By Jane Odom, M. Ed, AAC Language Lab Training & Implementation Specialist The AAC Language Lab has always tried to provide those supporting students using AAC with a variety of tools they can use to help their students be successful communicators.  What we have found is that language is more than just used for si...

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 Christine Horn, PRC-Saltillo Blogger “Do not judge me before you know me. Do not underestimate me until you have challenged me. And do not talk about me until you have talked to me.” – Unknown I have been volunteering at the TGR Learning Lab since May 2016. Over the course of these four years, I ...

By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Life has become very different today.  With everyone feeling uncertain about the future, people appear to be anxious and impatient.  Maybe that is why there are so many grouchy and apprehensive people walking around ready to point a suspicious finger.  If you go out in...

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 Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger In my lifetime, I have had two things happen involving my nose.  Last year I had surgery on my neck.  But before surgery, the doctor wanted to check my vocal cords. He explained that he was going to put a scope into my nose that would go down my throat to look at my vocal c...