By Krista Howard Many of us are looking for more independence. Communication plays a big role in becoming independent. Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) users need their independence in order to live normal lives. The AAC devices can help them to find that! People wonder if individuals with disabiliti...

By Brandi Wentland, CCC-SLP I recently took a part time position at Lauren's Institute for Education (LIFE) to supervise an SLPA who is doing a lot of work with AAC. He has also been responsible for helping to facilitate more AAC usage and support in classrooms. After the Demystifying AAC workshop I hosted at the beginning...

By Jack McGraw, PRC-Saltillo Ambassador  My AAC device has opened a world full of independence and opportunities for me. Because of my cerebral palsy, I can hardly control my speech to talk understandably, and cannot control my hands and arms to write and use a computer the typical ways that abled-bodied people do. Fo...

By Hannah Foley, PRC-Saltillo Blogger As we close out AAC Awareness Month 2020, I cannot help but reflect on my experiences within the AAC community, as both an user and professional. While I was growing up, I had no idea what I was going to do as a career nor did I ever think that the career that I would end up pursuing w...

By Mike Hipple  My mom and I started volunteering at our church with Sunday school a few years ago. Our goal is to show people, children and adults that a person who has a disability can teach and understand about God and Jesus too. At our church which is huge, they don't have a special needs program for children who ...

Karen Krogg, M.S. CCC-SLP Welcome to my AAC blog. Just Plug it in was my first post. Today we will explore the AAC evaluation. While I’m certainly still in the learning process myself, I’ve decided to share my journey with you in the hopes that it will be helpful and make the jump into AAC seem less ov...