By Brandon Williamson, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador There are many times I have felt lucky to have AAC to advocate for myself. I feel lucky to have a way to communicate with my big family and care team using a speech-generating device. I can ask for what I want and need. I can communicate what I am thinking, how I feel, and get...

By Matt Huggins, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador I do believe in luck.  (I am a gambler.) I mainly bet on horse racing.  I went to the casinos a couple of times.  I believe in luck and I am kind of lucky because almost every time I am down to my last bet I win.  And I do feel fortunate I live in this time ...

By: Johnny Scheider, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  I’m so glad that I have a speech device that will talk for me because I have a hard time talking. I learned that using the icons on my speech device is faster compared to typing everything out. You can program any word on your speech device. I learned from my local c...

By: Lyle Bahe, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador This is a conversation between Lyle and his SLP. In what ways do you communicate your feelings to others? Lyle: I talk people. SLP: If you were frustrated at staff, would you tell that staff or would you only tell me?Lyle: You. SLP: How would she ever know about your frustrations...

By: Stefanie Olson, M.S., CCC-SLP         Interview Responses: Catlaina Vrana, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador Imagine sitting in a house with a tin roof, in a rainstorm, and being asked to isolate the sound of a single raindrop. What a challenge that would be!  This is the experience some individuals...

By: Matt Huggins, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  As ambassadors and communication device users, we are asked about the ways we express our feelings. I have always communicated my thoughts and my feelings to my family and my caregivers, and to my friends by using my communication device.  I remember one time I told my m...