Experience PRC-Saltillo’s new AAC Learning Journey website and discover a great variety of resources including eLearning classes and live online instructor-led trainings. From parents looking for ways to help their augmentative communicator to clinicians, educators and other professionals committed to expanding their ...

By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger It seems that autism awareness month is upon us again. I guess I’m being my usual sour contrarian self, because I can’t help but feel a little skeptical and cynical about the whole thing. It seems like a month-long high school pep rally, but I wonder, what exactly gets ac...

By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Blogger The world is big and not one person can possibly navigate it alone. We all need someone to guide us and show us the way - that person is often referred to as a “mentor”. When we talk about mentorship in the world of AAC, we are often referring to individuals who are success...

By Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger On Monday, April 11th, I was presented with this year’s Fairfield University College of Arts and Sciences Graduate Student Service Award, an award that recognizes a graduate student who has demonstrated exceptional dedication to and enhancement of a specific program, project, o...

By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I love to hang out with my big family.  Besides my mom and my dad, I have 3 sisters, 2 brother-in-laws, 6 nieces, and 1 nephew.  Having a big family is fun.  I live with some of my family members in Grove City, Ohio, which is a suburb of Columbus, Ohio.  I liv...

By Kym Heine, PRC Consultant, Mississippi Wind-up toys are a fun and silly way to engage your AAC learners with a variety of communicative functions.  Here’s how to get started! Order a 24 pack of assorted wind-up toys from Amazon. Group and store two to three toys in snack size baggies according to the ac...