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…
Tag: Autism
Planning Autism-Friendly Holidays for Your Children
For children with autism, the holidays aren’t always happy. Flashing lights, loud music, and strange aromas assault the senses. Noisy crowds are everywhere. Routines are disrupted. And with end-of-year school breaks, parents often bear a double burden: managing the children…
AAC Awareness Month | Featured AAC App CoughDrop
CoughDrop is a robust augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) app that gives a voice to those who cannot speak vocally for themselves. The program can be used with a switch or with eye tracking for those with mobility concerns. The…
AAC Awareness Month
October is AAC Awareness Month. The goal is to raise awareness of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) and to inform the public about the many different ways in which people communicate using communication devices. BridgingApps has created a new list…
Autumn Is on Its Way: Preparing for Cooler Weather 🍂
The brains behind this blog are all Gulf Coast residents, so we empathize if you’ve had more than enough of summer. In some places, summer is the most beautiful season: in the southeastern U.S., it’s mostly one long slog of…
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,…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Journal
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Journal is a built-in app that comes pre-installed on new iPhones and is added to older iPhones when updated to iOS 17 or later. The app uses recent photos, locations…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | BeMe: Teen Mental Health
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The BeMe: Teen Mental Health app offers a confidential way for teens to record their feelings, message with a coach, and build a support team while working through complex…
Cybersecurity 101: Special Disability Concerns
We’ve all heard of the digital world being used as a tool for crimes: romance scams, fake emergencies, ransomware, and stalking, to name just a few. While anyone can be a victim, disabled users have special concerns: Says Walter Prescher,…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | AngelSense Guardian
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: AngelSense Guardian is a continuous monitoring and tracking app with a wearable device designed to know where your special needs loved one is at all times. In case of…