Destinni
Chantelle Parra2026-09-17T14:36:49-07:00Destinni is a long time CAYA client. She started with a SuperTalker - a simple mid-tech device that would speak messages out loud. She is [...]
About Chantelle Parra
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September 2026
January 2026
CAYA Client, Brian Gillespie, in the Vancouver Sun
Chantelle Parra2026-01-26T10:28:45-08:00Brian Gillespie, a CAYA client with progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), speaks out to the Vancouver Sun about how this neurodegenerative condition has impacted his life. [...]
October 2024
Recruiting Canadian Adults with Diverse Voices!
Chantelle Parra2024-10-23T11:18:31-07:00Are you, or do you know a Canadian adult with Parkinson's disease, cerebral palsy, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), Down syndrome, or someone who has speech [...]
August 2024
3-Part Series on AAC and Aphasia
Chantelle Parra2024-08-09T11:11:09-07:00PRC-Saltillo has posted a three-part blog series on TouchChat's Communication Journey: Aphasia, based on an interview with the co-authors of the AAC vocabulary template created [...]
July 2024
Megan R
Chantelle Parra2024-07-11T15:38:46-07:00At the time of filming, Megan had been using a CAYA iPad with TouchChat for about one year. In this video, her CAYA SLP, Tiffany, [...]
January 2024
Al Daly
Chantelle Parra2024-01-26T11:15:22-08:00My name is Al Daly. I have ALS, a progressive neurological disease, and can no longer communicate with my own voice. During the earlier stages [...]
Abby
Chantelle Parra2024-01-26T11:11:09-08:00Hi there, this is Abby’s communication story. Before we met with the team from CAYA, we were using the Picture Exchange Communication system and had [...]
September 2023
ALS Society of BC Professorship in ALS Research at UBC Medical School
Chantelle Parra2023-09-14T10:48:01-07:00On August 29, 2023, the ALS Society of BC announced that Dr. Erik P. Pioro has been named to take the lead for Project Hope [...]
June 2023
CAYA News 2023
Chantelle Parra2023-09-14T10:45:37-07:00As announced during Accessibility Week on May 29, 2023, the Ministry of Social Development & Poverty Reduction has provided CAYA with $17.9 million over the [...]
March 2023
Communication Access within the Accessible Canada Act (March 2023)
Chantelle Parra2026-09-03T10:34:46-07:00The Inclusive Design Research Centre (IDRC) has brought together a three-part research report examining communication accessibility for Canadians who experience communication disabilities within federally regulated [...]