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Kerstin Tönsing

Kerstin Tönsing

Centre for AAC, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa

Kerstin Tönsing is a speech-language therapist and professor at the Centre for Augmentative and Alternative Communication, University of Pretoria, South Africa. She has conducted research and training in the field of AAC for over 25 years. Her research focuses on the design and implementation of AAC systems to foster communication and language skills in persons with communication access needs, with a particular focus on persons who are not literate.

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November 11, 2026 @ 10:00 am – 10:30 am EST

Determining and validating fringe vocabulary categories and items appropriate for children who require AAC from a Sepedi language background

View a global list of converted local start times Session ID: 21 Objectives: To explain the benefits of a core-fringe based AAC tool for children requiring AAC. To describe one […]