2 minute read Today is World Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day! Megan, a thrill-seeking college student at University of Houston, doesn’t let Cerebral Palsy slow her down. Even though she is non-verbal, and typically uses a high tech eye gazing device…
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BridgingApps Reviewed App | FearTools – Anxiety Aid
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: FearTools, a free app available on both iOS and Android devices, may help combat anxiety with easy, simple to navigate tools for users suffering from different types of anxiety…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Yoga | Down Dog
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The yoga app called Down Dog is a standout in the yoga app world with several notable features that are particularly useful and important to persons with disabilities and…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Google Home
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The Google Home app allows you to configure and manage many devices from Google including Google Home speakers, Chromecast devices, Nest speakers/thermostats, and Google Wi-Fi. It also allows you…
World Down Syndrome Day | Sharing Vincent
Written By Cristen ReatTo honor World Down Syndrome Day, Cristen is sharing the story of her son Vincent. Since my son Vincent turned 15, I have been obsessed with labels. Though he was born with Down syndrome, on a day…
World Down Syndrome Day 2022
Happy World Down Syndrome Day Today we are celebrating people with Down Syndrome who enrich our lives today and every day! And, BridgingApps has compiled some of our favorite apps for people with Down Syndrome. Young Children with Down Syndrome…
Tech Tools to Encourage Healthy Habits for Kids | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
The topic of health and wellness has been a big one for the last two years. We have discussed medical health apps for medication management and telehealth visits as well as mental health apps, although most of these are focused…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Ritual: Wellbeing
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Ritual: Wellbeing is an app where leaders in science, faith, and culture share practices that help you feel centered, nourished and purposeful in your daily life. Designed with an audio…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Translate
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Translate lets you quickly and easily translate your voice and text. The text-to-text feature can also be used to assist conversation with people who are hard of hearing or…
BridgingApps Recently Updated App | Calm: Sleep & Meditation
Recently updated, Calm is a meditation app that teaches the users of all abilities how to meditate and provides guided daily meditations to help support a consistent routine of meditation. Calm is the perfect mindfulness app for beginners, but also…