Bridges Canada

09/30/2026

This National Day for Truth and Reconciliation & Orange Shirt Day we remember the children who never returned home from residential schools, honour Survivors and their families, and reflect on the lasting impacts of this painful history.

May we listen, learn, remember, and continue the work toward truth, healing, and reconciliation. 🧡

To learn more, visit https://nctr.ca/

09/29/2026

Explore our growing collection of free resources for classrooms, home learning & communication support —
✅ Activities, Games, Guides, Books & Lists, Images and Visual Supports
✅ Available in English & French
✅ Compatible with Clicker, Grid 3, Widgit, MindExpress & more
✅ 100% free to download
Make learning fun, inclusive & festive this Fall! 🎃🍁

Start exploring now! - https://www.bridges-canada.com/pages/free-resources

09/24/2026

Join us Today at 4pm ET for Webinar: Designing for Independence: Helping Every Learner to Follow, Engage, and Achieve with Confidence
Presenter: Chris Hamblin
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/bridges-captionEd-webinar

09/22/2026

Every action can be an opportunity to learn. 💡
Cause-and-effect learning helps students build engagement, communication, choice-making, and independence—one meaningful interaction at a time. Explore purposeful strategies and accessible activities to help learners understand that their actions can make a difference.
Read the full Blog to start the school year with purposeful learning. 📚✨
https://www.bridges-canada.com/blogs/bridges-news/start-the-school-year-with-purposeful-cause-and-effect-learning

09/03/2026

CaptionEd vs. Microsoft Copilot: Discover which AI tool is better suited to support accessible, inclusive learning. 💡
Read Blog: https://www.bridges-canada.com/blogs/bridges-news/caption-ed-vs-microsoft-copilot

09/01/2026

NEW WEBINAR: Designing for Independence: Helping Every Learner to Follow, Engage, and Achieve with Confidence
Date: Thursday, September 24th, 2026
Register here: https://tinyurl.com/bridges-captionEd-webinar
Time: 4pm ET | 3pm CT | 1pm PT | Duration: 30 mins
Presenter: Chris Hamblin
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For many learners, the barrier isn’t ability—it’s whether the environment supports them to engage and succeed. This session explores how Universal Design for Learning can help post-secondary institutions build confidence-first support, reduce reliance on stretched human resources, and empower every learner to succeed on their own terms, with practical approaches your team can apply this semester.

For many people, the barrier isn't ability, it's whether the environment gives them a way to follow, engage, and revisit what matters. This session looks at how a Universal Design for Learning approach can help post-secondary institutions to; build more consistent, confidence-first support into ever...

08/27/2026

Support Independent Reading with C-Pen
C-Pen provides portable reading support, allowing students to scan printed words and hear them read aloud. It can support students who experience reading difficulties by making text more accessible, building confidence, and encouraging greater independence in the classroom and beyond.

Read Blog:
https://www.bridges-canada.com/blogs/bridges-news/discreet-and-reliable-reader-pens-supporting-transition-user-stories
https://www.bridges-canada.com/blogs/bridges-news/reader-pens-user-stories-in-primary-and-high-school

07/14/2026

Video Credit: Big comfort for little hands! 🖱️ The Clevy Kids Mouse is specially designed for young learners, featuring an ergonomic size and bright, colour-coded buttons that make left and right clicks easy to recognize. Perfect for classrooms, home learning, and developing computer skills with confidence and fun.

View Video to watch Michael, a 7-year-old child with autism, independently use a computer mouse for the first time with the Clevy Kids Mouse
https://www.instagram.com/p/DZXiJjNBEvl/_kx=yo4foxgHHSo6sU2MjJKJcw.Y8beU9
Video Credits: cyn_rosignolo

07/09/2026

Bring Sensory Spaces to Life with HelpKidzLearn & Turn any space into a sensory adventure! 🌈✨
Designed to engage, calm, and inspire, this interactive software creates immersive environments with light, sound, and responsive activities.

Watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwgvf-ECtSg
Learn more: https://www.bridges-canada.com/products/sensory-space-helpkidzlearn

07/07/2026

Summer is a wonderful time to take sensory play outdoors together. Warm air, longer daylight hours, natural sounds, and changing outdoor textures all create rich opportunities for children to explore through their senses. With a simple setup, outdoor spaces can become calm, engaging places that support curiosity, regulation, and play that is simple and accessible for everyone.
Read Blog: https://www.bridges-canada.com/blogs/bridges-news/rethinking-outdoor-play-with-dark-dens-and-switch-adapted-spaces