What BridgingApps does

BridgingApps is a non-profit assistive-technology program of Easter Seals Greater Houston, founded in 2011 (originally as SNApps4Kids) and headquartered at 4888 Loop Central Drive, Suite 200, Houston, Texas. The organization maintains a curated, searchable database of mobile and web apps evaluated by trained volunteer reviewers using a proprietary standards-based review framework that screens products on functional skill alignment and accessibility rather than age or developmental level. Its flagship product is the BridgingApps App Search Tool (search.bridgingapps.org), which catalogs 194+ pages of reviewed apps filterable by category (AAC, Learning, Independent Living, Health & Safety, Leisure & Recreation), platform, age, and price, supported by curated App Lists for specific populations such as autism, seniors, and Texas Consumer Directed Services.

Around the App Search Tool, BridgingApps offers specialized transition tools (TexasYouth2Adult and VirginiaYouth2Adult), the Aetna-funded Consumer Directed Services Resource, AT Lab evaluations, digital literacy training delivered through Comcast and Compudopt cohorts, a podcast, a newsletter, and how-to video content. The site conforms to WCAG 2.1 Level AA, validated by Sigao Studios, NVDA/VoiceOver manual testing, and WAVE/Siteimprove scanning.

BridgingApps is funded through tax-deductible donations processed via Bloomerang, corporate and foundation grants from AT&T, Comcast, Aetna, Verizon, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare, Amerigroup, Community Health Choice, CVS Health, the Consumer Technology Association Foundation, Next50, The George Foundation, and United Way of Greater Houston, supplemented by an annual Walk With Me fundraiser at the Houston Zoo that drew 3,500+ attendees in 2026. All core digital resources are free to end users; professional services such as AT evaluations, courses, and speaking engagements are not publicly priced. The program operates with 1-10 core employees and is currently extending its model through a 2026 Expansion Pilot Project to five additional Easterseals affiliates in Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, southwest Texas, and Virginia/North Carolina.

Name

BridgingApps

Legal name

Easter Seals Greater Houston

Website

https://bridgingapps.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

BridgingApps is a non-profit program of Easter Seals Greater Houston that maintains a curated, standards-based searchable database of assistive-technology app reviews, serving individuals with disabilities, families, caregivers, educators, and seniors across Texas and a growing multi-state Easterseals affiliate footprint.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Bellaire

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations: Tax-deductible donations processed through Bloomerang donor database with SSL-encrypted payment processing; includes recurring and one-time gifts from individuals and corporate donors.
2. Corporate & Foundation Grants / Sponsorships: Restricted and unrestricted grants from corporate sponsors and foundations including Aetna (CDS resource), AT&T (Compudopt/AT device grant), Comcast (Digital Literacy program), Verizon, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, UnitedHealthcare, Amerigroup, CVS Health, Next50, Consumer Tech Association Foundation, The George Foundation, and United Way of Greater Houston.
3. Professional Services (Training, Speaking Engagements, Assistive Technology Evaluations): Fee-based or sponsored service offerings including Assistive Technology Lab Services/evaluations, courses, and paid speaking engagements listed under the Services menu.
4. Fundraising Events: Annual Walk With Me fundraiser at the Houston Zoo (3,500+ attendees in 2026) and other community events supporting Easter Seals Greater Houston and BridgingApps programming.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion4 records

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels11 records

Core offering

BridgingApps curates and reviews mobile and web applications for individuals with disabilities through a free, searchable App Search Tool database, applying a proprietary standards-based review framework. It supplements the database with transition planning tools (TexasYouth2Adult and VirginiaYouth2Adult), a Consumer Directed Services resource, digital-literacy training programs, and assistive-technology lab evaluations delivered from its Houston office.

Product overview

BridgingApps is a nonprofit assistive-technology program of Easter Seals Greater Houston that operates a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core platform is the BridgingApps App Search Tool, a reviewed app database that powers the BridgingApps Reviewed App announcements and curated App Lists (e.g., Apps for Autism, CDS App List). Around it sit specialized transition tools (TexasYouth2Adult and VirginiaYouth2Adult), the Consumer Directed Services Resource, assistive-technology training and Digital Literacy programs, the AT Podcast, the newsletter, and assistive-technology lab services. The site also publishes blog content, how-to videos, and Facebook Live training, all supporting its mission of helping people with disabilities use technology effectively.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• TexasYouth2Adult (TY2A): Family transition tool and web application for Texas families with children who have special health care needs, helping them prepare and successfully transition to adulthood.
• VirginiaYouth2Adult (VY2A)
• Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Resource

Products and services

• BridgingApps App Search Tool Searchable, standards-based web database of mobile and web apps reviewed by BridgingApps reviewers for people with disabilities, caregivers, educators, and therapists. Supports browsing by category (AAC, Learning, Independent Living, Health & Safety, Leisure & Recreation), platform, age, price, ratings, and curated App Lists.
• TexasYouth2Adult (TY2A) Web application that helps Texas families with children who have special health care needs prepare for and navigate the transition to adulthood.
• VirginiaYouth2Adult (VY2A) Online transition resource co-developed with Sentara Health Plans to help Virginia families with children and youth who have special health care needs prepare for and successfully transition to adulthood.
• Consumer Directed Services (CDS) Resource Educational resource for Texas families approved for a Medicaid waiver program through HHS, explaining how to use the CDS (employer) option to manage attendant care. Includes short videos, a detailed written guide, and a curated app list; funded by Aetna.
• Assistive Technology Lab Services Fee-based assistive technology evaluations and consulting offered by BridgingApps, including device-accessibility assessments and recommendations for individuals with disabilities; delivered through the Houston office.
• BridgingApps Digital Literacy Training Program Digital-skills training delivered through partnerships such as the Comcast Digital Literacy program and Compudopt laptop-grant cohort, covering device use, accessibility settings, email/Zoom, and Northstar Digital Literacy courses for clients with disabilities and seniors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 15 years of continuous operation as a program of Easter Seals Greater Houston (since 2011).
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature5 records

Partnerships

22 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• Easter Seals Greater Houston (ESGH)flagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerBridgingApps is a program of Easter Seals Greater Houston, co-located at 4888 Loop Central Drive, Suite 200, Houston, TX. BridgingApps joined ESGH in 2011 and operates Walk With Me, Pumpkin Patch, and other community events under the ESGH umbrella.
• Blue Cross Blue Shield of TexascoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a collaborative partner and sponsor on the BridgingApps website footer; supports awareness and outreach to Texas families.
• VerizoncoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a collaborative partner and sponsor on the BridgingApps website footer.
• Community Health ChoicecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a collaborative partner and sponsor on the BridgingApps website footer.
• AmerigroupcoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a collaborative partner and sponsor on the BridgingApps website footer.
• UnitedHealthcarecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a collaborative partner and sponsor on the BridgingApps website footer (UHCCommunityandState).
• Texas Technology Access Program (TTAP)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner via ttap.disabilitystudies.utexas.edu; supports assistive-technology awareness in Texas.
• Texas Children's HospitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a collaborative partner on the BridgingApps website footer.
• CVS HealthminorGTM or Marketing PartnerListed as a collaborative partner/sponsor on the BridgingApps website footer.
• Parenting Special Needs MagazineminorGTM or Marketing PartnerEditorial partner that has featured BridgingApps content and clients, including the summer 2025 cover story on Mario Diaz.
• Harris County's Early Learning Quality Network (ELQN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerListed as a partner on the BridgingApps website footer; ELQN is hosted by childrenatrisk.org.
• Sentara Health PlanscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCo-developed the VirginiaYouth2Adult transition tool with BridgingApps; supports Virginia families of children with special health care needs preparing for adulthood.
• CompudoptcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerNonprofit device refurbisher that partners with BridgingApps under an AT&T grant to close the digital divide; supplies laptops and digital-skills classes through the BridgingApps digital literacy program.
• Sigao StudiosminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting PartnerAccessibility implementation partner that helped BridgingApps achieve WCAG 2.1 Level AA accessibility across bridgingapps.org.
• Northstar Digital LiteracyminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerProvides the digital-literacy course curriculum (including a Spanish version) used in BridgingApps' Comcast Digital Literacy program; clients like Garrett Groogan and Mario Diaz have earned Certificates of Completion.
• Houston Aphasia Recovery Center (HARC)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral/resource partner listed in BridgingApps' aphasia resource directory (harctx.org).
• Houston City College (HCC) — VAST Academy & Pathways to SuccesscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSuccess coach Madelyn Traylor connects BridgingApps with HCC students with intellectual/developmental disabilities; BridgingApps supplies devices and digital literacy training to VAST Academy and Pathways to Success participants.
• Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerReferral partner that introduces low-vision clients like Ossie Riley to BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston.
• Texas Workforce CommissionminorOthersReferred client Ossie Riley to HAVIN, which in turn connected her to BridgingApps.
• Easterseals affiliates (Indiana, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, southwest Texas, Virginia/North Carolina)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPart of the Easterseals Expansion Pilot Project; BridgingApps hosts virtual training for five additional affiliates in 2026, scaling its program model nationally.
• University of St. ThomasminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational partner where BridgingApps client Mario Diaz continues his studies; supports student success through BridgingApps' device and training program.
• Fort Bend CONNECT / Hope Fort Bend ClubhouseminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCommunity partner that connected BridgingApps client Hodari Patton (schizophrenia) to digital-learning classes at BridgingApps.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• AbleData: A federally funded assistive-technology database that catalogs and reviews AT products and devices for people with disabilities. Directly comparable to BridgingApps' App Search Tool as a curated, searchable AT resource serving similar families, educators, and therapists.

Broad incumbents

• Easterseals (National): National umbrella nonprofit network providing disability and special needs services across the U.S. Comparable because BridgingApps operates as a program of the Easterseals Greater Houston affiliate and is now scaling through the broader Easterseals affiliate network.

Emerging players

• Understood.org: Nonprofit resource for families of children with learning and attention issues (dyslexia, ADHD, autism). Comparable because both serve the same family-of-child-with-disability persona with curated content, tools, and community resources rather than clinical services.
• PACER Center: National parent training and information center for families of children with disabilities. Comparable as a nonprofit that helps families navigate assistive technology, IEPs, and transition planning — overlapping with BridgingApps' TY2A/VY2A transition tools.
• Reading Rockets: Public-media-supported literacy resource for educators and families of struggling readers. Comparable in serving the educator-and-family audience with curated reading/literacy app recommendations that overlap BridgingApps' learning category.
• Common Sense Education: Nonprofit that rates and reviews media and technology for kids and classrooms. Comparable as a curated, expert-reviewed content library used by educators and families — a direct structural analog to BridgingApps' standards-based app review corpus.

Others

• AssistiveWare (Proloquo2Go, Proloquo4Text): Developer of leading AAC apps such as Proloquo2Go that are reviewed and catalogued in BridgingApps' database. Comparable as an ecosystem participant whose products are surfaced through the BridgingApps review system and AAC category.
• Northstar Digital Literacy: Curriculum partner whose digital literacy courses BridgingApps delivers as part of its Comcast Digital Literacy program. Comparable as the content backbone underlying BridgingApps' device-plus-training bundle.
• Compudopt: Nonprofit that refurbishes and distributes computers to underserved families. Directly comparable as a co-implementation partner under the AT&T grant that supplies the device side of BridgingApps' digital inclusion bundle.

Regional players

• Texas Technology Access Program (TTAP): Texas statewide program that increases access to and acquisition of assistive technology. Comparable as a regional AT awareness and device demonstration resource with overlapping audience and partner relationships in Texas.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/BridgingApps
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/bridgingapps
• Facebookfacebook.com/BridgingApps
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/35667830/admin
• Instagraminstagram.com/bridgingapps
• Pinterestpinterest.com/bridgingapps

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors1 record

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M&A

Investments

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