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…
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…
We close out Speech-Language-Hearing Month with this Client Story from Daryn Ofczarzak, Speech Language Pathologist at BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston. Frances is a seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, who uses an eye-gaze computer to communicate. I…
[In 1999, a genetics counselor told us] that our child would never be able to read, write, or count change. –Mother of a young adult with Down syndrome I was completely frightened when I was given the news, [but our son…
BridgingApps continues to be a vital resource for families, educators, and professionals seeking to use technology to support individuals with disabilities, special needs, older adults and Veterans. This year, the blog has featured success stories, practical advice, and insights into…
October is National Employment for Persons with Disabilities Month. Today, we share one client’s employment journey. Besides getting an academic education, every high school student needs to learn certain life skills before launching into the larger world. This is doubly…
Today’s Program Update is from Tara Rocha, our BridgingApps Digital Learning Specialist. Our Digital Literacy Training and job-search program for disabled high school students is in the final months of its two-year Comcast grant, which ends in November. My aim…
BridgingApps’ latest Client Success Story, told by Alejandra “Ale” Gonzalez, Digital Navigator. This story began when Malissa Dean, a visually impaired young-adult client, came to the BridgingApps open lab. Her goal was (and is) to become YouTube famous, and she…
March 21 is World Down Syndrome Day. Our BridgingApps Digital Learning Specialist, Tara Rocha, shares the story of one client’s journey. We first met Sarah Brhlik at Reese Technical Center (Fort Bend ISD), in an 18+ transition program taught by…
Walter Prescher, BridgingApps Digital Navigator, shares the story of a client’s journey finding the best digital options to manage a small business and expand her career. Q: For many people today, the best work-from-home option is a business they build…
