By Ayleen Armendariz, PRC-Saltillo Blogger In 2016, I had surgery on my brain, in hopes it would help me walk and talk. The surgery was called Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS). The doctors predicted that I would either improve motor response by more than 20%, or not at all.  After my surgery, the doctors switched on my DB...

By Danny Gonzalez, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Being a disabled person, I have watched a T.V. show named Speechless.  This TV show is about a boy that is in a wheelchair and cannot talk. He uses a low-tech communication tool. It is a letter board, and he uses his head to point to letters in order to spell out the words. As f...

By Christine Horn, PRC-Saltillo Blogger “Do not judge me before you know me. Do not underestimate me until you have challenged me. And do not talk about me until you have talked to me.” – Unknown I have been volunteering at the TGR Learning Lab since May 2016. Over the course of these four years, I ...

By Ami Profeta, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello, My name is Ami Profeta. I would like tell you about my work experiences. I worked for a security company. I entered all of the paper work for the new security officers. I interacted with my colleagues a little bit. We hung out in the break room. We talked about sports. The 76&rs...

By Hank Poore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I’ve had a lot of teachers that I’ve loved but nobody is like Ms. Oatts . She was my Home Ec teacher this year and she’s the most hilarious, laidback, disorganized person which is my favorite kind of person because I’m all 3 of those things. We had to cook in her ...

By Ayleen Armendariz, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I used to live in Mexico with my mother. I have complex needs due to my cerebral palsy that require attention, and so I was always with her. When I was ten, my mom brought me to stay with my older sister Rocio in Phoenix so I could go to an orthopedist.  She returned to Mexic...