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BridgingApps Reviewed App | Slice It!

BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Slice It! is an interactive math app with 200 brain building puzzles that challenge students’ understanding of core geometry concepts including shapes, symmetry, area, and measurement. This is a…

The image shows a young child, dressed in a blue striped shirt, focused on using a tablet or similar device. In the upper right corner of the image, there is a small icon featuring Elmo and Cookie Monster, characters from Sesame Street, suggesting that the child might be interacting with a Sesame Street app, possibly "Sesame Street Alphabet Kitchen." The background is plain, keeping the focus on the child and the device

Interactive Learning Apps For All | Parenting Special Needs Magazine

The long, lazy (or at least less “scheduled”) days of summer will soon be ending, and it will be time for all of us to turn our attention back to academics. Maybe your child or teen will be transitioning to…

Let’s Celebrate: Inclusive Post-Secondary Education

Begun in 2020, Inclusive Post-Secondary Education (IPSE) Day (May 1) emphasizes college options for disabled and underserved students. Intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDDs), as well as the more “extensive” physical disabilities (e.g., deaf-blindness and quadriplegia), mean extra challenges. In today’s…

My Child Has Autism: Could I Be Autistic, Too?

It’s happened to many parents. Your child seems to be developing slowly, or struggles with making friends, or has behavior issues at school. You consult a specialist, who suspects autism and recommends a formal evaluation. Then comes Early Childhood Intervention,…

woman in wheelchair smiling at laptop screen

Self-Management Apps for Young Adults

The road to “self-management” (full personal independence) has a long learning curve. If you’re disabled, the curve is even steeper—not only because of the disability itself, but because society still tends to focus on “can’t-dos.” People may have told you,…

How to Keep Physically Active in Summer Weather

It’s not only academic skills that can suffer from “summer slide.” As every Houstonian knows, a summer heat wave—which can strike anytime from May to September—can make it a challenge just to walk to your car without collapsing. So if…

VestLife: An Organization Solution for Families

Most people today have too much to keep track of. Work duties. Volunteer duties. Personal projects. Electric bills. Cable bills. Car-repair bills. School records. Medical records. Passwords to access all those bills and records. It gets worse when someone in…

NDIA Conference Recap

February 28 through March 2 was the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s annual conference, Net Inclusion, held in San Antonio this year. BridgingApps was proud to send four of our team: For today’s article, they report on their favorite moments from…

Special Needs and Unwanted Surprises: Dealing with Last-Minute Disruptions in an Uncertain World

Read Time 5 Minutes If there’s anything worse than having your plans spoiled, it’s having plans spoiled when they include someone who has autism or Down syndrome, who never heard the unspoken “circumstances permitting” behind “we’ll go to the beach…

girl wearing a mask giving a thumbs up after getting a vaccine

Straight Talk on Vaccinations

Read Time 3 Minutes August is National Immunization Month, and also back-to-school month in many parts of the United States. An appropriate combination, since preparations for starting or returning to school typically include bringing a child’s immunizations up to date.…