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BridgingApps Newly Updated App | Remind: School Communication
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Newly Updated App on the site: Newly updated, Remind: School Communication is perhaps the most innovating and must have app and service for teachers. Remind is a free service that enables teachers to send…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Toca Life: School
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Toca Life: School is a fun early learning app that helps develop pre-reading, language and fine motor skills. The engaging app also encourages creativity, problem solving and more. One…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Sago Mini Planes ✈️
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Sago Mini Planes is magical, fun-filled airplane adventure developed for early learners. This app was reviewed with preschool children and young elementary children with developmental delays and autism. These children…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | My PlayHome School 🏫
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: My PlayHome School expands the PlayHome world into the classroom. Explore the school and play at being teacher, experiment in the science room, take lunch in the cafeteria or even…
#InclusiveDisability #TwitterChat August 15th at 7pm EST
Join Easter Seals Thrive August 15th at 7pm EST for a Twitter chat on inclusivity in the disability community! Follow the #InclusiveDisability tag to follow along. Identity is important – it defines who we are, and influences how we navigate…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Sago Mini Trucks and Diggers
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Sago Mini Trucks and Diggers is a fun and engaging app for preschool children. The app is set at a construction site and the child builds a house for…
Popsockets for Individuals with Special Needs
A PopSocket is more than just a trendy phone grip to make taking selfies easier for millennials. PopSockets are inexpensive sticky little discs that attach to the back of your device and pop out to create a hand holder. Great…
Dodie Success Story | Older Adult Benefits From Mobile Tech in NYC | Travel Accessibility Apps
Dodie, a 65-year-old with Multiple sclerosis (MS), used mobile technology to assist her recently while traveling to NYC to celebrate her granddaughter’s 16th birthday. Her limited mobility often poses challenges when traveling. Dodie used TripAdvisor in the months prior to traveling…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Walmart Grocery
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The Walmart Grocery app allows users to create a shopping list, place an order and pick up items at Walmart. The app and service are great for busy moms,…
Back to School Apps For Parents 📱
Students are not the only ones getting back in the swing of things this time of year. Parents are too. BridgingApps knows that you are very busy, so we did some of the legwork on finding new resources for you…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Medstar Living Will App
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: MedStar Living Will app allows you to create and update a fully digital legal living will. It can be printed or viewed electronically by family members and medical professionals….
Disaster Preparedness Using Smartphone Apps Features Videos
Filmed live in BridgingApps AT&T Assistive Touch Lab in Houston, Texas, Jana shared some great tips and tricks for disaster preparedness using smartphone apps and features. Preparing for emergencies and extreme weather events can be overwhelming for individuals with disabilities…
Top BridgingApps for Executive Functioning and Organization
In today’s chaotic and fast paced society, one of the most common complaints is the struggle to keep up with it all. Children, teens and adults are balancing everything from homework, extra curricular activities and chores to work projects, appointments…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Toddler Learning Games Ask Me Shape Games for Free
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Sing along to a catchy rhyme and toe-tapping music as you learn to identify your shapes with a cast of cute and colorful characters, foods, toys and objects. Toddler…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Toddler Learning Games Ask Me Colors Games Free
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Sing along to a catchy rhyme and toe-tapping music as you learn to identify your colors with a cast of cute and colorful characters, foods, toys and objects. Ask…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Dr. Panda Firefighters
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Dr. Panda Firefighters is a fun and engaging app for early learners that gives them the opportunity to help animated animals that are firemen. When the alarm sounds, the…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Pegs by White Pixels
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Pegs by White Pixels, is a simple yet elegant problem-solving app akin to the classic card game solitaire. The goal of the game is to ‘clear’ the solid-filled shapes…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | OverDrive: eBooks & audiobooks
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: OverDrive: eBooks & audiobooks allows you to borrow library books in book ebook and audio format. It is helpful for anyone with vision disorders, learning disabilities, brain injuries or developmental…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Choiceworks Calendar
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Choiceworks Calendar is a handy picture-based learning tool that helps users learn what is happening day-to-day throughout each month. By presenting the abstract concept of time in a structured,…