← All speakers

Ngwanamashiane Mothapo

Ngwanamashiane Mothapo

Speech Language Pathology and Audiology Department, Sefako Makgatho Health Sciences University., Ga-Rankuwa, South Africa

Ngwanamashiane Rahab Blondie Mothapo is a lecturer and clinical supervisor at the Sefako Makgatho University (SMU) in South Africa. She is a practising speech language pathologist and audiologist. She obtained her PhD at the University of Pretoria under the supervision of Prof Kerstin Tönsing (SA) and Dr Gloria Soto (USA). Her research interests lie in multilingualism as well as AAC giving access to indigenous languages. Her particular interest is in the design process as well as implementation of AAC services for children from indigenous language backgrounds (her research focusing on Sepedi) in South Africa.

ASHA Financial Disclosures:
None

ASHA Non-Financial Disclosures:
None

Speaker Events

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 […]