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 Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC Blogger Warning! Warning! My mom is a shopper. She bulks up things and stores them up like a squirrel storing up nuts for winter. Some may call it hoarding, but mom calls it smart shopping. When an item is on sale, it pays to stock up. Such as the Great Sugar Heist of 2017, my mom has certain item...
By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC Blogger I have had many firsts this year such as graduating from high school; applying and getting accepted to Columbia College; flying on an airplane; surfing on the ocean; and finding DASA, which stands for Disabled Athlete Sports Association. Becoming a member of DASA has given me lots of oppor...
By Jennifer Herzog, B.S Many years ago, I wrote one of the first “Stories and Strategies for Success” blog articles and profiled my favorite pair of clown sunglasses and most ridiculous hat. I had just worked with a young man learning to use a device for the first time and relied on these gadgets to elicit communicat...
Michelle Britt-Thompson, M.S., CCC-SLP There are moments in AAC therapy that stop me in my tracks. Those moments strike out of nowhere, usually when I’ve turned away for a moment to scribble some data or glance at my watch. When I turn back to my student, there it will be on the screen. The lightning bolt word. A w...
By Hank Poore, PRC Blogger I have a lot of friends who I love. But the one who is dear to me that is not only like a friend to me but who is basically like my “sister ” is my friend named Shanna . Shanna was one of my babysitters when I was 7, and was my babysitter until I was 12. She didn’t only babysit me, sh...