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BridgingApps 2024 | A Year of Impact

In 2024, BridgingApps reached new milestones, continuing to bridge the gap between technology and accessibility. Here are the highlights: Record Website Visitors500,000 visitors explored our resources for accessible technology solutions. Supporting Veterans33% of the 1,960 clients we served were U.S.…

Tech Gifts for the Holidays | BridgingApps’ Top Picks for All Abilities 🎁

Tech Gifts for the Holidays is an article written by the BridgingApps Team and published by Parenting Special Needs Magazine. You can read the full article here. The holiday season is the perfect time to explore tech gifts that enhance…

AAC Awareness Month | Featured AAC App CoughDrop

CoughDrop is a robust augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app that gives a voice to those who cannot speak vocally for themselves. The program can be used with a switch or with eye tracking for those with mobility concerns. The…

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Technology to Ease into Transitions | Parenting Special Needs Magazine

Change can be hard for everyone, but for those of us who care for someone who has physical or cognitive challenges, we know that change often brings about things we haven’t even thought of as our kids grow! What are…

AAC Awareness Month

October is AAC Awareness Month. The goal is to raise awareness of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and to inform the public about the many different ways in which people communicate using communication devices. BridgingApps has created a new list…

BridgingApps Reviewed App | Bookshare Reader

BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Bookshare Reader is a simple app for accessing books from the www.bookshare.org website and service. Bookshare is a library for people with qualifying print disabilities that make it difficult…

BridgingApps Reviewed App | Vroom: Early Learning

BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Vroom: Early Learning is a great FREE app to help parents and caregivers of young children facilitate learning during everyday situations. The app offers tips to engage your child in…

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…

BridgingApps Reviewed App | Sentara MyChart

BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Sentara MyChart gives users access to their medical records and is an easy route for patient and provider communication. It allows users to securely manage care for themselves and…

BridgingApps Reviewed App | RightHear – Blind Assistant

BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: RightHear is a free navigation tool for users with visual impairments. It helps users easily orient themselves in all environments by providing information about their environment when outdoors and…