By Kathryn Helland, Temple University It has been a blink of an eye. Our participants have gone back home, and it is hard to describe how much I already miss these people. I am sad that more opportunities like ACES don’t exist in their daily lives (hooray, ACES West!). For all the pros and cons of social media, I am gr...

Presented by Kim Vuong to the City Council in Orange County, CA Good Evening Honorable Mayor and Council Members:My name is Kim Vuong and I live in the 2nd district.  I also am a member of the Citizens’ Advisory Commission on Disabilities for the city. A couple of months ago, I saw a post on the new beach playgr...

By Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger A 2020 Magna Cum Laude graduate of Fairfield University, I am now in Fairfield’s Master of Fine Arts in Creative Writing Program. I am a PRC-Saltillo Ambassador, an intern for a book press, Woodhall Press, and associate editor of Dogwood: A Journal of Poetry and Prose. With p...

By Shannon Pedigo, PRC-Saltillo Blogger My name is Shannon Pedigo. I’m using an Accent 1400. I have Cerebral Palsy that means that I can’t communicate with people but I found my voice with for years, I had many devices though they didn’t work for me. I found that the Accent 1400 is more compatible then th...

By Chris Sawka, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello, my name is Chris Sawka and I am working on my writing to go to the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.  I am writing about my life and how my life changed with Assistive Technology.  When I was younger, I didn’t want to use an AAC device because I thought I was d...

By Stephanie Faso, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I am sure you have heard of racism?  Also, you've probably heard of sexism, classism, and heterosexism/homophobia?  You've, however, probably not heard of ableism, or if you have, you might be wondering what it really means. Ableism?  What in the world is that word?&n...