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RESEARCH
The Deaf Child Centre not only offers a comprehensive service to hearing impaired children
but also places a large emphasis on research. A number of research projects have already
and are currently being undertaken in collaboration with the Deaf Child Centre team.
 Currect Research
Past Research |
Current Research 
The following research projects are currently in progress and are a collaborative effort
between final year U.C.T. Speech Pathology/ Audiology students and the Deaf Child Centre
team:
 A Comparison of the Use of Cultural Narratives and Traditional Case Histories in
Speech, Language and Hearing Services - Miss T. Sishi (Honours dissertation,
2001)
The Effectiveness of Solar Powered Hearing Aids in a Developing Country -
Ms.
D. Rafter
Interpreting in Speech, Language and Hearing Services - Miss M. Fisch & Miss
M. Evans (Masters dissertations, 2000-2001)
A Situational Analysis of Speech and Hearing Therapy Needs, Services
and
Referral
Routes in the West Coast/Winelands Region of the Western Cape - Ms.
L. Centner
Parent Training for Deaf Children: A Focus on Early Intervention - Mrs. S. Hurt
(Doctorate dissertation, 1998-2001)
Parent Training for Deaf Children: A Focus on Long-term Intervention -
Ms. C.
Brown
Translation and Cultural Mediation - Ms. M. Evans
Past Research
The Effectiveness of Training Programmes for Caregivers of Hearing
Impaired
Children in the Western Cape - Ms. L. Michelson (Honours
dissertation,1998)
Establishing a Community-based Audiology Service in the Western Cape
Using
a Primary Health Care Approach - Dr. D. Ogilvy, Ms. S. Madden & Ms.
L.
Michelson (Unpublished, 1999)
Foetal Alcohol Syndrome Research Project - Ms. S. Brewis, Ms. L.
Michelson
and Ms. N. van Wyk (Hearing assessments completed for this project,
2000)
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