By Joan Sharp B.Ed, Regional Consultant Joan Sharp During the school year schedules are very busy for parents, educators, and speech therapists. This can make it difficult to find time for training. So once you’ve had a vacation and feel relaxed consider taking some time to build or hone your Unity skills. If you hav...

By Grant Ahner Elmer is my dog. Elmer is a boy. Elmer is a poodle with big hair. He loves it outside. Elmer is big. He wants to jump on me. G-Man and Elmer Elmer is taller than mom. Elmer runs after fast cars. Elmer runs 20 miles per hour. Elmer is stupid for running after cars. My brother Adam said stop. Elmer is th...

_By Ray _ Ray Ray is a 19 year old graduating Senior this year from Hayward High School in Hayward, WI. He has been using Prentke Romich speech generating devices for over 8 years. Ray received his Vantage speech generating device when he was in 6th grade. At that time, the large majority of his communications were s...

By Charles “Chase” Sanders Chase I am so smart and nice. I am awesome. I am spiritual but, not so spiritual. I am OCD. I like race cars and Alabama football. My favorite color is green. I like playing with my device, the Eco14. I am not sure when I am getting my new device. It is called the Eco2. I like Su...

By Keslie Levad, PRC Ambassador_ My name is Keslie I have cerebral palsy. I am 17 years old. I’m a senior in high school. I would like to talk about how the Eco has really changed my life. I’ve been using a PRC devise for 12 years now. I have the Eco 2. The Eco 2 has blue tooth capability which allows it ...

Transitions: Moving Along with AAC by Margaret Perkins, CCC-SLP, ATP Transitions, wow, they can be really scary. Transitions mean different things so let’s try to break it down so we can plan: For individuals who use AAC to communicate there are two basic types of transitions that occur throughout their lives. One...