September is National Deaf Awareness Month. The purpose is to increase awareness of deaf issues, people, and culture. BridgingApps has created a list of apps for people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Some of the apps were designed for…
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Staff Picks: Favorite Smart TV Apps
For anyone still wondering what “smart TV” is: it’s what you get when a television set is programmed with internet and streaming capacities. Today, to celebrate September as the start of a new TV season, BridgingApps team members share their…
Assistive Technology Apps for Diverse Learning Needs App List
Our new Assistive Technology Apps for Diverse Learning Needs App List showcases a variety of apps designed to support individuals with different learning challenges. These apps cater to needs such as time management, writing assistance, note-taking, voice transcription, reading, audiobooks,…
Back to School Apps for Students
Are your kids ready for the 2024–25 school year? Or if it’s started already, how are they adjusting to new routines and challenges? School success isn’t just about mastering reading, writing, and STEM topics: there’s also personal time management, healthy…
Back-to-School Apps List for Parents
As families across the country begin a new school year, thoughts turn to new routines—and new hassles. Adjusting wake-up hours. Getting everyone from bed to bus. Scheduling extracurricular activities. Briefing new teachers on accommodation and health needs. If you need…
Planning Your Summer Vacation: BridgingApps Travel App List
Going anywhere this summer? Vacation trips are tons of fun, but often tons of bother as well: what-to-bring lists; heavy suitcases; delayed flights; rental cars; navigating unfamiliar locations; perhaps meltdown-provoking chaos, misplaced medications, or older buildings that lack modern accessibility…
Apps for Fathers
Father’s Day (Sunday, June 16) will be here soon! Fathers often don’t get enough respect these days, so let’s take time to show how much we appreciate them. Don’t settle for buying Dad a token necktie. Give him: When you…
On the Threshold of Independence: Recommended Apps for Young Adults
The digital age is a boon to assistive technology and the people who depend on it. For disabled youngsters entering legal adulthood, the new digital world is also a wider doorway to independent living. It’s no longer necessary to have…
National Speech-Language-Hearing Month | BridgingApps Favorite AAC Apps
May is National Speech-Language-Hearing Month, a special period dedicated to highlighting the significance of communication and listening skills in our daily lives. During this month, we honor the accomplishments of professionals in speech-language pathology and audiology, who tirelessly assist individuals…
Apps and Ideas for AANHPI Heritage Month
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20.6 million people in the country belong to one or more of these ethnicities, not counting those who…