBornman,DrEJohnson,MrsRWhite

16November Ethicalconsiderationswithinthemulti‐disciplinaryteam – FUNDA:PretoriaCPschool.Attendedby:MrsKvanNiekerkandMrsEMoolman

26November Earlychildhooddevelopmentknowledgebuildingseminar:UNICEF,PretoriaAttendedby:MissRMorwane


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10. VISITORSTOTHECENTREFORAUGMENTATIVEANDALTERNATIVECOMMUNICATION

Table5 Purposeofinternationalvisitorandoutcomes

DATE NAMEANDDESIGNATION

PURPOSEOFVISIT

OUTCOMES

9to22January

DrKobieBoshoff,UniversityofSouthAustralia,Adelaide,Australia

Toshare herexpertiseandknowledgeinthefieldofSystematicReviews.

Centre’sstaff,PhDstudentsandlibrariangainedvaluableinformationonhowtostartconductingsystematicreviews.DrBoshoffalsopresentedaSystematicReviewseminarattheCAACwhichwasattendedbyawiderangeofacademicstaffattheUniversityofPretoria.

23Februaryto9March

ProfRalfSchlosser,NortheasternUniversity,Boston,USA

TobuildinternationalcollaborationandplanaresearchprojectwithDrSDada.ToserveasanadvisoryconsultantfortwoPhDandtwoMaster’sstudents,aswellasthreestaffmemberswhoseresearchisalignedwithhisexpertise;alsotohosttwoseminarsanddevelopcapacityinresearchmethodsinAAC.

Prof SchlosserprovidedmentorshipandguidancetoPhDandMaster’sstudents.HepresentedtwoseminarsattheCAAC.Thefirstseminarfocusedonevidence‐basedpracticeforAACandthesecondontheevidencebaseregardingAACandchildrenwithautism.TheseminardispelledsomeofmythsaroundAACinterventionandareasforfutureresearchwerealsohighlighted.Fiftyparticipantsfromvariousschools,professionsaswellasparents,attendedtheseminar.ProfSchlosseralsovisitedtheUniversityofKwaZulu‐Natalfortwodays.Hepresentedaone‐dayseminaronEfficacyResearchattheHealthSciencesDepartmentatUKZN.Theseminarwasattendedby45people.InadditionProfSchlosserconsultedwith5PhDstudentsatUKZNtodiscusstheirresearch.

8to21March;12August

ProfBrendaLouw,EastTennesseeStateUniversity,USA

Topresentaseminarandlecturetothird‐yearstudentsinSpeech‐LanguageandAudiologyandBA(Honours)inAACon"UsingtheICF‐CYasaframeworkforassessment,clinicalgoalsettingandintervention

Theseminarwasattendedbyapproximately40therapistsand20HonoursstudentsandaimedtodisseminateinformationandincreasetheskillsofSouthAfricanpractitionersregardingtheICF‐CY,aswellastosharetheclinicalmeasuresthatareusedaspartoftheproject(FOCUS‐34andSPAA‐C).Presentedalectureto65third‐yearKMPstudentsaswellasto20BA(Honours)inAACstudents.ProfLouw


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DATE NAMEANDDESIGNATION

PURPOSEOFVISIT

OUTCOMES

planning:ahands‐onapproach"(CEUactivity)ToactastheexternalexaminerforaPhDstudent,discusstheCarnegieAfricanDiasporaFellowshipprogrammeandcreatethedraftreport.

alsoobtainedcurrenttextbooksfromPearsonPublisherswhichshedistributedasbookprizes.Shecompletedthe3‐personforwardtranslationoftwoclinicalmeasures,namelyFOCUSandSPAA‐CintoAfrikaans,aswellastheblindbacktranslation.DraftedapublicationonKnowledgetransfer.

26,27May ProfErnaAlant,DrBethSamuelsonandMissLindseyOgle,IndianaUniversity,Bloomington,USA

TodiscussananalysisfortheconstructonempatheticcommunicationanditsapplicationtoAAC.VideosofnaturalcommunicationbetweenAACusersandtheircommunicationpartnersweremadeinordertofacilitatethediscussionandanalysisoftheconstruct.

Theinterestsanddiscussionsfocusedonissuesofliteracyandinter‐culturalnarratives.ProfAlant(Extra‐ordinaryProfessorattheCAAC)discussedhercurrentresearchinterestofempatheticcommunicationbyhighlightingtheoreticalperspectivesrelevanttoempathyandcommunication.

20July–21August

ProfRajinderKoul,DepartmentofSpeech,Language,andHearingSciencesatTexasTechUSA

TopresenttheNevilleCohenMemorialLectureaswellastwoworkshops,visithospitalsandmentorMaster’sandPhDstudents.ProfKoul’svisitwasmadepossiblebyaFulbrightFellowship.

Prof KoulprovidedmentorshipandguidancetoPhDandMaster’sstudents;visitedandgavepresentationsatChrisHaniBaragwanathHospital,GeorgeMukhariHospital,SefakoMakgathoUniversityandattheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand.HealsopresentedthreeseminarsattheCAACandtwoseminarsaboutneurogeniccommunicationdisorders.HereceivedtheNevilleCohenMemorialAwardforhisoutstandingcontributioninthefieldofAACandseveredisabilityandconsequentlypresentedtheNevilleCohenMemoriallectureatthe26thAnnualAACResearchSeminar,entitled‘Experimentalandnon‐experimentalresearchinbehaviouralsciences:Implicationsforpractice’.


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12.PROFESSIONALACADEMICACTIVITIES

12.1 Involvement with other universities as external examiners

DrSDada External examiner for the Speech andHearing TherapyDepartment oftheUniversityofKZN(ModuleSPPA4007)

DrSDada External examiner for the Speech andHearing TherapyDepartment oftheUniversityoftheWitwatersrand(ModuleCPSL453)

DrSDada ExternalexaminerforMaster’sthesis– UniversityoftheWitwatersrandExternalexaminerforPhDthesis–UniversityoftheWitwatersrand

DrKTönsing ExternalexaminerofaMaster’smini‐thesis for theSpeechandHearingTherapyDepartmentoftheUniversityofKZN

DrKTönsing External examiner for the Department of Speech‐Language PathologyandAudiology,SefakoMakgathoUniversity(ModuleSLPA401)

12.2 Referee duties

ProfJBornman InternationalJournalofDisability,DevelopmentandEducationJournalofGlobalResearchinEducationandSocialScienceJournalofPolicyandPracticeinIntellectualDisabilityAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunicationDisabilityandRehabilitationJournalofPersonalityAssessmentJournalofAppliedResearchinIntellectualDisability

DrSDada AmericanJournalofSpeech‐LanguagePathologyAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication

DrKTönsing AmericanJournalofSpeech‐LanguagePathology

12.3 Other duties

Staffmembersserveonavarietyofdifferentcommittees:

ProfJBornman Co‐ChairofTransformationCommittee: FacultyofHumanitiesPost‐graduateTeachingandLearningCommittee:FacultyofHumanitiesBUILDCommitteeoftheInternationalAssociationforAugmentativeandAlternativeCommunication(ISAAC)

DrSDada

ResearchCommittee:FacultyofHumanitiesChairofDepartmentalResearchCommittee

DrEJohnson TeachingandLearningCommittee:FacultyofHumanitiesDrKTönsing ResearchCommitteeoftheInternationalAssociationforAAC(ISAAC)

Editor‐in‐chief:CPDprogramme:SouthAfricanSpeech‐Language‐HearingAssociation(SASHLA)PostgraduateCommittee:FacultyofHumanities

MissRMorwane

CPDcontributingeditorforSASLHA

MrsRWhite WebandMarketingCommittee:FacultyofHumanities12.4 Policy documents

Dr Shakila Dada, Dr Alecia Samuels and Mrs Karin van Niekerk, as well as graduates from theMaster’sinEarlyChildhoodProgrammesubmittedcommentsontheDraftNationalPolicyonEarlyChildhoodDevelopment.


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13.MEDIA

Miss C Ntuli was interviewed on SABC 1 in the programme Bophelong– televised onSunday24&25January

ProfJBornmanwasinterviewedbyCarteBlanche–broadcastedon21February ProfJBornmanandDrSDadawereinterviewedforSixtySecondsAustralia DrKTönsingconductedtworadiointerviewsonPretoriaFMinFebruaryandSeptember Miss C Ntuli and Friendmade a video demonstratingEmpatheticCommunicationwith

ProfErnaAlant DrSDadaandProfAlantmadeavideoforYouTubeentitled“EmpatheticCommunicationinAAC”

Beauty Phama, Kwakha Phama and Dr Kerstin Tönsing


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14.STAFF

14.1 CAAC staff funded by the University of Pretoria

Professor&Director: Prof JBornman(40hoursperweek) SeniorLecturer: DrSDada(40hoursperweek)SeniorLecturer: DrKTönsing(40hoursperweek) Lecturer: Dr A Samuels (40 hours perweek)(CurrentlyPost‐doctoral

fellow at JönköpingUniversity in Sweden ‐ January 2015 toDecember2016)

SeniorManagementAssistant: MrsEJCRossetti‐Siefe(40hoursperweek) Clericaladministrativeassistant:

MrTMahlangu(40hoursperweek)

14.2 Extraordinary Professors

ExtraordinaryProfessor: ProfEAlant (2015‐ 2017)ExtraordinaryProfessor: ProfDBryen(2013‐2015)ExtraordinaryProfessor: ProfMRomski(2014‐2016)ExtraordinaryProfessor: Prof RSchlosser (2015‐ 2017)

14.3 CAAC staff funded from outside funds

Lecturer: Dr EJohnson(40hoursperweek)Lecturer: MissRMorwane(40hoursperweek)Lecturer: MrsRWhite(25hoursperweek)Lecturer: MrsKvanNiekerk(20hoursperweek)Lecturer: MrsEMoolman(15 hoursperweek)AdministrativeAssistant: Miss CNtuli(15hoursperweek)DisabilityConsultant: DrPCMills(5hoursperweek) 1Januaryto3April

14.4 External examiners

PhD(AAC) ProfBLouwProfRSevcik

Dissertation:ANaudé(AAK990&AAK900)

EastTennesseeStateUniversity,USAGeorgiaStateUniversity,USA

ProfKHuusProfKDrager

Dissertation:EJohnson(AAK990&AAK900)

JönköpingUniversity,SwedenPennStateUniversity,USA

ProfAKaiserDrSCastro

Dissertation:LSchlebusch(AAK990)

VanderbiltUniversity,USAUniversityofRoehampton,London,UK

ProfMGranlundProfCTrivette

Dissertation: L Moodley(AAK990&AAK900)

JönköpingUniversity,SwedenEastTennesseeStateUniversity,USA


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MA(AAC) ProfRSchlosser Dissertation:KBrewis

(AAK890)NorthEasternUniversity,USA

ProfRKoul Dissertation:IOosthuizen(AAK890)

TexasTechUniversity,USA

DrMdeKlerk Mini‐dissertation:SGovender;OAbiodun(AAK895)

HopeSchool

ProfAHavenga Mini‐dissertation:MGropp(AAK895)

UniversityofSouthAfrica

DrANaudé Mini‐dissertation:EBarry;AJones(AAK895)

Privatepractice

MrsMCoetzee Mini‐dissertation:ARoos;VMadima(AAK895)

Privatepractice

MrsATyranes AAK805(coursework) PrivatepracticeMissAGonasillan AAK806(coursework) PrivatepracticeMrsABeringer AAK807(coursework) PrivatepracticeDrMHerold AAK809(coursework) PrivatepracticeDrMHerold AAK810(coursework) Privatepractice

M(ECI) MrsFFirferey ECI801

ECI872DepartmentofOccupationalTherapy,UniversityoftheWesternCape

BAHONOURS(AAC) MissCStrydom AAK705

AAK707UniversityofStellenbosch

DrMMophosho AAK713 UniversityoftheWitwatersrandMrsVMadima AAK701 SefakoMakgatoHealthSciencesUniversityMrsSKarrim AAK702 UniversityofKwaZulu‐NatalMrsTHorn AAK703 PrivatePracticeProfCJEUys AAK715 UniversityofKwaZulu‐NatalMissKvanderMerwe AAK712 RhodesUniversityMrsCvanderWesthuizen

AAK708 PretoriaSchool


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15.OBJECTIVESFOR2016

15.1 UP Strategic Goal – Leading Research in Africa

Tosupportpart‐timeacademicstaff(onoutsidefunding)toobtainaPhDqualification Tosupportfouracademicstaffmemberstoapplyforresearchfundingthroughvarious

fundingchannels ToactivelyparticipateintheFacultyResearchThemeonEnhancingthewell‐beingof

vulnerablechildrenandpublishonepaper. TocommencewithStage1ofaninternationalresearchprojectonMobileHealth Tostrengthenresearchvisibilitythroughincreasingcitationsandpublicationswith

internationalpeers15.2 UP Strategic Goal – Excellence in Teaching and Learning

TograduatethreePhDstudentsandenroltwonewstudents TograduatefiveMA(AAC)studentsandenrolsixnewstudents Tograduate13M(ECI)studentsandenrol16newstudents Tosecurebursariesforatleast12postgraduatestudents ToconductresearchontheblendedlearningapproachusedintheBAHonours(AAC)

programme,andpresentresultsatalocalconference15.3 UP Strategic Goal – Impact on SA Economic and Social Development

ToapplyforfundingfortheFofaprogrammetoensureitssustainability Toconducteightmedico‐legalconsultations TosourceonetenderintheHealthorEducationdomain ToinitiateastrategicAfricapartnershipwithasisteruniversity Todeveloptailor‐madeprogrammesfortargetgroupswithanonlinefocus

15.4 UP Strategic Goal – Strengthen International Profile

Hosttwointernationalresearchers Attracttwopost‐doctoralfellows Shareresearchfindingswithinternationalpeers(atleasteightpresentations)


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AcknowledgementsThefollowingfoundationsanddepartmentsthatfinanciallysupportedtheactivitiesoftheCAACduring2015areherebyacknowledged.Thankyouforinspiringourgreatteamthroughyourcontributions.

MomentumCarnegieDiasporaFellowshipGrantFulbrightFellowshipprogrammeEyeScapeCorporatePhotography

NationalResearchFoundation(NRF) EasternCapeDepartmentofEducationMpumalangaDepartmentofEducation

Appreciationisalsoexpressedtowardsthefollowingcompaniesfordonatingtwocashawardstooutstandingstudents:

SemanticCompactionSystems InclusiveSolutions

Thefollowingassociationsandinstitutionsareacknowledgedwithgratitude. Thankyouforcollaboratingwithusandstrengtheningresearchandteachingtiesin

thisway–wetrustthatitleadstomutualbenefit!

SefakoMakgathoHealthSciencesUniversityUniversityofLimpopo–MedunsaCampus ManchesterMetropolitanUniversity,UKUniversityofSouthAustralia,AustraliaRadboudUniversity,TheNetherlandsTshwaneUniversityofTechnologyNorthernArizonaUniversity,USAUniversityofJönköping,SwedenUniversityoftheWitwatersrandEastTennesseeStateUniversityUniversityofRoehampton,UKUniversityoftheWesternCapeGeorgiaStateUniversity,USAUniversityofKwaZulu‐Natal LeibnizUniversity,GermanyUniversityoftheFreeState UniversityofVirginia,USAUniversityofSouthAfrica UniversityofCapeTown StellenboschUniversityNortheasternUniversityIndianaUniversity,USANorthWestUniversityPennStateUniversityTexasTechUniversityVanderbiltUniversityYaleUniversity,USARhodesUniversityDART,Sweden

Alltheschoolsandhospitalsthatparticipatedinouractivitiesthroughouttheyear–wegreatlyappreciateyourcontinuedsupportofourtrainingandresearchendeavours!


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AheartfeltthankyoutoallthepersonswhouseAACandwhoarealwayswillingtoassistus

andgivepresentationstoourstudents.Yourpersonalcommitmentisincrediblyvaluable.

AwordofgratitudetothefollowingdepartmentsandindividualsattheUniversityof

Pretoriafortheirexcellentworkandsupport.Wearefortunatetocallyouourcolleaguesandtobenefitfromyourcontributionsonadailybasis.

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

ProfHStander(ActingDean:FacultyofHumanities) AcademicAdministration(HumanitiesandHealthSciences)

DepartmentofResidenceAffairsandAccommodation DramaDepartmentHouseHumanities ClientServiceCentre FacilitiesManagement DepartmentofFinanceDepartmentofEnglishCentreforHumanRights DepartmentofChildHealthDepartmentofInformatics

DepartmentofLibraryServices DepartmentofSecurityServices

DepartmentofEducationInnovation DepartmentofCommunicationPathology DepartmentofEducationalPsychology DepartmentofOccupationalTherapy DepartmentofHumanNutrition DepartmentofPhysiotherapy DepartmentofSocialWork DepartmentofNursing

DisabilityUnitEAT@UP

Awarmwordofappreciationisextendedtoeachandeverystudentwhodecidedtocontinuehis/heracademiclifeatthecentre.Thankyoufortrustingusandchoosingtobeonthisexcitingjourneywithus–asweallknow,learningisnotaspectatorsport!Youaretheheartandsoulofwhatwedo. AheartfeltwordofgratitudealsogoestotheAdvisoryCommitteemembers.Thankyouforyourguidanceandleadership.Asalwaysitisgreattoknowthatwecancountonyoutogotheextramile.


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