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Theses and Dissertations (Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)): Recent submissions
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(University of Pretoria, 2024-02-09)Many children with complex communication needs (CCN) are unable to meet their communication needs owing to various challenges like their family circumstances, additional disabilities, and severity of their disabilities as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023-08)Background: There is growing evidence regarding the benefits of Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) systems in facilitating communication development in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Various ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background: Persons with post-stroke aphasia often require rehabilitation services, including those provided by occupational therapists and physiotherapists. Due to the communication impairments that persons with post-stroke ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background: South Africa recognizes 12 official languages and despite its commitment to supporting them equally, English still dominates in the healthcare and education sectors. Discrimination against multilingual clients ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Participation in activities in one’s home, school, and community setting is a human right that positively affects one’s well-being. However, children with disabilities often do not enjoy this human right. The bulk of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background: A trans-disciplinary approach is required to implement Alternative and Augmentative Communication (AAC) for children with complex communication needs (CCN). Educators and paraeducators play an essential role ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)The development of literacy in learners with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is unlike that of neurotypical children. Many individuals with ASD enter adulthood with no literacy skills, especially those with comorbid complex ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background: An estimated 2.2 to 3.8% of individuals worldwide have communication disabilities (CD) (World Health Organization, 2001). In addition to being at an increased risk of crime and abuse, individuals with CD ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2023)Background: The understanding that the early years in a child’s life are crucial for laying a foundation for development and learning has led to a drive to ensure that all children need to access Early Childhood Development ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-11)Background: Health professionals working in rehabilitative settings often encounter clients with little or no functional speech (LNFS) who would benefit from Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC), however, their ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Persons in a minimally conscious state (MCS+) often have fluctuating levels of alertness as well as varying self- and environmental awareness. They inconsistently follow concrete- one-step instructions, show a fluctuating ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Background: Disability is still a controversial topic in many nations, in part because of ongoing stigma. People with disabilities have been stigmatised throughout history as being morally unacceptable or unwell and in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-11)Background: When designing AAC systems for children who have not yet developed conventional literacy skills, a process of vocabulary selection is employed. Core vocabulary is a list of words used frequently by particular ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)This study employed an exploratory sequential mixed method design to develop and evaluate a programme aimed at training Vhavenda caregivers of children living in low-income contexts to implement augmentative and alternative ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022)Background: Parents’ involvement is essential for their children’s successful use of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) devices. When implementing AAC in their daily lives, children with complex communication ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-07)Background: It is necessary to advance the integration of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) into rehabilitation plans to improve communication and social participation outcomes for persons with post-stroke ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2022-05)BACKGROUND: Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention is pivotal for obtaining functional outcomes in communication and participation of children with complex communication needs (CCN). Various studies ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)Background: Assistive Technologies (AT) are often abandoned. As technology is an expanding and vast field, it should be utilised optimally for vulnerable populations. Research shows that to address this, there is an ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-08)Participation or taking part in life situations, is a fundamental human right. Participation is a complex and multidimensional construct. The importance of participation on health, education, and well-being for children ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)This study develops and preliminarily validates the PRITT, an instrument to measure the parental role in intervention, for use with young children with a disability. Parental roles in intervention, i.e., the tasks and ...
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