April is Autism Awareness Month! National Autism Awareness Month represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and to draw attention to the tens of thousands facing an autism diagnosis each year. In recent years, there have been more and…
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Backpack Health App for COVID19 Symptom Tracking & Care
If you are experiencing #COVID19 symptoms, help #FlattenTheCurve and stay home. Set up a Backpack Health account and start tracking your symptoms, current conditions, medications, and more today. Learn more at backpackhealth.com. Backpack Health is a free app designed to allow users to store, organize,…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Libby, by OverDrive
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Libby, by Overdrive is a free app that connects you to your public library virtually. Just log in using your library card, set up your free account with an…
COVID19 Stress Relief with Yoga Studio: Mind & Body App
If you are feeling anxious or stressed during the COVID19 outbreak, Yoga is a great way to bring relief to your mind and body. Yoga Studio: Mind & Body is free to download and is available on iOS and Android…
Use Walmart Grocery Pickup Service to Limit Exposure During COVID-19 Pandemic
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the U.S., limit your exposure to other people by using the Walmart Grocery pickup option. With grocery pickup, you only have to interact with a single store employee from their curbside parking space and…
Remote Learning with Khan Academy During COVID19 School Closures
Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents. Khan Academy is having daily (weekdays) 9am PST/12 EST live streams on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for students, parents and teachers navigating school closures. Here are guides they have created for you: Parents • Daily…
Digital Safety Tips for Parents & Caregivers
During this unusual time in our world, we are all learning how to adapt to the “new normal”. For many families this means parents figuring out how to work remotely while also trying to learn to “homeschool” children with and…
World Down Syndrome Day | William’s Success Story Continues – an Update From His Mom
Written by Beverley Dean MBE, William’s Mom We first wrote about William when he was 6 in 2012 shortly after we founded Special iApps and then updated his story in 2014. William will be 15 later this year. It’s a…
Ellie’s Success Story | World Down Syndrome Day
Written by Lisa Brodie My daughter Ellie is a vibrant, young lady who was blessed to be born with Down Syndrome. She is full of life and puts her all in to everything she does! I remember thinking, when she…
Stay Calm During COVID19 With Endel: Focus, Sleep, Relax App
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Endel: Focus, Sleep, Relax is a software available on the web and as an app on iOS and Android devices. This app uses algorithms to provide soundscapes. They vary based…