By Jacob MacAinsh, student Jacob My name is Jacob. I am 14 years old. I go to school at Belleville East High School in Illinois. I’m using my iPad to talk. I like to play games during my free time. I like to play on the Wii. I like to play Pokemon. It’s a show and a game. I like to play it alone and with my dad. Playi...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed - AAC Language Training & Implementation Specialist I was fortunate enough to go to the  Florida Education Technology Conference (FETC) last week.  This year it was in Miami, so - 80 degrees and sunny.  I had no problem leaving the cold for the beach.  I was on a mission.  I...

By Grant Ahner GMan My name is Grant. I live in New Baden, Illinois. I am 16 years old. I am a sophomore at Mascoutah High School. I use a Vantage Lite with head tracking. I have a go-cart. It pulls a trailer. It does doughnuts. It goes fast. It goes in the mud. I have a crazy dog. His name is Elmer. I have a turtle....

By Karim Tawfik, PRC Blogger Hi my name is Karim and I’m 16 years old. I want to work at Apple. I know that I’m young but there is a 9 and 13 year old that did it. I want to work for them because I like the system and Steve Jobs inspired me because he was working in his basement and he invented Apple. When ...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Life without a way to communicate is very difficult. Communication devices are such a blessing and have opened the world for so many, including myself. My first device was the Vanguard II. In the beginning I did not use it to communicate, but only to write stories. One day I discover...

By Sandy Baldwin, M.S., CCC-SLP, Regional Consultant for PRC I’ll never forget the day I scheduled an appointment in the park to meet the family of a handsome, energetic 6-year-old boy. This special young fella, whose diagnosis was autism, used no verbal speech, but there was an obvious connection between Elisha and...