By Valerie Susnick, MS CCC-SLP, PRC-Saltillo Regional Consultant As a PRC-Saltillo consultant, and previously an AAC evaluator, I have had the opportunity to work with many teams. Over the years, I have found that the ease of technology paired with the desire to foster success, has often prompted teams to jump in and start...

Sean Walker of Euclid, Ohio has set two goals for himself: Find full-time employment and qualify for the Paralympic Games. Given his successes in life to date despite the challenges of cerebral palsy, it’s a safe bet he will achieve his objectives. Sean is a 27-year-old who earned a bachelor’s degree in business from W...

By Scott Scherer ONE: INTRODUCTION My name is Scott Scherer. I am 23 years old and go to college at Ivy Tech I would like to tell you about my experience using a communication device. I have been using a device to help me talk since I was about 6 or 7 years old. The technical word for it is a Speech Generating Device...

By Cammie McGovern, author Cammie and Ethan I got the idea to write a novel featuring a non-verbal character who uses an AAC device in part because I am the parent of a child with autism and I wanted to say something about alternative pathways to communication. I should quickly add, my son does not use an AAC device. H...

By Kyle Dinwiddie Today I am dedicating this to my two pugs, Elizabeth and Maximums. I got Max for my birthday several years ago. He has been and still is a joy to me. The name Max came from a Disney movie, Tangled. And in this movie, there is a tall, white horse named…..you guessed it….Maximums! And this is the ...

By Michelle Mineo, M.S. CCC-SLP, PRC Regional Consultant for Central Ohio and Open Territories I decided post 40, with no real experience as runner, that I wanted to tackle a half marathon, 13.1 consecutive miles.  Several very slow 5Ks later, I thought “I can do this.” But I had no training partner, no i...