Celebrating the 25th Annual Family Café
25 Years of Collaboration, Advocacy, Friendship, Empowerment Knowledge is everything when your loved one has special needs but accessing the tools and resources you need can be a journey to...
Special Needs
Meet: Dr. Andrew McCoy/Sibling
Dr. Andrew McCoy Finally, we feature Dr. Andrew McCoy, whose younger brother was born with spina bifida (lumbar myelomeningocele) and hydrocephalus. Tell us about yourself My name is Andrew McCoy,...
I See You, “Little Me”
An open letter to the siblings of those with special needs. Written by someone who understands because she was you many years ago. And when she sees you, she sees...
Meet: Dr. Emily Gianetti/Sibling
Dr. Emily Gianetti Next is Dr. Emily Gianetti, whose journey began when her little sister was diagnosed with dyspraxia and sensory processing disorder when she was two-and-a-half years old. Tell...
Meet: Dr. Deanna Clauss / Sibling
Dr. Deanna Claus Our first resident is Dr. Deanna Claus, whose journey began when her youngest sister sustained a sever traumatic brain injury. Tell us about yourself My name is...
Filing a Due Process Complaint
Complaint Parents who have children with special needs have options when they disagree or are in dispute with a decision of a local school district regarding the services their child...
Achieving a Better Quality of Life through Person Centered Planning
Have you heard about Person-centered planning? During the times of deinstitutionalization in the 1970’s, a group of passionate advocates who supported people with disabilities started to consider quality of life....
Discovering Early Childhood Intervention Services (EIC)
Discovering Early Childhood Early childhood intervention (ECI) provides support and education for children from birth to three years of age with special needs who fall under the following categories: Developmental...
Tech Tools for Caregivers
At BridgingApps, we are constantly gathering, researching, and trialing not only mobile apps for your tablet and smartphone, but also devices, web-based software tools, accessories, and more. We were recently...
Are You an “Unseen” Caregiver? Do You Feel This Way?
Why we need to see caregiver health as a true priority Are you a caregiver? Do you ever feel all you do doesn’t get seen? Maybe you feel burned...
