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 Jackie Edwards, writer_ People with communication difficulties today are fortunate to live in a time when there are so many technological tools to help give them a voice. Yet no matter how good the technology, there are two sides to effective communication, and the benefits of these tools will be lost unless we are pr...

By David Chapple, PRC Ambassador Kate and David I moved to Austin from Cleveland in April of 2012 to be with my then fiancé Kate. My best friend Mike drove me and my two dogs in a big moving truck across the country with my van being towed behind. Mike said it was like driving a tank with a white elephant pulling us fr...

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 Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I’m a member of a group on Facebook that’s made for AAC users primarily, although anyone can ask questions and comment. I won’t disclose the name of the group. I recently saw a post that caused me to get irritated, and I thought I would devote this blog post to disc...

By Jennifer Vallier, MA, CCC-SLP I have 14 delightful nieces and nephews spread between 3 different states, none in Illinois where I live. Visits are extra special, but also pretty short. This makes one particular habit of my nieces especially endearing. The first time I noticed it was a few years back on a weekend visit a...