By Krista Howard, PRC Ambassador It is Krista Howard again. I am an AAC user. I am an ASU student. I am a 29 year old single mom to a amazing son named Michael. This blog is going to discuss how to make friends and keep them while using an AAC device. I feel that close friendships are key to have extra support in life. ...

By Javier Chavez, AAC device user My name is Javier Chavez but I also go by Javy. I have been an AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication) user for about 30 years. I started to use the Prentke Romich communicators when my parents and I moved to Salinas, California from Puerto Penasco, Sonora, Mexico at the age o...

By Abigail Brown, PRC Ambassador It’s amazing to see how God has worked in my life the past four years—not only in my physical life but also in my spiritual life. On August 31, 2011, I had surgery on my legs. My bones were twisted. During the previous year I had been hurting when I walked, so I had this surgery to s...

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 Jacob MacAinsh, student A couple of weeks ago, Jacob wrote his first blog for the AAC Language Lab. He got a wonderful response from readers and a couple of folks asked him questions. In today’s blog, Jacob responds to the questions. Thank you for the most awesome notes! Let me tell more about myself. School i...

By Jane Odom, M.Ed, Director of Implementation Resources, PRC Why? (Musselwhite, 09) Writing involves thinking – we want students to realize this from the beginning. Students need to learn strategies for writing and know when to use them. Students need to be able to plan, write and edit their writing. What Does the...