by Stephanie Fassov, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  The holidays bring together food, family, music, and meaning, but also stress, expectations, and exhaustion. For families supporting someone who communicates on AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication), the holiday season can feel like a challenge.  How do we...

by Stephanie Fassov, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  The holidays can be fun! There is food, family, music, and lights. But they can also be hard. There can be lots of overwhelming noise, busy people, and intense feelings. If you talk on your AAC system, holidays might feel extra tricky. Sometimes people talk quickly or for...

By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger For much of our nation’s history, people with disabilities didn’t have the right and the opportunity to live independently and have control of their own lives. The early colonies, in fact, actually tried to discourage people with disabilities from coming to America at all.&nbs...

by Isaac Kester, PRC-Saltillo Ambasador and Author  What exactly is the definition of the terms independence and advocacy? Well, according to google, Independence is the state or quality of being free from the control, support, or influence of others.  In other words, it’s the feeling of breaking away from ...

By Carrie Elliot, M.A., CCC-SLP My name is Carrie Elliot. I am both an Assistive Technology Specialist and a Speech-Language Pathologist at Seattle Public Schools. I am a cisgender able-bodied white woman and my pronouns are she/her/hers. Power and Privilege Acknowledgement: I recognize my privilege and power as a cisge...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Two months ago, I found out that I needed surgery on my neck after an MRI.  I had to have the surgery because I had a bulging disc that was pressing on my spinal cord and slowly paralyzing me. On the 5th of August, the surgery was a success, but I got a neck brace collar that se...