By Himani Hitendra, PRC-Saltillo Blogger On 4th and 5th March, I attended my first Student Rights Initiative training held by COPAA (Council of Parent, Attorneys, and Advocates) in San Francisco. COPAA is a national peer-to-peer network dedicated to protecting the civil rights of students with disabilities and their parent...
_ by PRC_ Stephanie Taymuree has witnessed huge advances in augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) during her nearly 40 years as a speech-language pathologist (SLP) and special educator, and her implementation of AAC technology in the classroom is unrivaled. But she still finds it thrilling when a student embra...
By Kristy Lipe, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hello again everybody! This is PRC Ambassador Kristy Lipe from Memphis, Tennessee! A lot of you may have read the blog post I wrote in February about my personal health and fitness journey . But it’s May and I know school is going to get out for summer soon! So I wanted to write a...
By Tracy Custer, M.Ed, SLP, Regional Consultant, PRC The school year is quickly winding down and the summer months are soon here. One thing I know for sure is that the summer gives us the ability to rest, relax and engage in some of those activities that we never have time for during the school year. It also is the time...
By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger The doctor gave me the okay to go home from the hospital earlier than planned. My parents were very excited. Even though everyone assured me that I was strong enough to go home, I wasn't sure. Scary thoughts flooded my mind. What if I fall or hurt myself again...
By Kyle Dinwiddie, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Everyone likes superheroes, but what is a superhero? There are more than 8,000 characters in Marvel comics and Marvel Studios, not even counting DC. And what makes a hero? For David Banner, it was caused by gamma rays. For Tony Stark, it was due to an injury to his ...