In October of 2018, BridgingApps launched TexasYouth2Adult (TY2A), an interactive tool created to empower youth with special health care needs to grow successfully into adulthood. TY2A was created with input from parents, health care providers, educators, transition specialists, and youth.…
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Virtual Camps: Varsity Tutors, Outschool, and Houston Museum of Natural Science
What has summer camp looked like in 2020? Though many programs were unfortunately cancelled, some had the ability to adapt to digital means from the safety of home. Our very own Easter Seals Greater Houston Camp Smiles even went virtual…
Easy Scroll App with Andi & Megan
In a recent video, BridgingApps team member, Andi, and her daughter, Megan, share how they worked together to find a solution for a technology problem. Megan uses a Tobii eye gaze device with a Microsoft Surface tablet as her primary…
BridgingApps Recently Updated App | Reminders
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Recently Updated App to the site: The app Reminders that comes pre-installed on every Apple device, has been completely rebuilt! You can now create smart lists organized by event day, priority, and more. Siri’s…
BridgingApps Back to School App List for Parents 2020
As we prepare to return our children to school during this unusual time, we are facing decisions that we could have never imagined having to ponder this time last year. Whether your children will be attending school in-person for face-to-face…
BridgingApps Recently Updated App | Speech Sounds Visualized
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Recently Updated App to the site: Recently updated with many new features, such as the ability to toggle between animations and the x-ray videos to learn how speech sounds are formed as well as…
Weather Apps: Dark Sky, AccuWeather, and Emergency
In a recent Facebook Live video, Jana shares weather apps Dark Sky and AccuWeather, as well as an app to keep you prepared for a natural disaster such as a hurricane or flood, Emergency from the Red Cross. Click the…
Keeping Calm When It’s Time To Go Back to School
Read Time: 1 minute As we near the time for our children to return to school, after schools closed in the spring due to COVID-19, there are many uncertainties. What will school look like for our children? Will it be…
I Never Expected…
Our very own BridgingApps Co-Founder and Program Director, Cristen Reat, recently created a video for PBS American Portrait about her son, Vincent. Her words about her amazing son are inspiring, reminding us how much the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Kidspiration Maps
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Kidspiration Maps is an easy to use mind mapping tool for iPad that allows the user to visualize their thoughts about a topic in an easy-to-use format. Mind mapping…