Movement Matters: Explore the World and Expand the Mind
Universal Voices: The Right to be Heard, Move and Belong
Join us April 30, 2026 – May 1, 2026
Acting and knowing are inseparable aspects of human life. Children spend a great deal of time engaging in behaviors such as moving, throwing, and wiggling around, all with no apparent goal. However, research supporting current theoretical views of development reveals that there is more purpose to physical movement than previously thought. Typical toddlers travel 39 football fields in a day creating stimulating learning opportunities about themselves and their environment. The freedom of movement afforded by self-initiated mobility greatly expands opportunities for children to explore and interact as they move toward desired objects, locations and people who are beyond their stationary reach. Research demonstrates that these kinds of experiences are critical for the development of visual spatial cognition, problem solving, communication, social-emotional regulation and postural control and underlie a full range of skill development. In contrast, young children with physical disabilities spend more time sitting than their peers, experience low daily physical activity, and are typically positioned in non mobile therapeutic equipment and pushed in strollers or wheelchairs for mobility. Without a means for self-initiated mobility, they have limited opportunities to access their surroundings, which further limits their ability to initiate, explore, discover, interact and learn. The effects of providing self-initiated mobility experiences to young children with cerebral palsy to enhance learning will be shared. Activities for participation in natural settings and recommendations for matching self-initiated mobility devices and modifications to the child’s abilities and environments will be described through slides and videos.
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The Bridge School serves children ages 3–13 with extensive speech and physical disabilities through a comprehensive, interdisciplinary program based in Hillsborough, CA.
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AAC by the Bay Save the Date!
April 30 – May 1, 2026
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the Standard
Bridge to Life extends the expertise of The Bridge School to individuals from infancy through adulthood, offering personalized services that support communication, access, and learning across all stages of life.
Explore the core programs and strategies that define The Bridge School’s approach to education and access.
Use it on Monday Series Workshop 2: The CVI/AAC Framework: A Complementary Approach to AAC Assessment for Individuals with CVI. Watch the archive presented on Feb 21, 2026
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard
Accepting Applications for Teacher in Residence for the 2025-2026 Academic Year
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard
05/16/25 9-10:30 AM
CVI Webinar #10: My Story, My Way: A Personalized Approach to Social Stories with Rebecca Matthews Carlson
Programs, Strategies and Perspectives – Setting the standard
05/16/25 9-10:30 AM
CVI Webinar #10: My Story, My Way: A Personalized Approach to Social Stories with Rebecca Matthews Carlson
The Bridge School is dedicated to improving the lives of individuals who need support in developing a voice of their own. Your charitable donation makes a significant difference in the level of support we are able to provide to children and their families locally, nationally and globally. Donate today!
Announcing The Bridge School’s Memorabilia Shop!
Spring 2025 – Conversation Series on CVI and AAC with Dr. Christine Roman Lantzy