By Jane Odom, M.Ed - Director of Implementation Resources, PRC-Saltillo My new favorite podcast is called ‘Invisibilia’ from NPR.  It looks at the unseeable forces that control human behavior.  I learn something new with each episode.  One episode focused on “Expectations”.  The...

By Jennifer Herzog, B.S Many years ago, I wrote one of the first “Stories and Strategies for Success” blog articles and profiled my favorite pair of clown sunglasses and most ridiculous hat. I had just worked with a young man learning to use a device for the first time and relied on these gadgets to elicit communicat...

By Brad Whitmoyer Being borne with a physical disability (severe by definition which has always perplexed me as I don’t see my disability being very severe), I have always needed assistance with quite a lot of tasks. From the time I was borne until I was about nineteen, I lived with my parents and three brothers....

By Abigail Brown, PRC Ambassador Abigail Growing up I had to have help with everything—getting dressed, showering, going to the restroom and eating. I don’t know how my mom managed. I remember when my mom told me one day, “I think it’s about time you learn how to dress yourself.” The first time I dressed myse...

_By Ray _ Ray Ray is a 19 year old graduating Senior this year from Hayward High School in Hayward, WI. He has been using Prentke Romich speech generating devices for over 8 years. Ray received his Vantage speech generating device when he was in 6th grade. At that time, the large majority of his communications were s...

By Abigail Brown, PRC Ambassador It’s amazing to see how God has worked in my life the past four years—not only in my physical life but also in my spiritual life. On August 31, 2011, I had surgery on my legs. My bones were twisted. During the previous year I had been hurting when I walked, so I had this surgery to s...