Mark Giufre is the Educational Technology Specialist for Wildwood School, a private school in Upstate NY for students with autism and related disabilities. He is passionate about helping our educators embed technology into lessons as well as explore the accessibility…
April is coming to a close, and that means the end of Autism Awareness Month. Â BridgingApps has some excellent resources for people with Autism. Â We would love for you to share these with family, teachers, and anyone you know that…
ASHA (American Speech-Language-Hearing Association) has an article for those who want to learn more about AAC (Augmentative and Alternative Communication). Â This article answers questions like, “Who uses AAC and how do I know AAC is right for my child?” or…
Help BridgingApps reach our goal! Help BridgingApps and ToyTech get to $6,500 and CVS will match it! Your donation will have twice the impact! Such support will help us train more staff to work with 0-5 year olds and purchase…
The Fort Worth BridgingApps group met on April 8th to discuss and share favorite apps that support communication. Since it is Autism Awareness month, we focused on apps that would work well for individuals who have autism. Mary Marion, a speech pathologist for…
Each month BridgingApps will be bringing you a content specific virtual meeting. Â These meetings will be posted to our blog, Facebook page, Twitter, and in our weekly newsletter. Â Share them with friends, family, and clients to give them another tool…
Written By: Dr.Cristy Gamez-Galka For those of you who enjoy surveys and numbers, this one’s for you. For me, this piece satisfied my curiosity and expanded my knowledge. It helped me understand fundamental issues regarding seniors and technology. Let’s get…
Written By: Dr. Cristy Gamez-Galka We frequently hear from seniors that they received a new computer, but the other one was just “fine†they say. Our older friends share how well intentioned loved ones gift them a new computer, laptop,…
Written By: Dr. Cristy Gamez-Galka  When you think about starting anything new, a couple things may cross your mind. There is the excitement of trying something that interests you. There is also the fear involved in doing something novel. Combine…
Written By: Dr. Cristy Gamez-Galka Frequently, a person will tell me that they are afraid to try something on their device because they may break it. Well, I am here to tell you that outside of dropping your device or…
