By Himani Hitendra, PRC-Saltillo Blogger On 4th and 5th March, I attended my first Student Rights Initiative training held by COPAA (Council of Parent, Attorneys, and Advocates) in San Francisco. COPAA is a national peer-to-peer network dedicated to protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and their parent...

By Parr Burton, PRC-Saltillo Blogger One thing I love to do is watch movies. My favorite movies are the Harry Potter movies, The Nightmare Before Christmas, and Pinocchio. Let me tell you why. I like Harry Potter because I like Ron Weasly and the magic world is so fun. When I was little, my mom and I used to read the book...

By Parr Burton, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Teamwork is really important to me because people can help me do stuff. When you work together, like when I run or play basketball, everybody helps each other and we all get active and get out there. It's also more fun working and playing with others. That way you can share memories and...

By Parr Burton, PRC-Saltillo Blogger My friend John was always outgoing, and his smile was so contagious.  He was always happy.  We met over 10 years ago at a day camp called Camp Team, which was an outside camp.  One summer, his mom was sending him off to overnight camp for the first time, and my mom told m...

By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I like to bring AAC into my church congregation. I use my AAC device to read scripture on Fridays during Mass. I started doing this a couple of years ago after asking my mom about it. It is a fun way to use your device with a lot of people in your own community.  When I...

By Parr Burton, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I started using my device by just playing with it. My mom called the speech therapist and said, "she is not using it, she is just playing with it." The therapist said, "she is playing with it to see how to use it." The first real thing I said was "fox." My mom asked, "what are you talki...