by Mateo Moreno I tell everybody I like to talk to strangers. It's true. I'm outgoing. I’m an extravert. I like to meet new people. My parents and my sister are introverts and it drives them crazy when I run to start up a new conversation with a random stranger, and then try to introduce them to this new f...
_By Brad Whitmoyer, PRC Blogger The people at ABC and/or the people from the television show Speechless asked a number of people around the country to host “watch parties” during the Oscar-themed episode this past Wednesday and then write a blog post about the episode. If you have never seen the show, in a nutshell i...
by Matt Huggins Hi, my name is Matt. I'm forty-one. I was born with a condition that makes it very difficult for me to control my muscles. My thinking and my senses are not affected at all, just my body. Inside, I'm just like any other guy you know, and probably smarter and funnier than most! When I...
By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Over the past few years, I have had many opportunities to converse with people interested in AAC: parents, teachers, speech-language pathologists, occupational therapists, other AAC users, etc. I tend to get asked many of the same questions repeatedly. Because of time constraints it&...
This is a conversation of Lyle and his SLP talking about why he is proud. Lyle: “Me proud I am Navajo Native American. I did went dance me navajo native.” SLP: Is song and dance big in your culture? Lyle: “yes.” SLP: Can you tell me more about that? Lyle: “Singing and dancing is...
By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger One of the most important things that you can advocate for yourself is voting. Voting is a right and a privilege. If you are of voting age, you should take the opportunity to do it. You may think that your one vote isn’t important, but it matters a great deal. Our democratic s...