Bridges News

Introducing Monarch: A Revolution in Braille and tactile Learning
Monarch Braille Product Image
  • Access
June 17, 2024

Introducing Monarch: A Revolution in Braille and tactile Learning

Coming fall 2024, the Monarch is a transformative learning and productivity tool for braille readers, from...
New ChooseIt Maker Rises From Flash’s Ashes
New ChooseIt Maker Rises From Flash’s Ashes
  • accessible text
January 6, 2021

New ChooseIt Maker Rises From Flash’s Ashes

Popular easy-to-author choice making app, ChooseIt Maker 3 (CM3) replaced by a new and improved ChooseIt...
Hygiene, Sanitizing Strategies in the special Needs Classroom
Hygiene, Sanitizing Strategies in the special Needs Classroom in Bridges Web Store for children with special needs
  • Blind and Low vision
October 21, 2020

Hygiene, Sanitizing Strategies in the special Needs Classroom

Keeping classrooms clean and hygienic has always been vital in order to avoid immune system...
New iPad OS Tested with TrackBalls, Joysticks and other Alternative Access Devices
New iPad OS Tested with TrackBalls, Joysticks and other Alternative Access Devices
  • Access
September 27, 2019

New iPad OS Tested with TrackBalls, Joysticks and other Alternative Access Devices

TESTED:  new iPad iOS with alternative access tools including joysticks, trackballs, chin mouse and large...
Store Your Chormebooks Safely and Securely With New Tech Tubs
Store Your Chormebooks Safely and Securely With New Tech Tubs
  • GAFE/ Chromebook
November 7, 2016

Store Your Chormebooks Safely and Securely With New Tech Tubs

We’re all familiar with the growing popularity of Chromebooks in education (see our previous blog...
Co:Writer iPad App now works in other Apps
  • Google
February 18, 2016

Co:Writer iPad App now works in other Apps

Co:Writer iPad app already had unbeatable word prediction and topic dictionaries.With the new update, Co:Writer...
6 + 1 Super Cool AT stories from 2016 ATIA conference
  • AAC
February 11, 2016

6 + 1 Super Cool AT stories from 2016 ATIA conference

This year's Assistive Technology Industry Association's conference in Orlando turned out to be a really...
Bridges LIVE! Coming to a City Near You
  • Curriculum
February 20, 2015

Bridges LIVE! Coming to a City Near You

We’ve just had our first Bridges LIVE! event in Mississauga and it was a great...
2015 TRENDS -- WEB 2.0 – ENDANGERED SPECIES?
2015 TRENDS -- WEB 2.0 – ENDANGERED SPECIES?
  • assessment
February 12, 2015

2015 TRENDS -- WEB 2.0 – ENDANGERED SPECIES?

Whatever happened to web 2.0? Is Web 2.0 like the dodo -- extinct?
Apple vs. Win in the Classroom -- and the winner is.... Chrome?
  • Access
February 20, 2014

Apple vs. Win in the Classroom -- and the winner is.... Chrome?

This is the second of three posts about trends we see effecting AT in the...
2014 AT trends: Cheap, Disposable -- Accessible?
  • Access
February 12, 2014

2014 AT trends: Cheap, Disposable -- Accessible?

the trend to cheap and disposable will impact education IT and purchasing departments as they...
iOS 7 Switch Access -- First Impressions
  • AAC
October 9, 2013

iOS 7 Switch Access -- First Impressions

To much fanfare, iOS7 has added switch settings to its many other accessibility features.  Recently...