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. As the end of the year approaches, all…
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Expansion Pilot Reports, Wrapping Up 2025: Report #4, Easterseals Rio Grande Valley
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…
Looking Ahead: Planning Tips for the New School Year and Beyond
The 2025–26 school year has begun, and the “urgent tasks” list seems to need every second you can spare. Especially if your child has to navigate a new school with low vision, try to concentrate with ADHD, or keep up…
Life After High School with IDD
For parents of high school seniors, graduation season is a season of pride and anxiety. Pride over what the young graduate has accomplished and will accomplish. Anxiety over the challenges ahead. Anxiety worsens when the graduate has a disability—especially an…
The Top Teachers’ Tech Event in Texas: 2025 Report
The Texas Computer Education Association (TCEA) holds an annual Convention & Exposition to help educators keep their tech knowledge updated. The 2025 Convention was February 1–5 in Austin. Tara Rocha, BridgingApps’ Digital Learning Specialist, is also our annual TCEA delegate…
The Upgraded and Improved TexasYouth2Adult
BridgingApps’ TexasYouth2Adult website got a major upgrade in 2024, thanks to a generous grant from UnitedHealthcare (UHC). UHC’s support has allowed us to make a number of much-needed site updates and other improvements to this unique resource for youth with…
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…