Hello everybody! My name is Kristy Lipe and I'm one of the PRC Ambassadors for Tennessee! I'm in my early thirties and loving every minute of it. I have cerebral palsy but I don't let that stop me at all! I did taekwondo for eight years and I'm a 3rd degree black belt and three time world champion in A T A. And I had the ca...

‘Tis the season, and it strikes me how many diverse ways that my AAC device has enabled me to partake in classic and unique holiday festivities. Of course, my Accent 1000 helps me to converse with others at gatherings. I love the fact that the device comes with preprogrammed holiday greetings such as “Happy Hol...

In July, I celebrated my graduation from Fairfield University’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program. Along with taking those last few workshops and seminars alongside others in the program at our nine-day residency, my fellow graduating students and I each delivered presentations and readings from our thes...

One day my friend invited me to go to her job’s Halloween dance! I got to meet a boy who had a speech device like mine. We became friends at the end of the night! I love to see other people use their device. People can understand me better.

By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Now that things are more open after COVID-19 closures, I made an AAC summer bucket list with fun activities you can do with your family and friends while using your communication device. Try to get them all checked off and enjoy the sunshine! AAC Summer Bucket List: Go on a p...

By Mindy Thomas, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Using a communication device can be tricky!  Using it on a phone call takes it to a whole new dimension!   Several factors come into play when making a call with a communication device.  For example, does the person getting the call know that the user talks differen...