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 Hank Poore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I’ve met some awesome people in my lifetime but there’s nobody like Helen Gardner. She’s the sassiest, funniest, most loves to get an attitude, but she’s also one of the kindest, loving people I know. We met in 2016 via the Kyle pease Foundation, tthat I run with....

_ By Spokes, aka Brad Whitmoyer_ So, if you have read any of my previous posts, you most likely know my opinions on overtime pay for direct care staff. Direct care staff go by a number of different names depending on where you are from but the people I’m referring to are the people who, for myself, take care of peop...

By: Lyle Bahe, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador This is a conversation between Lyle and his SLP. In what ways do you communicate your feelings to others? Lyle: I talk people. SLP: If you were frustrated at staff, would you tell that staff or would you only tell me?Lyle: You. SLP: How would she ever know about your frustrations...

By Elizabeth Kenkel and Beth Christensen - PRC Saltillo Blogger What do you do when you can’t visit anyone in person? You can email your friends and family to keep in touch. If you can’t go to yoga or exercise class, you can use video calls or try to do it at home. If you can’t go to school, you can tak...

By: Johnny Scheider, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  I’m so glad that I have a speech device that will talk for me because I have a hard time talking. I learned that using the icons on my speech device is faster compared to typing everything out. You can program any word on your speech device. I learned from my local c...