By Hank Poore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I had some great high school experiences and wanted to share some memories with y’all. My freshman year, we had the first fire drill of the year and I was upstairs , I didn’t know what I was supposed to do so me and a teacher decided to get on the elevator to go downstairs t...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Life without a way to communicate is very difficult. Communication devices are such a blessing and have opened the world for so many, including myself. My first device was the Vanguard II. In the beginning I did not use it to communicate, but only to write stories. One day I discover...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed - AAC Language Training & Implementation Specialist I was fortunate enough to go to the  Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) last week.  This year it was in Miami, so - 80 degrees and sunny.  I had no problem leaving the cold for the beach.  I was on a mission.  I...

By Elyse Pycraft M.S., CCC-SLP, NE Ohio PRC Consultant Up high, in the sky! Down low… too slow! Ok, so not THAT kind of 5. Gimmie 5 (words) is a simple strategy when adding new vocabulary to an AAC system. Vocabulary selection for a beginning communicator can seem overwhelming, but it doesn’t have to be. By n...

By Lauren Opipari, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hi everyone this is Lauren again with another blog. I am keeping busy with texting and using the computer to stay in touch with everyone. I have been attending meetings using Zoom. My best friend, Lauren Y, had a Zoom birthday party. We played Birthday Bingo over the computer and I g...

By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Blogger As I reflect on this year and all of its unprecedented happenings, I cannot help but think about how widespread the impact of the COVID has been on the AAC community. Not only have SLPs, AT/AAC specialists had to navigate treating clients through a computer screen, which was traditiona...