By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Blogger We all know that your AAC voice needs to talk with other technology pun intended. The Amazon’s Alexa made that goal happen years ago. Now you can bark out orders with your device. What I found that the Amazon devices are very picky about how you say her name. She will not listen ...

By Anthony Arnold, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  I’m Anthony Arnold, an augmentative and alternative communicator from San Tan Valley, Arizona (originally from Grand Forks, North Dakota). As Valentine’s Day approaches, I’m reminded of one special gift filled with love and communication. As I wrote in a re...

By Indrani Solomon, PRC-Saltillo Blogger and Mom The United Nations honors March 21st every year (3/21) as World Down Syndrome Day. This year’s theme is CONNECT. We CONNECT so that we can: Share ideas, experiences and knowledge Empower each other to advocate for equal rights for people with Down Syndrome and Rea...

by Danny Gonsalves, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  My first communication device was the Touch Talker. At The age of five years old from PRC: with 124 overlay. I picked it up right away, I would not be where I am today without my device. This all happened because of a very dedicated and forward-thinking speech/language pat...

By Lee Papierowicz, PRC Blogger In April 2017 I got my new device and my father missed the drop off from Fed Ex so I had to wait until the next day for it! (If it was UPS they would have signed off on it because my dad knows everyone and told them it was ok). I tried all different kinds of devices and landed with the A...

By Mike Hipple Stop me if you have read or heard this before from a co-worker or a family member: This child has too many challenging behaviors to use a communication device. They won’t understand the device at all. They will break it or kick it. End of discussion, right? Hell no! That student—or an a...