By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger One of the most important things that you can advocate for yourself is voting. Voting is a right and a privilege. If you are of voting age, you should take the opportunity to do it.  You may think that your one vote isn’t important, but it matters a great deal. Our democratic s...

_ By Jane Odom, M. Ed, Director of Implementation Resources_ The vocabulary available to AAC users can have a huge impact – both positive and negative- on their writing. There are three basic categories of vocabulary sets (Musselwhite&Hanser, 2004) Closed Sets consist of a small number of pre-programmed words a...

by Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  AAC Awareness Month: Vibe Up in AAC  October is AAC Awareness Month, a celebration to raise awareness of the many ways in which people use AAC to communicate. As I make my final preparations to participate in AAC Awareness festivities—namely PRC-Saltillo’s ...

By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Have you ever tried to order stuff or make appointments on the phone while using your devices?  Here are my tips I have that could help. First, do some research on what questions the organization will ask you. Next, make a PREPROGRAMMED page and make sure you start with the statem...

By Brandon Bubba Patrick Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hi, my name is Brandon Williamson.  I use an integrated Accent 1000.  When the world shut down from COVID-19, I had to start doing my therapies online.  I use Zoom for all of my virtual sessions.  Instead of using a ...

By Anthony Arnold, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador and part-time service employee I’m Anthony Arnold, an augmentative and alternative communicator from San Tan Valley, Arizona. I have been communicating with PRC-Saltillo communication devices for nearly 40 years, so I have extensive experience upgrading and changing devices....