Effective Interaction Strategies for Children with Cortical Visual Impairment and Complex Communication Needs In previous webinars, we have talked about the impact of Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) on children with Complex Communication Needs (CCN), how to identify them, assess and accommodate the environment and the materials we use with them; and although we have talked … Continue reading
Early bird registration open for Onsite attendees and Webcast Hosting Sites Thanks to the generosity of Cisco Systems, we are pleased to announce that registration is open for The Bridge School’s 2023 AAC By the Bay Conference: It Takes a Village. This year, finally, we are hosting the conference on-site at the Cisco Executive Conference … Continue reading
The Bridge School is always interested in sharing information that highlights events, projects, and performances as well as breakthroughs in research, intervention strategies and opportunities for children and adults who have physical impairments. Daryl Hannah, one of our Board of Directors, sent this choreographed performance for us to share. Enjoy! View this post on Instagram … Continue reading
Millions of people in the world have speech and language disabilities that make communication difficult. Therefore, it is critical to remind others that accessibility includes communication. Communication Access is about what you can do to communicate effectively. Personalize the “Accessibility Includes Communication” flyer and share with others tips on how they can interact and communicate … Continue reading
Save the Date for The Bridge School AAC by the Bay, April 27-28,2023. @ Cisco in San Jose, California. Join us live in-person orstream online. Details coming soon at: https://www.bridgeschool.org/outreach/aac-by-the-bay/
SAVE THE DATE!!June 12-17, 2022 The Bridge School is excited to announce that we have formed a partnership with Dr. Christine Roman-Lantzy, internationally known expert on Cortical Vision Impairment, to further our work in this area and to enhance the services we are providing our students. The opening venture of this partnership will be the … Continue reading
Sarah Yong, a former Teacher-in-Residence from The Bridge School, and her sister have written a compelling story about a young girl with cerebral palsy and her pet bird as they both seek to find friendship, freedom and their place in the world. Mei assigns colors to the voices in her world in an imaginative, creative … Continue reading
Our past Teacher in Residence, Madhumita Dasgupta will be presenting a webinar on Writer’s Workshop – Enabling Self-Expression for All. The webinar will showcase an overview of the adaptations made to implement The Bridge School model of Writer’s Workshop successfully in IICP. It is to demonstrate the strategies of how students using AAC or using … Continue reading
There are significant challenges to face when serving children with Cortical Visual Impairment (CVI) who use augmentative and alternative communication (AAC). One of the challenges is to find evidence-based research and intervention to guide practice. Boster, et. al., conducted a review designed to explore the available evidence on the topic and found that out of over 500 articles, … Continue reading
Our CVI Webinars this semester have been a success! If you missed the live webinars, don’t worry! The recorded archives for CVI Webinar #5 & #6 are now available and free to view. CVI Webinar #5 – Implementing CVI Strategies Into AAC Instruction – Panel Discussion with: Gabriela Berlanga, Diego, and Gabriela (Gaby) Mangino, Diego’s Mother CVI Webinar #6 … Continue reading