I became involved with the BRIDGE Communication app in May 2021 when I was asked to help an 87 year old mom find an app to help her 54 year old nonverbal son to communicate. Her son was able to read, but due to a muscle/weakened bone condition, was unable to write or type. He uses some signs to communicate. After searching the internet and trying out some other apps, I stumbled upon the BRIDGE Communication app and ended up on a zoom meet with app creator Danielle Poletti. I think the app is exceptional. My first step was to remove all the pages and start with blank pages (beginning December 2021 a new app, the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION BUILDER APP has been made available, which comes with BLANK BOARDS). From there, I built a customized set of boards for the 54 year old. His boards included greetings and requests that he would routinely make at home, in the community at restaurants, stores, and other places he visits. His boards also included photos of his large family (he is the youngest of 7 children), their homes, and places they go to together. I also added some 2-STEP DAD JOKES that he could tell at family gatherings, as well as FUN WAYS TO SAY HI and FUN WAYS TO SAY BYE BOARDS (these boards can now be purchased in the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION APP’s IN-APP STORE).
BOARD SET MADE FOR THE COOL 54 YEAR OLD:
This is the HOME PAGE of the board set that was made for the cool 54 year old. 
Screenshots of line drawings of signs that were uploaded to my camera roll, and added to the tiles of the app. 
More line drawings of signs. This was the first set of boards I created. I discovered later that instead of the “more choices” tile, an additional page can be added from the menu, changing the red “X” to a green arrow that takes you to your added page. 
Preferred non-restaurant foods. This was the first board set I made. I later found out that instead of the “more choices” tile, an additional page can be added from the menu, changing the red “X” to a green arrow that takes you to your added page. 
Preferred restaurants, added as GROUPS, under which have images of preferred foods on tiles for each restaurant. 
Preferred activities. I later found out that instead of the “more choices” tile, an additional page can be added from the menu, changing the red “X” to a green arrow that takes you to your added page. 
more preferred activities 
People. Family and Non-Family were added as “GROUPS.” 
These are the tiles that are under the FAMILY tile. Photos of family members can be viewed under each tile. 
Places this individual routinely goes to. The “more choices” tile can be eliminated by going to the settings menu and adding a page. This will turn the red “X” to a green arrow, which when pressed, takes you to your added page.
DAD JOKES AND FUN WAYS TO SAY HI/BYE:
2-part Dad Jokes, page 1 of 2 (available for purchase, 99 cents, in the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION IN-APP Store, original and Builder app) 
2-part Dad Jokes, page 2 of 2 (available for purchase, 99 cents, in the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION IN-APP Store, original and Builder app) 
FUN WAYS TO SAY BYE (available for purchase, 99 cents, in the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION IN-APP Store, original and Builder app) 
FUN WAYS TO SAY HI (available for purchase, 99 cents, in the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION IN-APP Store, original and Builder app)
BOARD SET MADE FOR A NONVERBAL
8-YEAR OLD WITH AUTISM
Using the HIDE/SHOW feature from the settings menu, tiles can be darkened to simplify a board. The field of 8 can be reduced to meet the needs of the user. In this student’s case, through talking with the father, this board set was created.
HOME PAGE. Tiles have been darkened using the HIDE/SHOW feature from the settings menu to simplify the board. 
FEELINGS BOARD – created with this boy’s father. These were the emotions his son is familiar with and routinely uses. 
FOODS – main meal foods. 
FOODS – snack foods. 
NEEDS – tiles were darkened using the HIDE/SHOW feature from the settings menu. These are the needs this boy’s father felt would be the most meaningful for his son.
OTHER SAMPLE BOARDS … CREATE YOUR OWN…
THE SKY’S THE LIMIT!
FEELINGS BOARD – page 1 of the 4-page Feelings Boards that come with the original app. It’s $2.99 for the fully-loaded app! 
FEELINGS BOARD – page 2 of the 4-page Feelings Boards that come with the original app. It’s $2.99 for the fully-loaded app! 
FEELINGS BOARD – page 3 of the 4-page Feelings Boards that come with the original app. It’s $2.99 for the fully-loaded app! 
FEELINGS BOARD – page 4 of the 4-page Feelings Boards that come with the original app. It’s $2.99 for the fully-loaded app! 
Tell it like it is! Great board for self-expression. 
Board created for a senior with dementia. 
Vision board created and used by a retired teacher. The “Habit Tracker” is based on James Clear’s book, ATOMIC HABITS. 
Shopping vocabulary board 
JOB SKILLS BOARD – originally created for a Los Angeles Unified Career and Transition Center(LAUSD CTC) OFFICE SKILLS work program for special education students, focusing on Job Readiness Skills. Can be easily edited to customize for other work programs. (available for purchase, 99 cents, in the BRIDGE COMMUNICATION IN-APP Store, original and Builder app)
Since December 2021 the price of the app was reduced to $2.99. By creating different usernames and passwords, you can create and have access (in the cloud) to an infinite number of boards.
If you are interested, and decide to download a BRIDGE Communication app, I recommend getting the BRIDGE Communication Builder app ($2.99!), which comes with blank boards. If you are interested, I would be happy to share with you a set of
TO LEARN MORE ABOUT THE BRIDGE COMMUNICATION APP:
INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/bridgecommunicationapp/
Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHa3c1f8z1TQgA6k_ExDaVw
Website: https://gobridgeapp.com
Danielle Poletti linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/danielle-poletti-b04358162/
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