During the holiday season, families generally get to spend more time together, some travel to visit relatives, while others stay home and simply enjoy time off from school and work. Either way, it is a safe bet that there will…
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BridgingApps Featured App | Pinkfong Christmas Fun
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Featured App on the site: Tis’ the season to be jolly! A BridgingApps favorite, the free version of Pinkfong Christmas Fun allows users to hear and interact with the three Christmas favorites Jingle Bells,…
BridgingApps + Toca Boca Back To School App Giveaway 🎉 3 Winners
BridgingApps and Toca Boca are teaming up to giveaway Toca Life: School. There will be 3 WINNERS! Toca Life: School Grab your backpack— it’s time for Toca Life: School! Teach a class, pick a locker and have a food fight…
BridgingApps Best Road Trip Apps for Traveling with Kids 🚙
Roooooooad Trip! Summer time bring thoughts of getting away from routine – vacations, camps, visiting relatives and that inevitable time in the car called: The Road Trip. We know from experience and our own childhood that road trips can sometimes…
Smart Home Technology For Individuals With Special Needs
Written By Guest Blogger & App Reviewer Christopher Wright Smart Home Technology is essentially taking everyday average appliances you would have in your home, and increasing their usefulness by connecting them to the Internet. They can also connect via Bluetooth technology, although this…
BridgingApps EdTech Digest Award Finalist 🏆
BridgingApps is honored to be a finalist in the Special Needs/Assistive Technology solution category for the EDTech Digest Awards! Bridging the gap between technology and people with disabilities. BridgingApps is a program of Easter Seals Greater Houston that provides access…
More Than Simple Gratitude: Heroes in Plain Sight
Written By Amy Harkins Reading Time: 2 Minutes Veterans are not a monolith. They possess a variety of talents and skills and needs after the epic storm that crashed and stalled over Houston in August of 2017. Hurricane Harvey was…
Join Our Team | Walk With Me Houston 2019
Join our mission to help children and adults with disabilities use mobile devices to communicate, exceed educational goals, and reach their fullest potential by participating in the 2019 Easter Seals Greater Houston Walk With Me 5K event. Walk With Me…
Keeping it Cool | Mobile Technology Tools for Kids with Diabetes
Article By Cathy Foreman, MS, RDN, LD Ensuring medical safety becomes a parent’s top priority when their child is newly diagnosed with type 1 or type 2 diabetes. It can be a scary experience that almost 25,000 children and their parents…
BridgingApps Reviewer Spotlight
This month’s App Reviewer Spotlight is about a long time reviewer, Ashlee Goletz. She has been reviewing apps for BridgingApps since October 2016. Ashlee has a Bachelor’s degree in Social Science form the University of Central Florida, a Master’s degree…