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Browsing Theses and Dissertations (Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC)) by Supervisor "Bornman, Juan, 1968-"
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(University of Pretoria, 2020-04-28)Achieving the right of access to healthcare for persons with disabilities is a challenge in Eswatini as a result of various barriers, such as availability of services, acceptability in healthcare facilities, financial and ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-11-01)Persons with severe communication disabilities often face violations of their basic human rights, such as exclusion from the justice system. Accessing the justice system – whether as a witness, defendant or legal practitioner ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2014)iii Abstract Sibling relationships are amongst the most influential relationships in one’s life. Bringing autism spectrum disorder (ASD) into these interactional dynamics has a marked influence on these relationships for ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-09-06)Sibling relationships and the interaction within these relationships play a central role in children’s general development and will therefore impact on functional outcomes of children with severe speech and language ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-11-14)Globally, persons with disabilities are facing exclusion from participation in the labour market. In South Africa, the employment rate of persons with severe communication disabilities remains low despite the implementation ...
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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, 2014)The structure of graphic symbol utterance constructed by children with typical development and also children with little or no functional speech often differs considerably from spoken utterances. Whether the structure of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2013)Although many international and South African studies have investigated teenage parenting, they have rarely viewed the parenting support given to teenage mothers from a coparenting perspective. Coparenting is defined as ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021)The rights of all persons to be granted equal access to higher education are espoused in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. More recently, attention has focused on the provision of inclusive education specifically ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2021-09-14)Falls in adults older than 65 years of age constitute a global health concern and are the main cause of injury-related mortality in older adults. The falls death rate increased by 30% from 2009 to 2018, mainly due to the ...
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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, 2015)Children with intellectual disabilities are often denied exposure to mathematical word-problem solving since it is believed to beyond their intellectual abilities. This study aimed to determine whether children with ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2016)The sexuality of all women, including those with or without intellectual disabilities, embraces more than just the knowledge about body parts and sexual behaviour. Women’s sexuality includes life experiences of appropriate ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)When children with significant communication difficulties experience pain, they are in dire need of an appropriate means to communicate their pain in order to receive appropriate treatment. Self-report – the first step in ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2015)An understanding of the client, his/her needs, emotions and circumstances is fundamental to an effective therapeutic relationship. This holistic focus of the relationship and service excellence are, together with ethical ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2017)Identifying higher-order emotional states of others is an important aspect of emotional development, as it is central to achieving emotional competence, which is a prerequisite for both immediate and long-term functional ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012-10-25)Augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) provides many individuals who have little or no functional speech with a means to enter the world of communication. Aided and/or unaided symbols are used as a means of ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2009-06-10)Hearing parents of deaf children who are reliant on Sign Language need to learn to sign to ensure communication mode-match with their children. Signing is vital for parent-child interaction, and has implications for the ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2012)There has been a growing awareness of human rights, specifically children rights, over the past 20 years. Children with intellectual disabilities are often described as a vulnerable group, with limited opportunities to ...
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(University of Pretoria, 2019)Mainstream mobile messaging is a widely researched theme as it is a favoured means of interaction by youth who are the so-called digital natives. To limit marginalisation and promote inclusion, it is essential for youth ...
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