by Matt Huggins, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador Jason Dean was a friend of mine and my idol because he played football while I can't. We used to watch football every Sunday. He played for his high school football team. This one time after his team had won their game, the whole team gathered around me and m...
by Anthony Arnold, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador I’m Anthony Arnold, an augmentative and alternative communicator from San Tan Valley, Arizona. When I went through school in the 1980s-90s, there were few resources to teach someone like me how to read and spell effectively. Therefore, my parents and teachers chose to ...
by Herbert Fulton, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador March 1st marks the National Day of Unplugging, a day to step away from screens and technology for a while. For most people, that might mean putting down their phone or turning off their laptop. But for those of us who rely on AAC devices to communicate, unplugging isn&rsquo...
by Kristy Lipe, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador Hello everybody! My name is Kristy Lipe and I'm originally from Memphis , Tennessee but I'm down here in Long Beach , Mississippi now. I'm 34 and I have cerebral palsy but that doesn't even stop me from doing much! I did Taekwondo for eight years and I'm a 3rd degree black belt and t...
by Danny Gonzales, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador We’re always on communication devices talking to people but sometimes we need to unplug from there. The way I unplug from mine after a long day at school from classes and student government meetings I put mine on the couch or it may be almost ready to die so I just go ahead ...
By Jennifer Shroyer, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador How do I show my gratitude in my relationship and how do I communicate that to the people I care about the most? All my life I have been nonverbal and it was challenging to show my gratitude with people who I cared about and for several years I was misunderstood being non...