By Sarah Wilds, M.S., CCC-SLP Last week I got the pleasure of meeting Liam, a bright-blue eyed 3 year old. Liam has severe apraxia and had been working for several months on imitation of vowels and consonants. His speech pathologist thought he might benefit from AAC and asked me to come work with the two of them to see...

By Lateef McCleod Lateef This summer I had a great opportunity to be a Storytelling Fellowship with Making Contact, which is a National Radio Program that plays on NPR and Pacifica Radio. During my fellowship with Making Contact I was tasked with producing a radio segment on the Augmentative Alternative Communication or A...

By Keslie Spider, PRC Ambassador Hello my name is Keslie. I have Prc’s Eco2. Imagine finding your dream job. Although being a PRC ambassador was not always what I had in mind plans change. I wanted to be a chef but then I realized nobody in their right mind would give me a knife. So I thought what am I great at? ...

_ By Grant Ahner_ I have awesome friends. Tom and Dot are crazy. They are good to me. Tom plays X-Box with me. He is good at playing Madden 15. They got me a new iPod. Grant and Friends They took me to NASCAR races at Talladega, Daytona two times, Michigan, Bristol, and Chicagoland Speedway. They took me to a Rams foo...

By Cammie McGovern, author Cammie and Ethan I got the idea to write a novel featuring a non-verbal character who uses an AAC device in part because I am the parent of a child with autism and I wanted to say something about alternative pathways to communication. I should quickly add, my son does not use an AAC device. H...

By Gretchen Bright, B.S. As a consultant, I LOVE receiving emails from families and clients using our devices. It’s so exciting to hear how our clients are doing. Getting the chance to hear how some are teasing their siblings, ordering their food at a restaurant, making cards for grandparents, starting a new job or taki...