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About PDSES: A Texas Grant for Your Children’s Special Education

“Free” public education isn’t really free. Families still pay for non-textbook supplies, school clothes/uniforms, in-school meals, and many extracurricular activities. And that’s just for able-bodied, neurotypical students. If your child has disabilities, there are expenses such as wheelchair maintenance, medications,…

Youth2Adult Breaks New Ground: Introducing the Virginia Transition Tool

Our TexasYouth2Adult website/tool, “created to empower youth with special health care needs to transition successfully into adulthood,” now has a sister site for Virginia. Why a Transition Tool? For those used to individualized education programs, the world beyond high school…

Anniversary Celebration: 10 Years Since BridgingApps’ First CTAF Grant

The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is a leader in “changing people’s lives for the better” via technology, and in advocating for diversity, economic growth, and STEM education. Its affiliate, the CTA Foundation, advances the mission by funding digital-inclusion projects geared…
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Easter Seals Greater Houston Named NDIA National Digital Navigator Corps Grantee

NEWS PROVIDED BYEaster Seals Greater Houston Sep 07, 2022, 15:39 ET HOUSTON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) announced today that Easter Seals Greater Houston will be one of 18 organizations that will launch the National Digital Navigator…
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Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program Teams Up with Texas Education Agency to Connect Texas Students and Families with Internet Access at Home

Comcast’s Internet Essentials program and Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4 ESC) have partnered with the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Connect Texas Program to ensure students within TEA’s Texas footprint have access to reliable, commercially available home-based fixed broadband…