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Community Involvement Makes A Difference


  Posted on May 12, 2021 - 10:55am

By Kim Vuong, PRC-Saltillo Blogger I have been working on getting the police department in my city of Long Beach to have a community forum to discuss the training and protocols dealing with people with disabilities.  Ever since I watched a video on how the Florida sheriff has trained with autistic people, I wanted to ...


    Communicators In Action   -    community, ada, city, forum, autism, voice, a...


Communication With Jess - Part One


  Posted on Apr 3, 2019 - 12:40pm

By Jess, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Hey I’m Jess. I am 24 years old and I have an Accent 1000.My loved ones know me well enough to understand my other ways of communicating like facial expressions or eye movements but, for everyone else my communication device is paramount for me to have a voice. I use my device to commun...


    Communicators In Action   -    australia, communication, Accent, daily livin...


Communication Partner Protocol


  Posted on Jun 3, 2020 - 12:25pm

By Kristy LIpe - PRC-Saltillo Ambassador Hey everyone!  I'm Kristy Lipe, I'm twenty-nine years old and I have cerebral palsy .   And, that is due to the lack of oxygen I had when I was born .   Thankfully though I think and understand everything like a normal twenty-nine year old does!  I'm a ...


    Communicators In Action   -    AAC, communication partner, interaction, prot...


Communication Is Not A Luxury


  Posted on Jun 28, 2021 - 12:21pm

By Lance McLemore, PRC-Saltillo Blogger Here comes another installment of “What Grinds My Gears” from your friendly neighborhood grouch. It certainly seems like all of my posts are the rantings of a grouchy constipated octogenarian, but I think there’s a place for such things. I would like to talk about s...


    Communicators In Action   -    communication, language, ADA, human rights, A...


Communication Device Use During Special Area Classes


  Posted on Apr 4, 2018 - 12:20pm

_ Kym Heine, M.S.-CCC-SLP_ In attempts to encourage the use of a communication device in a variety of environments with various communication partners, many students take their devices to Special Area Classes (e.g. music, art, library, PE, and computer). These classes are typically conducted by instructors who have lit...




Communication Anywhere!


  Posted on Jun 22, 2016 - 11:13am

_ By Connie McCafferty, M.Ed., M.A., CCC-SLP_ If you are fortunate to live in a climate with moderate temperatures and favorable weather conditions year round you may not be excited as I am to finally have spring in Ohio. However, as the weather is finally improving here in the Midwest, now is a good reminder to take ad...