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The attitudes of Sakhisizwe local service area community towards people with disabilities

Ntenda, Joseph (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: A qualitative study was utilised as it was appropriate for the study of attitudes of non-disabled people of Sakhisizwe towards people with disabilities (PWDs). This case study set out to: investigate the ...
Compulsory community service for speech-language and hearing therapy professionals : readiness, reality and readjustment

Wranz, Elsie Sophia (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Compulsory Community Service for the speech-language and hearing therapy profession was implemented in 2003. This is the first study to assess the perceptions, attitudes and experiences of speech-language ...
Description and evaluation of the rehabilitation programme for persons with lower limb amputations at Elangeni, Paarl, South Africa

Fredericks, Jerome P. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Lower limb amputations cause multiple physical, psychological, environmental and socioeconomic barriers. Individuals who have suffered a lower limb amputation require comprehensive rehabilitation to ...
A descriptive study on doctors' practices regarding different aspects of stroke rehabilitation in private acute-care hospitals situated in the Western Cape metropole

Leichtfuss, Ute (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Introduction: Stroke is a growing healthcare problem in South Africa. It contributes significantly to the burden of disease and is the largest cause of disability. Rehabilitation can significantly improve ...
Developing a policy analysis framework to establish level of access and equity embedded in South African health policies for people with disabilities

Law, Francoise Bernadette (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

Purpose To date no health policy analysis tool has been developed to analyse access and equity for people with disabilities. Further, there is very little information available on health and disability policy implementation. ...
Development of an Afrikaans sentence perception test based on the CUNY topic-related sentences – phase 1 : sentence perception in noise

Scourfield, Jolanda (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Speech audiometry for diagnostic purposes is widely used by audiologists around the world, but its application is starting to shift more towards rehabilitative purposes for people with hearing impairment. ...
The effect of different visual modality and task conditions on the narratives of typically developing 9 year old children

Engelbrecht, Lizanne (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated: (1) the effect of two visual modalities (wordless picture book and animated video) on the narratives of typically developing 9 year old children, and (2) the effect of dynamic ...
Die effek van twee gedeeldeleesintervensieprogramme op die narratiewe van voorskoolse kinders

Visser, Monique (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This study investigated the effect of two shared-reading intervention programmes on the narratives of 87 Afrikaans-speaking Grade R learners from low income families. Intervention Programme I involved ...
Die effek van twee gedeelde voorlees metodes op die drukbewustheid van 'n groep graad R-leerders

Botha, Mariette (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

The study investigated the effect of two shared reading programmes on the print awareness of 102 Afrikaans-speaking Grade R learners with language delays. The first shared reading programme focussed on print awareness while ...
Employment of people with disabilites in the hospitality sector, Cape Town, South Africa : a multiple case study

Smit, Shannon (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Several legislative documents that promote the inclusion and economic integration of persons with disabilities have been introduced over the previous two decades in South Africa. However, it is still ...
Evaluation of the rehabilitation program for persons with complete paraplegia at Netcare rehabilitation hospital

Henn, M. J. Mji, Gubela Visagie, Surona (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Spinal cord injury is a devastating sudden cause of disability which renders a person paralyzed and dependent on care immediately after the incident. A person who has suffered a spinal cord injury ...
Exploration of the coping strategies of parents/care-givers in the management of health and rehabilitation problems of their disabled children

Duma, Vivian V. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: This is a descriptive, phenomenological, qualitative study which explores the experiences of and coping strategies employed by the parents/caregivers of disabled children in the management of their care, ...
An exploration of the involvement of people with disabilities in poverty-reduction strategies in Malawi

Massah, Bonface Ophiyah (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: The needs and rights of people with disabilities are often not adequately featured in national development strategies. Furthermore, their aspirations to participate in community activities are denied by ...
Factors influencing grade 1 school placement and subsequent changes in school placement of learners with cochlear implants

Bardien, Faeza (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2008-12)

Over the past decade an increasing number of learners with cochlear implants have been placed in mainstream settings in South Africa (Müller & Wagenfeld, 2003). The aim of the present study was to describe possible factors ...
Food choices and macro- and micronutrient intake of Sowetans with chronic heart failure

Pretorius, Sandra S. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2011-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: In South Africa, rapid urbanisation and epidemiological transition have left the black urban population vulnerable to diseases of lifestyle such as chronic heart failure. This is in part due to the fact ...
The impact of emotional support offered during rehabilitation on the long-term quality of life and satisfaction with living of individuals with spinal cord injury : an exploratory study of individuals re-employed in the South African National Defence Force

Parker, S. (Stellenbosch : University of Stellenbosch, 2005-03)

Many South African National Defence Force (SANDF) soldiers have suffered spinal cord injury either in the line of duty or otherwise. This injury affects all spheres of life (physical, emotional, social and psychological). ...
An investigation into the impact of a community-based rehabilitation intervention strategy on persons with physical disabilities in an urban and rural setting in Zambia

Banda-Chalwe, M. (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2005-04)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT:The decentralisation of health care services in the primary health care system poses a challenge to the delivery of care to the communities in Zambia. Little is being done in the Ministry of Health to ...
Key factors impacting on the development of physically disabled athletes in Limpopo province

Sellschop, Ingrid (Stellenbosch : University Stellenbosch, 2009-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: For physically disabled learners to achieve successful participation in sport requires the synergistic interaction of many diverse factors. The Limpopo province of South Africa produces fewer physically ...
Knowledge, attitudes and practices of parents/guardians of children with disabilities on abuse of children with disabilities, in the Willowvale area, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Wogqoyi, Mirriam Ntombesoka (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2012-03)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Child abuse is a problem worldwide and also a serious problem in South Africa. Recent statistics revealed an increase in reported cases. Incidence of abuse is difficult to determine accurately but there ...
Long-term cost implications for cochlear implant recipients

Kerr, Gillian Robyn (Stellenbosch : Stellenbosch University, 2011-12)

ENGLISH ABSTRACT: Cochlear implantation is an expensive but cost-effective intervention which must be used for life. It can provide individuals with severe-to-profound hearing loss improved sound perception in comparison ...