By Kim Vuong, PRC Ambassador You wouldn’t think that Benjamin Franklin, the 18th Century Founding Father and inventor, and rock star Phil Collins would have much in common. But both had the same idea about the importance of having a role model to help a person in active learning. As Franklin put it, “Tell me and I for...

By Hank Poore, PRC Blogger My first semester of high school was Awesome! I became a manager for the football team which meant that I had to stay after school 3 days a week and I had to go to all of the football games and I had to take salt to the football players. I also had to take a clipboard around with me and documen...

By Mike Hipple  My mom and I started volunteering at our church with Sunday school a few years ago. Our goal is to show people, children and adults that a person who has a disability can teach and understand about God and Jesus too. At our church which is huge, they don't have a special needs program for children who ...

Changing overlays resulting in gains in literacy and confidence by Anthony Arnold, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador and Remote Service Technician, PRC-Saltillo  I’m Anthony Arnold, a veteran augmentative and alternative communicator from Coolidge, Arizona. When I started using Minspeak to communicate over 40 years ago, ...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC Blogger Do you know how to swim? If so, did you learn to swim on your own or did you take swimming lessons? I like the water. It doesn’t matter where as long as I have my floating device I’m ready to jump in. Last year I was in a triathlon, where I swam 50 meters, but this year I want...

By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Blogger What happens when those who use AAC grow up and become adults? What happens when they have new experiences that form them into a more dynamic person than they were when they were a child? What do you do when people who have known you for your entire life still think you are a child bec...