Read Time: 2 Minutes “How can we help you and the clients you serve?” was the initial question posed to me by Aaron Vontell and his fellow computer science students at MIT in late 2016. Knowing that 1 in 4…
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Transition | How 2020 is Shaping Our Views of Technology | Parenting Special Needs Magazine
The word “transition” has multiple meanings. In the world of special education, typically we think of transition as the process in which with disabilities change or move from childhood to adulthood. This process takes many years and involves medical, educational,…
Weather Apps: Dark Sky, AccuWeather, and Emergency
In a recent Facebook Live video, Jana shares weather apps Dark Sky and AccuWeather, as well as an app to keep you prepared for a natural disaster such as a hurricane or flood, Emergency from the Red Cross. Click the…
Follow BridgingApps on Pinterest
If you haven’t checked out our Pinterest page, what are you waiting for? We are sharing, liking, and pinning mobile technology for all learners. Join us on Pinterest today! The newest app reviews, news, mobile technology accessories, how to videos and more.…
Online Learning Tool | PDFescape
Is online teaching getting to you and your students? This is an awesome way to make worksheets easier to manage. Create form fields using a free web 2.0 tool called PDF Escape that allows students to type right into their…
Comcast Xfinity Education and Internet Essentials During COVID-19 | What You Need to Know
Affordable Internet at Home for Eligible Households As our country continues to manage the COVID-19 emergency, Comcast is taking immediate steps to make it easier to connect low-income families to home Internet. New Internet Essentials customers will receive two free…
Focusing on Vision Loss
What is it like to lose your vision? At BridgingApps we work with many clients who are blind or have low vision. Some of these clients were sighted and lost their vision slowly over time and others were born with…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Medical Tech Support: Managing Your Family’s Health Care
Taking care of the health of a family includes taking care of not only their physical health, but also emotional and mental health needs, and can be time consuming! Managing the health of a child with a disability or special…
Parenting Special Needs Magazine | Tech Tips For Money Fun
By: Amy Fuchs and Amy Barry As a new year begins, people everywhere are setting goals or resolutions to be better at something. Many times resolutions include taking better care of oneself, spending more time with family, or working harder…
SAFE launches new app for working with child abuse victims with disabilities
SAFE’s Disability Services has launched the All Kids SAFE digital guide to support child abuse investigators and case managers working with child victims who have disabilities or who are Deaf, DeafBlind, DeafDisabled, and hard of hearing (DDBDDHH). All Kids SAFE…