BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Featured App on the site: Perfect for Christmas Eve, Jan Brett’s The Night Before Christmas app tells the classic Christmas poem with beautiful images and delightful sounds. This app is engaging for all ages. Each…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Featured App to the site: Storybook Maker is an app that allows the user to write, illustrate and publish their own story. Using text, photos, graphics and audio recordings, the app allows an adult…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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,…
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…
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…
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…
