March is National Reading Month. Any time is a good time to teach the joys of reading. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, one in five U.S. adults is “functionally illiterate” and cannot: What Does It Mean to…
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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,…
What Is National Special Education Day?
Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving Day! You may also have observed some of the days attached to Thanksgiving: If you’re a churchgoer, you may know that in 2024, “Thanksgiving Sunday” (December 1) was also the first Sunday of Advent.…
On AAC: The Latest Word from Our Team
Most parents eagerly anticipate their children’s learning to talk. However, there are children—and seniors, and people of all ages between—for whom “talking” in the conventional sense is a problem. Speech disabilities have a number of physical and neurological causes, including:…
Staff Picks: Favorite Smart TV Apps
For anyone still wondering what “smart TV” is: it’s what you get when a television set is programmed with internet and streaming capacities. Today, to celebrate September as the start of a new TV season, BridgingApps team members share their…
Assistive Technology Apps for Diverse Learning Needs App List
Our new Assistive Technology Apps for Diverse Learning Needs App List showcases a variety of apps designed to support individuals with different learning challenges. These apps cater to needs such as time management, writing assistance, note-taking, voice transcription, reading, audiobooks,…
SnapType: The Latest News
For many people, question-answering is a task requiring assistive technology. In the past, many bright students were prejudged as “slow” because, while they had full capability to meet learning objectives, expected learning standards were another matter. There was one accepted…
On the Threshold of Independence: Recommended Apps for Young Adults
The digital age is a boon to assistive technology and the people who depend on it. For disabled youngsters entering legal adulthood, the new digital world is also a wider doorway to independent living. It’s no longer necessary to have…
Apps and Ideas for AANHPI Heritage Month
May is Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) Heritage Month in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, 20.6 million people in the country belong to one or more of these ethnicities, not counting those who…
Inclusive Post-Secondary Education: Family Stories, Continued
Companion post to “Let’s Celebrate: Inclusive Post-Secondary Education.” Disability access in higher education has improved considerably since today’s grandparents were in college. Accommodations and stigma are still issues, however—particularly for students with intellectual or developmental disability (IDD), since college admissions…