By Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I will be graduating from Fairfield University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program this summer, and I am now in the home stretch of my thesis semester. I think this semester best exemplifies how to take advantage of many of the unique features of my Accent 1000 AA...

By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger When I think of the many challenges and frustrations I have to deal with, employment is probably at the top of my list. It is the source of so many other problems. Having a good well-paying job is connected to positive outcomes in so many areas of our lives: more access to better hea...

By Keagen Sweeney, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Keagen wrote this poem about her favorite snack.  It was sent to Frito-Lay.  They loved it so much, they gifted her with a years supply of Doritos!    Doritos We are friends You greet me You meet me Right where I'm at Salty, spicy, skinny or fat I'm a girl ...

By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Have you noticed how many disability advocates are there with actual disabilities??? News flash for you guys— there are not many. There is not many even less people that use speech generated devices. There are three different types of disability advocacy. There is self-advocacy...

By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger For some people, getting back to normal after two years of pandemic isolation means returning to work in the office again, going out to dinner, going to concerts or attending sports events. I like all those things too, but for me, what really matters is that I get to go to an AAC conferen...

By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger It seems that autism awareness month is upon us again. I guess I’m being my usual sour contrarian self, because I can’t help but feel a little skeptical and cynical about the whole thing. It seems like a month-long high school pep rally, but I wonder, what exactly gets ac...