By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hi everyone, my name is Carson Sylvan Covey. I am a Colorado native and proud of it! I have periventricular leukomalacia or PVL. This is damage to the white matter of my brain. To say it in a more simple way, I have cerebral palsy. I have been using AAC for 15 years. I'm an ambassador ...
by Kerri Adamic, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador How many of you think about a lot of good ideas, but you can't be able to express them fully? Have you ever wondered how to get your nagging feelings out of your system? I do. Ever since I've learned how to read, write, and spell, and even before I got my first comm...
By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger This will be my first blog post, and I have chosen to write about something that has bothered me for quite some time. It has been inspired by a few conversations I’ve had with some people and my own experiences. AAC stands for augmentative and alternative communication. Over th...
by Herbert Fulton, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador "Fishing in an Empty Pond" The challenges of dating with a disability can feel like casting a line into still waters—waiting, hoping, but often being overlooked. People may see the disability before they see the person, making the search for connection even tougher. B...
By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello, my name is Kim Vuong, and some of you may know me already, since I’m an ambassador for AAC. I work as a speech aide at the Tichenor Orthopedic Clinic in Long Beach, Calif. and I also serve on the Citizen’s Advisory Commission on Disabilities in Long Beach, and&nbs...
By Himani Hitendra I would like to share with you about the library program my mom and I have been involved with for the last 2 years. I love reading books, and going to the library. Reading helps me learn about new places and people. Books are my friends who always support me in every situation of my life. I wanted to sha...