By Gretchen Bright, B.S. HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! Well, at least it is for me and about 570 million other folks worldwide in the month of March. Birthdays and holidays are a really fun time to incorporate more language with a communication device. Just think of all the fun things we say during a birthday or other holidays! Ev...
By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I hope that you had a wonderful 2021! Happy new year! This is the perfect time to reset yourself! We all need to grow on our devices yes, even for seasoned users. I am going on my 17th year using AAC and yes, I am literally growing on my device as we speak. I am far away from perfect. ...
By: Ami Profeta, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hanukkah, we celebrate for eight nights. We light the menorah each night and we recite the blessings. We eat potato lakas as potato pancakes and Doughnuts during Hanukkah. Each child receives a gift each night from their parents and they open it after they light the candles. ...
By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Intern & Blogger Society generally has lower expectations for people with disabilities, both mental and physical disabilities. Because we navigate the world “differently”, talk “differently”, look “different”, move “differently”, and ar...
By Lori Holbrook Words can’t always describe what the iPad has done for us! We say all the time it has given Hannah a voice, some independence, and a sense of humor. When it all comes down to it, though, it truly is a gift. We take for granted communication and socializing with others everyday. When you are given a chi...
By Jacob MacAnish, PRC blogger I like Halloween. I want to dress up as a leprechaun. When I was 10 I dressed up as Darth Vader. My best costume was Superman. On Halloween, I sit on a chair outside and my mom passes out candy. My favorite candy is M&Ms. I used to make jack-o-lanterns. Carving pumpkins is really f...