Summer is many people’s favorite time of year: the time when their world slows down and there’s extra time for rest and fun. The majority of U.S. adults take at least some time off during the summer, enjoying everything from…
The Curb-Cut Effect in the Digital Age
Today’s post is dedicated to the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act), which celebrates its 36th anniversary on Sunday, July 26. “Curb-cut effect” has become such a common term, it may be surprising that it first appeared less than ten years…
The World of Digital Organizers
Once upon a time, there were three options for keeping life organized: Today, there are multiple customized planners (three-dimensional and digital) for every purpose. Exercise planners, healthy-eating planners, budgeting/investing planners, long-term-goal planners, planners for users with specific abilities and disabilities…
The New World of Educational AI
The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) held a virtual AI for Educators Conference on June 9–11, 2026. There were over 50 programs and workshops, listed here on the official AI for Educators schedule. Today, two of our BridgingApps team members—Tara…
How to Enjoy Summer Celebrations Without Risking Sensory Overload
Note: Today’s article focuses on Independence Day because that was the big recent celebration. However, the information is relevant to most large-scale outdoor events. Even before the Declaration of Independence was finalized, founding father John Adams envisioned an annual celebration…
List Highlight: BridgingApps Summer App List for Kids
Are the kids who couldn’t wait for school to be out hanging around your feet now (or slumped in the back of your road-tripping car), complaining about “nothing to do”? Help is here in the form of our BridgingApps Summer…
Expansion Pilot Report: Easterseals Delaware & Maryland’s Eastern Shore
Today, we continue our new series of posts on what Easterseals affiliates across the country are learning from BridgingApps and our Expansion Pilot project. The following comments are from John Swartz, Respite Coordinator of Community Outreach and Assistive Technology at…
Planning Your Summer Reading List?
Summer wouldn’t be summer without extra reading time. To many, “summer reading list” means catching up on the latest fiction bestsellers; but “summer reading time” is for everyone, wherever you fall in personal interests, age, or actual reading ability. Fiction…
OT in the AT Lab
On Monday, June 15, a group of Pima Medical Institute students under the leadership of Dr. Kyra Gainous (Occupational Therapy Assistant Program Director at Pima) visited our Assistive Technology Lab at Loop Central. Alejandra Gonzalez, our BridgingApps Digital Navigator, shares…
Summer Slide and Learning Disabilities
Written By Katherine SwartsRead Time 3 Minutes When school vacation starts, so do parental worries about “summer slide”—the extended-time-off effect by which too many kids forget what they learned the previous year. And if your children have learning disabilities, the…