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Bridging the gap between technology and people with disabilities. Apps and technology for special needs.
Looking for tech gifts for kids with diverse needs? 🎁💙
Check out BridgingApps’ 2025 Favorite Tech Gifts guide for apps, adaptive tools, and sensory-friendly devices that support accessibility, learning, and fun.
Read more → parentingspecialneeds.mydigitalpublication.com/articles/bri...
Real stories, real impact. Check out our latest update from the BridgingApps Expansion Pilot with Easterseals Massachusetts: bridgingapps.org/expansion-pi...
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Wrapping up year 1 of our Expansion Pilot with Easterseals of SE PA! 🚀 Our App Search Tool is helping clients discover assistive tech that makes a real impact. Read more: bridgingapps.org/expansion-pi...
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🚜 Tomorrow is National Rural Health Day! Learn how we can better support rural communities: bridgingapps.org/happy-nation...
#PowerOfRural
Navigating healthcare can be overwhelming. This quick guide offers practical tips for family caregivers to advocate with confidence.
bridgingapps.org/patient-advo...
November is National Family Caregivers Month 💜 Today’s BridgingApps blog shares the story of an autistic caregiver navigating unexpected challenges after her mother’s cancer diagnosis. Insights for caregivers with disabilities: bridgingapps.org/the-autistic...
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New App Review! 📱✨
Looking for a way to build healthier digital habits? Check out our latest review of OffScreen – Less Screen Time, an app designed to help users track and reduce screen time in a mindful way.
Read the full review: search.bridgingapps.org/apps/offscre...
Budgeting for a big purchase? 💡 Whether it’s a home, remodel, or making your space more accessible, the right fintech tools can help. Explore our latest post for top apps + smart tips.
➡️ bridgingapps.org/tech-notes-f...
#FinTech #Accessibility #BudgetSmart #BridgingApps
Honoring our veterans by helping bring tech closer to home! Check out BridgingApps’ curated app list for veterans and their families: bridgingapps.org/list-highlig... 🇺🇸
11.11.2025 15:04 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Everyone deserves the chance to use their talents and feel valued at work. Today's blog highlights practical tools, inspiring stories, and organizations helping people with intellectual and developmental disabilities find and thrive in meaningful jobs.
bridgingapps.org/on-the-job-w...
💙 November is National Family Caregivers Month! 💙
63 million Americans care for loved ones while juggling jobs and daily life.
Check out our Caregiver Apps List for tools that make caregiving—and self-care—easier. 💪💗
search.bridgingapps.org/list/bridgin...
#NationalFamilyCaregiversMonth
Apps can be powerful tools for independence! Our latest feature in Parenting Special Needs Magazine shows how tech helps young adults with special needs build confidence and life skills.
📖 Read more bridgingapps.org/how-apps-tec...
#AssistiveTech #Inclusion #ParentingSpecialNeeds
🍂 Fall is in the air! Celebrate the season with BridgingApps’ Fun Fall Apps for Halloween, Thanksgiving & cozy autumn fun. 🍁
🎃 Check out the list & share your favorites!
Visit: bridgingapps.org/list-highlig...
🍂 October = awareness, celebration & accessibility! Explore apps, stories & tools empowering people of all abilities in our latest BridgingApps Newsletter.
💬 Read more: mailchi.mp/eastersealsh...
Thanks to EHF for supporting our BridgingApps program to address #maternalhealth. Explore all our resources and our 4-part series on maternal health, tech, and access: You Are Not Alone, TLC for Moms, Is Sleep Time Tech Time?, You’re Not What You Eat. bridgingapps.org/blog-posts/
23.10.2025 16:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
It’s time to update! Our latest Choiceworks release is now available on the App Store. This update introduces My Blood Draw Schedule, a new visual sequence developed from research-based methods shown to improve successful blood draws from about 86% to 96%, even for children with high anxiety. #slp
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October is AAC Awareness Month. BridgingApps highlights the importance of both high-tech and low-tech AAC tools in supporting communication across diverse settings and needs.
Read the post here: bridgingapps.org/aac-awarenes...
#AAC #AssistiveTechnology #Inclusion #Accessibility
October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month! 💙
Explore our top apps for kids with Down syndrome—fun and great for building cognitive and motor skills. 📱
🔗 search.bridgingapps.org/list/bridgin...
#DownSyndromeAwarenessMonth #BridgingApps #InclusiveTech
BridgingApps Co-Founder Cristen Reat is featured in SHOUTOUT HTX, sharing her journey and impact in the community.
Read more: shoutouthtx.com/meet-cristen...
#BridgingApps #SHOUTOUTHTX #AccessibilityMatters
🗣️ October is AAC Awareness Month!
Check out the BridgingApps AAC App List — top communication apps for all ages & abilities:
👉 bridgingapps.org/list-highlig...
#AACAwarenessMonth #AAC #AssistiveTech #Accessibility #BridgingApps
📚 Library apps like Hoopla, Kindle & ElevenReader are making reading more accessible for all.
Just in time for #BannedBooksWeek — access matters.
Read more: bridgingapps.org/more-about-l...
🎉 October is AAC Awareness Month, and we’re excited to share that AssistiveWare’s AAC apps are currently on sale!
Learn more about the sale here: www.assistiveware.com/aac-app-sale
#AACAwarenessMonth #AAC
October is Disability Employment Month.
80 years on, barriers remain.
Awareness is not enough — inclusion takes action.
BridgingApps supports access through tech, training, and advocacy.
🔗 bridgingapps.org/happy-annive...
#NDEAM #DisabilityEmployment
📚 Your library, anytime and anywhere. Apps like Libby make it easy to borrow books, audiobooks, and magazines with just a library card. Read more: bridgingapps.org/a-library-in...
#Libby #Accessibility #eBooks #DigitalAccess #Libraries
📰 The BridgingApps September Newsletter is out!
Check out accessible game apps, mental health tech, smart homes, Deaf Awareness Month resources, and more.
Read here: mailchi.mp/eastersealsh...
#AssistiveTech #Accessibility #DeafAwareness
👓 Meta AI glasses are helping people who are blind or have low vision gain more independence.
Digital Navigator Ale Gonzalez shares her experience training clients on this tech.
Read via BridgingApps: bridgingapps.org/what-are-met...
#Accessibility #AssistiveTech #MetaGlasses #AI
Texas Youth2Adult is your go-to guide for navigating the path to independence. Built with input from families, pros & youth, it offers tools, resources & key questions—starting early.
Explore: www.texasyouth2adult.com
#YouthTransition #DisabilityResources #FuturePlanning
BridgingApps and @Compudopt, with support from @ATT, are providing laptops and digital skills training to underserved communities.
Details: bridgingapps.org/bringingapps...
September is National Deaf Awareness Month! 🧏♀️📱 BridgingApps curated a list of apps to support people who are deaf or hard of hearing. Some are designed specifically for them, others are easily adaptable. Explore tools for daily life and inclusion:
search.bridgingapps.org/list/bridgin...
BridgingApps Newly Reviewed App:
Clarify: ADHD Organizer, Timer – Get expert coaching, immersive to-do lists, a 5-week program, and peer support.
🔗 Read the full review: search.bridgingapps.org/apps/clarify...
