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Expansion Pilot Reports, Wrapping Up 2025: Report #4, Easterseals Rio Grande Valley

BridgingApps is wrapping up the first year of our Expansion Pilot project, which introduces Easterseals affiliates across the country to our App Search Tool and to apps we recommend for Easterseals clients. Our 2025 affiliates continue to share about their…

Meeting Clients Where They Are: Digital Literacy in Action

Update on our teamup with Compudopt and the digital-skills classes offered through that partnership. Tara Rocha, BridgingApps Digital Learning Specialist, shares a report from the field. I wasn’t surprised by the tremendous level of interest, especially since every participant gets…

How Apps & Tech Support Independence for Young Adults with Special Needs | Parenting Special Needs Magazine

Supporting your teen or young adult with a disability on their path to independence can feel both exciting and overwhelming. The right technology—from health apps to accessible gaming—can make that journey smoother, safer, and more empowering for the whole family.…

List Highlight: BridgingApps AAC App List

October is National AAC Month (also International AAC Awareness Month), with AAC standing for “augmentative and alternative communications.” Or in more everyday language, assistive technology for people with verbal-speech disabilities. If you’re looking for the right AAC, or are curious…

A Library in Your Pocket: The Latest on Libby and Other E-Borrowing Options

“What’s up with these ‘Suspend Holds’?” That was a question/complaint on many lips in the third week of September, when the popular Libby app changed its “Deliver Later” feature to “Suspend.” The purpose was to improve the library app’s efficiency…