_ By Jane Odom, M. Ed, Director of Implementation Resources_ The vocabulary available to AAC users can have a huge impact – both positive and negative- on their writing. There are three basic categories of vocabulary sets (Musselwhite&Hanser, 2004) Closed Sets consist of a small number of pre-programmed words a...

Virtually Impossible Possible A High-Tech, High-Touch Approach to AAC in the Age of COVID: 
How one school-based SLP conquered challenges with a ‘hard drive’ and determination By Jami Slotnick It was Friday the 13th. Specifically, March 13th, 2020—a cold and blustery Philly day and I was halfway home ...

by Margaret Moore, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  AAC Awareness Month: Vibe Up in AAC  October is AAC Awareness Month, a celebration to raise awareness of the many ways in which people use AAC to communicate. As I make my final preparations to participate in AAC Awareness festivities—namely PRC-Saltillo’s ...

By Carson Covey, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Have you ever tried to order stuff or make appointments on the phone while using your devices?  Here are my tips I have that could help. First, do some research on what questions the organization will ask you. Next, make a PREPROGRAMMED page and make sure you start with the statem...

By Gail Van Tatenhove,PA, MS, CCC-SLP Patterns are everywhere in our world. Wherever you are right now, look around and identify some patterns in your environment. What do you see? By understanding patterns, we are able to see and understand the way things work together. Math teachers have students do all sorts of tasks i...

By Brandon Bubba Patrick Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hi, my name is Brandon Williamson.  I use an integrated Accent 1000.  When the world shut down from COVID-19, I had to start doing my therapies online.  I use Zoom for all of my virtual sessions.  Instead of using a ...