One of BridgingApps favorite apps, Marco Polo recently responded to feedback received from members of the Deaf Community and now have a better way to talk using Sign Language in the app! Many people using Marco Polo to sign mentioned…
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Use Switch Control to Navigate Your iOS Device & Newly Updated Switch Accessible App List
Built directly into iOS, Switch Control is a powerful accessibility technology for anyone with impaired physical and motor skills. Switch Control allows users to navigate sequentially through onscreen items and perform specific actions using a variety of Bluetooth-enabled switch hardware.…
Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program Teams Up with Texas Education Agency to Connect Texas Students and Families with Internet Access at Home
Comcast’s Internet Essentials program and Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4 ESC) have partnered with the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Connect Texas Program to ensure students within TEA’s Texas footprint have access to reliable, commercially available home-based fixed broadband…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | STOPP app
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The STOPP app is a guided companion to help users improve emotional regulation, mindfulness, distress tolerance and coping skills. BridgingApps sees the STOPP app as a very useful and…
BridgingApps Mental Health Apps List
BridgingApps has recently updated our Mental Health Apps List in our App Search Tool. Click the link below to see the full list, reviewed apps and links to download the apps:https://search.bridgingapps.org/lists/93c3e3e5-68a3-49e3-b7f5-4096033553af
BridgingApps Video Review | Speechify- Audio Text Reader
Join BridgingApps Lunch & Learn September 8, 2021! We will be sharing the app Speechify – Audio Text Reader. Brought to you by the generosity of Dow Jones Literacy. Speechify is a text-to-speech app that uses your device’s camera to…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Youper
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Youper is an emotional health assistant. It applies artificial intelligence to monitor and improve the users emotional health. Youper is a free app available on IOS and Android devices.…
Tech Tips for Back to School Success | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
It’s that time again, summer is winding down and we will be getting ready to send our children back to school again soon. Transitioning back to school can look different based on the needs of your child and your family.…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | TapTapSee
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Recently updated, TapTapSee now features video recognition. This is quite a remarkable app for someone who is blind or visually impaired. It assists in identifying objects by taking a picture…
Emergency Preparedness 2021 | The Red Cross Emergency Apps
App Review Written By Cathy Foreman The importance of disaster planning cannot be stressed enough to individuals and families. Having a plan in place and updating it regularly helps to prevent a bad situation from becoming worse. For families who…