The SLP will take a prominent role in the development and delivery of services through The Bridge School’s Bridge to Life program. The range of responsibilities covers all aspects related to speech and language services including, but not limited to, assessment, intervention, documentation, consultation and training. The SLP will be part of an interdisciplinary team … Continue reading
The special education teacher works as part of an interdisciplinary team to provide an educational program to children with severe speech and physical impairments. This individual is responsible for: assessing and evaluating students and programs; implementing curriculum; managing and supporting students in general education setting; planning components of the educational program and providing individual student … Continue reading
The Bridge School is looking for dynamic, positive and energetic individuals to serve as Instructional Assistants (paraprofessional) in our school program and become a part of our interdisciplinary teams. We serve children between the ages of 3 – 12 with extensive physical and speech impairments. Duties include assisting in instructional activities, providing physical care, and … Continue reading
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
Talking with Technology October is the official Communication Awareness month, but Communication Awareness at The Bridge School is EVERY month. We share a location with North Elementary School in Hillsborough and our students attend classes and events with North students and staff. Recently two of our students, who are on the North School Student Council, gave … 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
