By Hank Poore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger There are a lot of people who I love. But there is nobody like my favorite grandma Jamie ( momma if you read this you are better than Jamie) anyway Jamie was my IEP teacher, she’s also a family friend. She stands up for what’s right for me, she also believes in me. She doesn&...

By Lyle Bahe, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador (Thanks to AllieJane, SLP)    What do you do to sharpen your communication skills? Lyle: I like work hard communication device. SLP: Do you work hard by having a lot of conversations with people?Lyle: Yes SLP: Here at the DTA, who do you like to talk to?Lyle: I like to ta...

By Chris Klein, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador It was 1992. I was 19 years old and a freshman at Hope College. This was the first time I was able to vote, and I was excited about it. This was my opportunity to get my voice heard and I wasn’t going to pass that up. I was living in Holland, Michigan, so I had to figure out ho...

By Brad Whitmoyer Being borne with a physical disability (severe by definition which has always perplexed me as I don’t see my disability being very severe), I have always needed assistance with quite a lot of tasks. From the time I was borne until I was about nineteen, I lived with my parents and three brothers....

by Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  AAC Awareness Month: Vibe Up in AAC  October is AAC Awareness Month, a celebration to raise awareness of the many ways in which people use AAC to communicate. As I make my final preparations to participate in AAC Awareness festivities—namely PRC-Saltillo’s ...

By Mattie Matlock, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello my name is Mattie Matlock and I have been on a communication device since I was three years old and I am 35 years old now. I am the kind of person that who loves to teach other people about the communication devices, before I get into what I want to teach, let me tell you what...