By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I love to hang out with my big family. Besides my mom and my dad, I have 3 sisters, 2 brother-in-laws, 6 nieces, and 1 nephew. Having a big family is fun. I live with some of my family members in Grove City, Ohio, which is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio. I liv...
By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador Happy Spring! Every spring I do AAC cleaning! That consists of looking at every icon and see if I want the same icons, delete pages that I do not use anymore, and the most important, update your personal pages! First of all, you do not have to clean up your device, but I recommend...
By Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger A few weeks ago, I delivered a presentation on disability accessibility and accommodation at the virtual Conference on College Composition and Communication, the world’s largest conference on writing, rhetoric, and composition. This was my fourth time presenting at this confere...
By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger It would have probably been better to write this for Autism Awareness Month, but as usual, my timing is off. I find that it’s better to write out an idea as soon as I have it. I would like to talk about the language surrounding autism and autistic people. Many people believe th...
By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Blogger How do you view people who have disabilities? How about those who have complex communication needs and use AAC on a daily basis? How do you feel when you see others praising people with disabilities for doing “normal” daily activities? The term “inspiration porn&rdq...
By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I was in a disabled social group and I filled out a form to meet new friends. The process took about two years before I was able to receive the letter, because I moved several times and they didn’t know how to contact me. Then, out of nowhere on February 10th 1998, I got a le...