Thirteen years ago, a severe stroke left my mom paralyzed on her right side and with aphasia, a significant limitation in her ability to express herself with written and spoken language. Email and texting were impossible for her, so after…
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Houston Local Meeting Welcomes Developer of urTalker Pro
Parent and app developer Ryan Farris was the guest speaker at last month’s BridgingApps Houston meeting. Ryan described how he and his wife Jody have been working with their son Nolan, who is non-verbal, for the last 11 years on…
Rio Grande Valley Local Meeting Gets Interactive
At last week’s BridgingApps meeting in McAllen, speech language pathologist Betsy Furler led the meeting by introducing the website to newcomers. Parents, therapists and teachers from Easter Seals, McAllen ISD, Brownsville ISD and beyond came together to learn and share…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Activities 4 Kids 1
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Activities 4 Kids 1 covers the basic foundations for toddlers and preschool students. Included in the app is Connect the Dots, Find the One That’s Different, What does NOT…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Language Empires
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Go back into time and explore Language Empires to practice important elements of communication and language. The empires include: Predicting, Sequencing, Vocabulary, Figurative Language, Which, Why or How. Click…
BridgingApps Shares Assistive Technology Resources at TCEA Conference in Austin, Texas
TCEA drew nearly 11,000 participants to this year’s conference, and BridgingApps was available throughout the week to meet with visitors in the Assistive Technologies Playground. Along with ESC 4, BridgingApps demonstrated equipment, previewed programs, gave presentations, and visited one-on-one with…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | ConversationBuilderTeen
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Do you have a teen/student who is awkward when responding to questions to peers? Are these teens left out of groups because they can not read facial expressions or…
Tweens and Teens Share Apps at Opening of AT&T Assistive Technology Lab in Houston
Visitors to the opening of the AT&T Assistive Technology lab in Houston were wowed by the sophisticated equipment available to the public made possible by the generous support of AT&T. In the lab, users will have an opportunity to explore…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Cars & Animals Puzzle for Toddler & Preschool *KIDS LOVE*
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Cars & Animals Puzzle for Toddler & Preschool *KIDS LOVE*Â This app is a great way to introduce children to the concepts of puzzles. This app is an electronic…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Make It Pop
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Make it Pop is a simple cause and effect app, but at the same time is introducing its user to some basic preschool concepts like colors, numbers, letters and…