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Browsing Humanities by Author "Dada, Shakila"
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Johnson, Ensa; Morwane, Refilwe Elizabeth; Dada, Shakila; Pretorius, Gaby J.; Lotriet, Marena
(Routledge, 2018)
Student engagement is a prerequisite for successful learning. Due to the tremendous change in the use of information and communication technologies, the nature of this engagement has had to adapt to fit a hybrid approach ...
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Erasmus, Alta; Bornman, Juan; Dada, Shakila
(Sage, 2016-06)
This study aimed to describe the perceptions of Afrikaans-speaking parents regarding the human rights, as defined by the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), of their children, aged between 8.0 and ...
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Dada, Shakila; Andersson, Anna Karin; May, Auriel Adele; Andersson, Elisabeth Elgmark; Granlund, Mats; Huus, Karina
(Elsevier, 2020-09)
BACKGROUND : Participation of children with ID it is argued must be understood in relation to the fit with the environment. Since caregivers are a vital factor within the close environment of a child with intellectual ...
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Prinsloo, Pauline; Dada, Shakila; Bastable, Kirsty; Raghavendra, Parimala; Granlund, Mats
(Taylor and Francis, 2024)
Participation is a fundamental human right, and being able to communicate is an essential component of participation in various life situations, such as at school, with peers, and in the community. Augmentative and alternative ...
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Rajaram, Priya; Alant, Erna; Dada, Shakila
(Routledge, 2012-06)
This study investigated the application of the self-generation effect to enhance the recognition and retention of Blissymbols in
persons with severe aphasia. A 2 × 2 × 3 factorial design of two treatment types (self-generation ...
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Dada, Shakila; Murphy, Yvonne; Tonsing, Kerstin Monika
(Taylor and Francis, 2017)
Speech-language therapists (SLTs) have direct contact with a wide variety of individuals who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and they are therefore considered to have a pri-mary role in the assessment, ...
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Huus, K.A. (Karina); Dada, Shakila; Bornman, Juan; Lygnegård, Frida
(Wiley, 2016-11)
BACKGROUND : Besides the right to freedom, human rights can be seen as a basic requirement
also for the maintenance of human dignity and the opportunity to thrive – particularly in the
case of children with disabilities. ...
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Morwane, Refilwe Elizabeth; Dada, Shakila; Bornman, Juan
(AOSIS Open Journals, 2021-06-22)
BACKGROUND : Unemployment rates for persons with disabilities in low- and middle-income
countries (LMICs) are high. This is despite the call to action by the United Nations Convention
on the Rights of Persons with ...
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Huus, Karina.; Schlebusch, Liezl; Ramaahlo, Maria; Samuels, Alecia E.; Berglund, Ingalill Gimbler; Dada, Shakila
(AOSIS, 2021-03)
BACKGROUND: Research has shown that all children and adolescents have the right to participate
in their everyday life. However, little is known about what impacts the participation of children
and adolescents with ...
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Bastable, Kirsty; Cooke, Paul; Harvey, Lou; Olarte, Victoria; Casteleijn, Daleen; Dada, Shakila
(MDPI, 2023-11-13)
Vulnerable youth and youth with disabilities are at great risk of not having their rights met.
In addition, they face challenges with regard to empowerment and participation in their own lives.
Youth development programmes ...
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Samuels, Alecia E.; Dada, Shakila; Van Niekerk, Karin; Arvidsson, Patrik; Huus, Karina
(MDPI, 2020-09)
In a low-and middle-income country (LMIC) such as South Africa, not much is known
about how children with intellectual disabilities (ID) participate in everyday activities, as no studies to
date have compared their ...
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De Klerk, Hester Magdalena; Dada, Shakila; Alant, Erna
(Elsevier, 2014-11)
PURPOSE : Speech language pathologists recommend graphic symbols for AAC users to
facilitate communication, including labelling and expressing emotions. The purpose of the
current study was to describe and compare how ...
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Dada, Shakila; Horn, Tenille; Samuels, Alecia E.; Schlosser, Ralf W.
(Taylor and Francis, 2016-08)
This study examined the attitudes of children with typical development towards an unfamiliar
peer with complex communication needs using augmentative and alternative communication
(AAC) systems. Specifically, the study ...
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Kyarkanaye, Thilendree; Dada, Shakila; Samuels, Alecia E.
(Lippincott Williams and Wilkins, 2017-07)
A central tenant of early childhood intervention (ECI) is collaboration between professionals and the caregivers of children receiving these services. There are limited studies on caregiver perceptions of collaboration in ...
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Stipinovich, Alexandra; Tonsing, Kerstin Monika; Dada, Shakila
(Wiley, 2023-11)
BACKGROUND : An individual's ability to make autonomous decisions is fundamental to self-determination. The presence of neurological pathology, for example, aphasia, and its associated difficulties with language and/or ...
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Bastable, Kirsty; Dada, Shakila
(Health Systems Trust, 2020-06)
The term ‘communication vulnerability’ covers long-term communication disabilities, temporary communication disabilities (e.g. while on ventilation), language disparities, cultural differences, and low literacy levels.
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Bornman, Juan; Donohue, Dana K.; Mare, Nolette; Dada, Shakila
(Kamla-Raj Enterprises, 2016)
Research suggests that tests with non-modified response formats may be biased against learners with
severe physical disabilities, with test scores reflecting the extent of learners’ disabilities rather than their ...
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Arvidsson, Patrik; Dada, Shakila; Granlund, Mats; Imms, Christine; Bornman, Juan; Elliott, Catherine; Huus, Karina
(Taylor and Francis, 2020)
BACKGROUND : Participation comprises attendance and involvement in everyday situations. Picture My Participation (PmP) is an instrument intended to measure participation in children with disabilities, particularly in low ...
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Douglas, Sarah N.; Dada, Shakila; Tonsing, Kerstin Monika; Samuels, Alecia E.; Owusu, Prince
(Springer, 2024)
Globally, there is an increasing focus on interventions that are culturally relevant for children and families from diverse cultural, racial, and ethnic groups. We conducted a scoping review to evaluate what populations ...
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Mngomezulu, Jocelyn Ruth; Tonsing, Kerstin Monika; Dada, Shakila; Bokaba, Nomadlozi Brenda
(Taylor and Francis, 2019)
Vocabulary selection is an important aspect to consider when designing augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) systems for children who have not yet developed conventional literacy skills. AAC team members have ...