By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC Blogger Do you have a dream? Have you always wanted go skydiving or snorkeling? All of us probably dream of doing some exciting things. I have some dreams. One dream is to publish a book. Another is to see the ocean and go surfing. This was my year to see a dream actually come true. I was nominate...
By Sallyanne McShane A big part of my journey with Willow has been communication. I starting signing with Willow when she was nine months old, but it didn’t seem to be sinking in. I got nothing back from her, nothing at all. I remember writing back when she was two, that “woohoo!” She signed ‘biscuit’. So we ju...
by Fadel Rah, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador Attached picture: Working on my old device while setting up the new one Keeping your communication software up to date keeps your communication device running smoothly, adds new features and some vocabulary, and it fixes any known issues. This helps you out a lot because sometim...
By Matt Huggins, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador I do believe everybody should vote because our founding fathers fought for and died for the right to vote. I have voted in every election that I could. Democracy should be important to everybody because no one person should control a country's government. ...
By Connie McCafferty, M.A., CCC-SLP, PRC-Saltillo Consultant During one of my recent school team trainings for a young teen with a new AAC device I came across the opportunity to demonstrate the difference between referential and descriptive teaching. For those of you who are not familiar, referential teaching simply refer...
By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Blogger How do you view people who have disabilities? How about those who have complex communication needs and use AAC on a daily basis? How do you feel when you see others praising people with disabilities for doing “normal” daily activities? The term “inspiration porn&rdq...