By Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger With back-to-school season in full swing, I’m reminded of the pearls of knowledge about AAC that I gained in elementary school. Receiving my first device in preschool—20 years ago—I learned very quickly that it took me a while to type what I would like to say and th...
By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC Blogger Sometimes life can be disappointing and not work out the way you think it will. It is easy to get frustrated and angry, but feeling sorry for yourself and getting bitter hurts only you in the end. Last fall my family and I were at a sporting event in a nearby city when we came across a bo...
By Danny Gonzales, PRC Blogger Hey bloggers, I want to tell what happened to me at Six Flags Over Georgia. I was told I couldn’t ride due to my disability in case there was an emergency and I can’t evacuate the ride myself. This is BS because I have been to Universal Studios and I was able to ride everything there ...
By Johana Schwartz, PRC-Saltillo Blogger In foreign language classrooms or study groups, I found allies among the natural communicators. They were interested in my modes of communication. Minspeak, my communication device's vocabulary system, sparked their interest. They approached my natural speech as an ac...
By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Blogger As people experience the many phases that life naturally presents, they grow in ways and learn things that they would not otherwise. They also meet people who may or may not have a significant impact on who they are and their life forever, even after that specific chapter of thei...
By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Right now, I mostly use my device to talk with my parents and close family, like my sisters, brothers-in-law and my nieces and nephew. I use my device to talk with the staff and my friends at my day program called All-R-Friends, and I talk with my therapists, my doctor, and close...