Read Time 5 Minutes “It’s not the ‘challenge’ of having a child with special needs. It’s the privilege of having a kid with special needs.” –Alan Roesch, father of a teenager with neurological disabilities Whether a disability is diagnosed before…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Among Us is a fun ‘whodunnit?’ style game, where you attempt to find out which player is the imposter. During the game, players vote, the player with the most votes is…
Read Time 5 Minutes In 2020, as COVID-19 outbreaks forced education online, it became painfully obvious how heavily many families depended on in-person schooling. Among the federal assistance programs originated in 2020–21 were a number specifically designed to bridge the…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Nova Launcher replaces the default launcher on Android. Nova is highly customizable for many needs and wants. It will replace Android launchers such as Samsung OneUI, OPPO ColorOS, Xiaomi Mi UI, etc.…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The WW / WeightWatchers app is a user friendly “healthy eating” app. Rather than counting calories or requiring a certain daily amount of servings per food group, it assigns…
Read Time 5 Minutes If there’s anything worse than having your plans spoiled, it’s having plans spoiled when they include someone who has autism or Down syndrome, who never heard the unspoken “circumstances permitting” behind “we’ll go to the beach…
Read Time 5 Minutes Service dogs have been around for over a century (or much longer than that, if you count “unofficial” service dogs that have been trained by individuals since early domestication days); but the concept of Emotional Support…
Read Time 2 Minutes As discussed in our recent post, “Library Hotspots and Lift Zones,” lack of reliable high-speed internet is an educational, economic, and vocational disadvantage. Fortunately, there are many options for getting advanced digital access on a limited…
Estimated Reading Time 3 minutes In our Lunch & Learn on August 10, we shared… Our Parenting Special Needs Magazine “Tech Tools to Get You Back to School Ready” Checking out Hotspots for access to free internet on-the-go “If I…
Read Time 3 Minutes August is National Immunization Month, and also back-to-school month in many parts of the United States. An appropriate combination, since preparations for starting or returning to school typically include bringing a child’s immunizations up to date.…
