By Yusa Liu, SLPA What caught my attention were all of the students' various AAC systems in front of them as they sat in a half-circle around my speech-language pathologist (SLP) supervisor. On my first day at my SLP-Assistant (SLPA) internship, I observed a beginning AAC-literacy lesson in a public elementa...

By Ami Profeta, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello, My name is Ami Profeta. I would like tell you about my work experiences. I worked for a security company. I entered all of the paper work for the new security officers. I interacted with my colleagues a little bit. We hung out in the break room. We talked about sports. The 76&rs...

By Ceclia Marietti, M. Ed, PRC-Saltillo As a PRC-Saltillo Assistive Technology Consultant I have had the joy of working with hundreds of AAC communicators.  In February of 2016, I had the privilege of meeting Meredith Noble in an AAC consultation.  Meredith was a bright 29-year-old woman with Cerebral Palsy worki...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I have spent 17 years of my life dreaming about adulthood.  Finally, it arrived, but now I find myself dreaming about childhood.  This 'becoming of age' isn't all it is cut out to be.  It's a trap!   I like making my own decisions, but the number of those dec...

By Chris Sawka, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello, my name is Chris Sawka and I am working on my writing to go to the University of Wisconsin, Whitewater.  I am writing about my life and how my life changed with Assistive Technology.  When I was younger, I didn’t want to use an AAC device because I thought I was d...

By Stephanie Faso, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I am sure you have heard of racism?  Also, you've probably heard of sexism, classism, and heterosexism/homophobia?  You've, however, probably not heard of ableism, or if you have, you might be wondering what it really means. Ableism?  What in the world is that word?&n...