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Browsing Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAAC) by UP 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, 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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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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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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Determining a Zulu core vocabulary for children who use augmentative and alternative communication Mngomezulu, Jocelyn; 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 ...
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Dada, Shakila; Granlund, Mats; Alant, Erna (Blackwell, 2007-07)BACKGROUND : Activity-based intervention has been defined as a child-directed, transactional approach that uses logically occurring antecedents and consequences to develop functional and generative skills by embedding ...
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Bastable, Kirsty; Dada, Shakila; Uys, Catharina Jacoba Elizabeth (Taylor and Francis, 2016-02)AIM : To determine the effect of a non-powered, self-initiated mobility program on the engagement of young children with severe mobility limitations, in the South African context. METHODS : A multiple-probe-across-participant ...
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Laher, Zakiyya; Dada, Shakila (Taylor and Francis, 2023)Aided language stimulation is an augmented input strategy that facilitates the expressive and receptive language skills of persons who require augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). The aim of this study was to ...
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