By Jeremy Legaspi, CCC-SLP LAMP Words for Life VI evolved out of a need for a robust and consistent language system for the visually impaired population. Early intervention with this population typically utilizes real objects or large tactile cards to represent language. This is a great starting point and typically gets ch...

By Laura Arnold, Speech Language PathoM.logist, M.A., CCC-SLP/L In April of 2012, the National Education Association (NEA) published the results of a study in which they explored parent-teacher communication. The findings showed that nearly one-quarter of parents did not feel like a collaborative partner in school activiti...

By Beth Waite-Lafever, MA-CCC/SLP-ATP PRC Training and Implementation Specialist What is the latest fall fashion for trendy school personnel?  High waisted pants?  Knee-high boots?  Nope, it is the traditional school staff lanyard with a twist:  Visual supports on your lanyard that promote literacy and...

By Sarah Coiner, PRC Blogger I am disabled, and what that means for me is that I need someone's help to do anything physical. I can't feed, dress, or do anything of my own personal care. I can't even move myself from one place to the other. And when I am around friends, like at church, sometimes it feels like all I really ...

By Chelsea Hagan,  PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello everyone, I hope you enjoyed the holiday season.  I have to tell you that I started this blog story just before Christmas, but I just couldn’t get it right. I had to leave it for a while and try again; this happens to writers. My problem was… I don&rsqu...

By Jess, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hey I’m Jess. I am 24 years old and I have an Accent 1000.My loved ones know me well enough to understand my other ways of communicating like facial expressions or eye movements but, for everyone else my communication device is paramount for me to have a voice. I use my device to commun...