By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger It’s important for everyone—including people with disabilities--to wear a mask while we’re trying to get COVID-19 under control. But as a person with cerebral palsy, I find that wearing a mask can make it even more of a challenge to communicate verbally. Fortunate...
By Martin PRC-Saltillo Blogger Miriam, Natalie, Maddie, and me go to the pool. Natalie jump in the pool and swim. Miriam not jump in the pool. Three big floats come to Miriam. It is funny. Miriam jump in the pool and swim. I have on two shoes in the pool. I feel happy in the pool.
Martin Pistorious, Author Ghost Boy My name is Martin Pistorius and I have been using AAC to communicate for about 12 years. I have had quite an interesting and somewhat unusual journey through life and learning how to communicate - so much so that I wrote a book about it, Ghost Boy. Ghost Boy I chose to title my book G...
By Lateef McCleod Lateef This summer I had a great opportunity to be a Storytelling Fellowship with Making Contact, which is a National Radio Program that plays on NPR and Pacifica Radio. During my fellowship with Making Contact I was tasked with producing a radio segment on the Augmentative Alternative Communication or A...
By Sarah Williams, classroom teacher Some of the realities of teaching in a K-1 (in reality Pre-4th grade), self-contained classroom for students with intellectual disabilities are as follows: Communication is extremely important: receptive and expressive communication from students, communication with parents, commun...
by Lyle Bahe, a PRC-Saltillo Ambassador This is an interview with Lyle and his SLP to discuss the April theme of joking or telling funny stories. Enjoy! SLP: What are ways do you make people laugh?Lyle: sarcasm and teasing SLP: When you are talking to people, do you think you are very serious?Lyle: no SLP: What do...