Katie Yonker, PRC Ambassador Katie’s Mantra My name is Katie Yonker. I live in Phoenix, Arizona. I have a Cerebral Palsy so my mouth and right side of body does not work right. I am twenty-eight years old. I have had a communication device for a long time and it helps me to talk to the people. I have two frien...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed, Director of Implementation Resources Shout Out It is important to give our AAC device users enough time to practice their vocabulary in a meaningful way. One way to teach core vocabulary with repetition in a group is to do a ‘Shout Out’ activity. In this activity, you will need to create a poste...

Jane Odom, M. Ed, Director of Implementation Resources Counting Pumpkins A new unit on counting is now available on the Language Lab. New lesson plans for teachers and parents have been added as well as new books and games to help your student learn to count using their communication device. Students can count pumpkins ...

Jane Odom, M. Ed, Director of Implementation Resources A new unit on the alphabet is now available. Along with the lesson plan and Can Do card are a couple of books - one using fun graphics and one using fun Unity icons to represent the letter sounds. New Books Also available is a new set of alphabet flashcards. Fl...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed, Director or Implementation Resources Think about how often a young mother will talk to her infant even though the infant cannot repeat what she says. In this same way, it is important for us to use some techniques to show a child what we expect. First and foremost, it is important that the person tea...

By David Chapple, PRC Ambassador Kate and David I moved to Austin from Cleveland in April of 2012 to be with my then fiancé Kate. My best friend Mike drove me and my two dogs in a big moving truck across the country with my van being towed behind. Mike said it was like driving a tank with a white elephant pulling us fr...