By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Intern & Blogger Society generally has lower expectations for people with disabilities, both mental and physical disabilities.  Because we navigate the world “differently”, talk “differently”, look “different”, move “differently”, and ar...

How I Learnt Minspeak By Caytlin, Liberator Blogger, Australia Hi I’m Caytlin, I’m 31 years old and I’m a social worker. I love to live life to the fullest and I never allow the disability to get in the way of anything I want to do. Growing up, I went right through mainstream primary school without a com...

By Daniel Pop, prc-saltillo ambassador Unicorns are magnificent and noble creatures.They are both a symbol of purity and goodness and the personification of untamed freedom.  They have been described as a beast with a single large, pointed, spiraling horn projecting from its forehead. I'm very different too, I have d...

By Chloe Wayt, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I was getting into Minneapolis, Minnesota for my first week at work as an ambassador for the Saltillo Company. When I was born I got the umbilical cord wrapped around my neck. Flash forward about three years later, I was diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Skip about another decade, I am aske...

By Chloe Wayt, PRC-Saltillo blogger The next day after I had finished working the booth, we went down to the bus stop twenty minutes early again. I prepared something to say if the bus driver didn't let me on again on my NOVA Chat. “Delete that.” Ordered Mom. I quickly deleted it. “I'm sorry.” I tol...

By Katie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger My name is Katie, I am 19 years old and I have Cerebral Palsy and epilepsy.  I communicate with my Accent 1000 device, it has definitely been the most amazing tool and it has helped immensely to break down the barriers I once faced when trying to communicate. Being non-verbal was always...