Come Bearing Gifts – And Wearing Them Too! By Amy Barry and Cristen Reat What do an Octopus, a smart thermometer and a QR code have in common? Holiday gift giving ideas for your family and friends! The world of…
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Kyle’s Story
Our Kyle By Natalie Jolivet Our Kyle is 12 already, and it seems like only a couple of years ago he was born. We were filled simultaneously with excitement and trepidation. Upon receipt of his diagnosis of Down syndrome, my…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Handy Tools Parents Will Love
Back to school shopping can be simultaneously exhilarating, sticker shock producing and full of hopeful possibility for a new beginning. We know that getting organized, dusting off that IEP from the pile you have avoided since June and preparing to…
BridgingApps Featured App | Instacart Review by Guest Blogger Megan Fry
Written by Megan Fry Being in a wheelchair and nonverbal while trying to become an independent adult is very challenging. The simple things such as grocery shopping are almost impossible. Instacart has been a key part of my independence. Instacart…
BridgingApps Featured Apps | SnapType and SnapType Plus
The newly updated SnapType and SnapType Plus are easy to use, intuitive apps allowing completion of worksheets using the camera on an iPad to create an image and type answers on it. These apps greatly assist students who have handwriting difficulties,…
BridgingApps Featured App | Duolingo – Learn Languages for Free
Duolingo is the most popular way to learn languages in the world. Best of all, it’s 100% free! Users can learn French, Spanish, Portuguese, Mandarin and many more on their mobile device. This app is entertaining, easy to use and…
Bridging the Summer Achievement Gap
Summer is a time when most kids are enjoying water parks and splash pads, not focused on their academic skills. But maybe they should be. “Many students experience some learning loss during the summer,†said Cristen Reat, co-founder and program coordinator…
From Problem “Fixer” to Tech Assist – Connecting with My Daughter
Written By Peter Fry I promise this is not an article that is going to focus on the hardships of being a dad who struggles with a child with a disability. I’m also not going to sugar coat my world…
Mom Reflects on Finding (and Working for!) Tech Tool that Works
Written by Guest Blogger Julie Laurent CommunicoTool Country Manager, North America Julie here! I am a French geek living in the Bay Area with over 15 years of communication and marketing experience. But more importantly, I am a mother to…
BridgingApps Featured App | Speech with Milo: Sequencing
Speech with Milo: Sequencing is an excellent, fun app for children who are working on the use of verbs, extending their current sentence/phrase length, learning how to sequence a story and re-tell it and/or practicing first/next/last. Enjoy 35 dynamic sequencing exercises…