By Lateef McCleod Lateef This summer I had a great opportunity to be a Storytelling Fellowship with Making Contact, which is a National Radio Program that plays on NPR and Pacifica Radio. During my fellowship with Making Contact I was tasked with producing a radio segment on the Augmentative Alternative Communication or A...

by Lyle Bahe, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  Blog post prompt: Seasonal self-care: What are your strategies for handling stressduring the holidays? How do you communicate those feelings and interact with familyand friends? SLP: “What is your favorite holiday?”Lyle: “Christmas”SLP: “Why?”...

by Lyle Bahe, a PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  This is an interview with Lyle and his SLP to discuss the April theme of joking or telling funny stories. Enjoy! SLP: What are ways do you make people laugh?Lyle: sarcasm and teasing SLP: When you are talking to people, do you think you are very serious?Lyle: no SLP: What do...

By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador There are many times I have felt lucky to have AAC to advocate for myself. I feel lucky to have a way to communicate with my big family and care team using a speech-generating device. I can ask for what I want and need. I can communicate what I am thinking, how I feel, and get...

By Whitney Prado, Parent of Paige  Meet my precious Paige, a firecracker four-year-old who is always ready to tell a joke. Paige was diagnosed with a rare condition called Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome. Kids and adults with this condition are expected to have moderate to severe cognitive disabilities as well as other phys...

by Matt Huggins, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  Well I haven't really been in love before per say. I am seeing someone for just over a year. she is able-bodied. her name is sophia. We live in different states but we talk almost everyday. We use snap chat to talk. She is in college for photography. She is really nice and car...