Bridgeway Welcomes New Board Member Dr. Jaime Twanow
August 25, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Columbus, OH) — Bridgeway – Academy & Therapy Center (Bridgeway), a nonprofit education and therapy center serving children with autism and other developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Jaime Twanow as a new member of the Bridgeway Board of Trustees. Dr. Twanow is a pediatric neurologist and epileptologist […]
Bridgeway Welcomes Board Member Ben Greene
June 24, 2025
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Bridgeway Welcomes New Board Member (Columbus, OH) — Bridgeway – Academy & Therapy Center (Bridgeway), a nonprofit education and therapy center serving children with autism and other developmental disabilities, is pleased to announce the appointment of Ben Greene as a new member of the Bridgeway Board of Trustees. “We are […]
Bridgeway Academy and Therapy Center Becomes One of 25 National Semifinalists for Coveted Yass Prize
September 9, 2024
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Columbus, OH) — Bridgeway Academy, a nonprofit education serving children with autism and developmental disabilities, was announced as one of 25 semifinalists to receive the Yass Prize presented by the Yass Foundation for Education after several rounds of rigorous judging. Presented by the Yass Foundation for Education, the Yass Prize […]
#BridgewayPride 2022!
June 28, 2022
June 28 is LGBTQ+ Pride Day. The first pride march happened in New York City 52 years ago, on June 28 1970. The 51-block march ended in Central Park and commemorated The Stonewall Riots that had taken place a year earlier. A group of Bridgeway staff, board members, and friends participated in this year’s Stonewall […]
Small Pieces Can Create Amazing Things – The Bryan Moss Residency Project
May 10, 2022
“Art is not what you see, but what you make others see.” Edgar Degas If you’ve visited our building recently, you’ll notice a new sculptural piece hanging in our lobby. This project was made possible by a generous grant from our partners at Art Possible Ohio. Bryan Moss was selected as the project’s teaching artist. […]
Teagan’s Journey from Cover to Cover
March 17, 2022
By Emily Walker, RBT – Transition Specialist, Applied Program As our students at Bridgeway Academy get older and are ready to expand upon their employability skills, they can participate in the Community-Based Job Training (CBJT) program to gain real world experience at a job site. Transition Specialists work to find community partners that are willing […]
Introducing… Valemee!
October 18, 2021
Introducing Valemee®! Bridgeway Academy has begun a new program called, Valemee®! This new program was made possible because of a generous grant from Autism Speaks. What is it? Valemee® is a personal fitness program that many of our middle school and high school students are participating in on a weekly basis. The physical therapy department […]
AAC Research at Bridgeway Academy
September 10, 2021
Did you know… …that scientific research takes place within the walls of Bridgeway Academy? Staff members Lindsey Paden Cargill, CCC-SLP and Samantha Lyle, CCC-SLP were recently published in The International Journal of Speech Pathology. This research was done in collaboration with Allison Bean and Alison Baker from OSU Department of Speech and Hearing Science. ABSTRACT: […]
Celebrating The New Ohio Autism Scholarship Increase
July 1, 2021
Bridgeway Academy is thrilled to share that the newly-approved Ohio State Budget includes $31 million in new funding for children with autism, to be provided over the next two fiscal years. Along with others, Bridgeway Academy staff members and families have been advocating for increased funding for the last several years, and we are over […]
Better Speech and Hearing Month – 2021
June 1, 2021
Compiled by Emily Schrader, M.A., CCC-SLP As the month of May comes to a close, the speech and language therapy team at Bridgeway Academy wanted to share some informative, fun, and possibly surprising insights regarding National Better Hearing and Speech Month (BHSM). Check out this engaging interview with the “speechies” here at Bridgeway as […]
OT Month Wrap-Up
May 10, 2021
By Jordyn Perry, MOT, OTR/L April was Occupational Therapy Month! But, what exactly is Occupational Therapy – or OT? Our team of 13 Occupational Therapists are an integral part of our students’ and clients’ lives. Occupational Therapy involves much more than just handwriting and sensory needs. It is defined by the “occupations” that make our […]
Celebrating Black History Month At Bridgeway
February 24, 2021
February is Black History Month and our teachers took the initiative in creating curriculum to celebrate the accomplishments of Black Americans over the course of our country’s history. It is important to discuss Black History throughout the year, but February gives us a special time to pay extra attention to the incredibly important contributions of […]
Learning to Conquer Negative Thinking
January 28, 2021
By: Lindsay Fletcher, Ph.D., NCSP | Psychology Manager, Bridgeway Academy Negative thoughts are a tricky lot. Sometimes, they are a quiet voice that whispers in the background even when you’re trying to stay optimistic. Other times, they shout so loudly that they’re hard to ignore. This shouting may even shape how we view others and […]
Coping With Pandemic Stressors
September 11, 2020
By: Bridgeway Academy’s Psychology Team The “new normal”? These “challenging” or “uncertain” times? Whatever you call it, we’ve been living it for six months now. The COVID-19 pandemic has been a true test of our global community’s ability to adapt to change and cope with the whole range of emotions, all of which are completely […]
Bridgeway Academy’s Statement
June 2, 2020
Black lives matter. Bridgeway Academy was formed on the principles of equity, inclusion, and the establishment of environments and systems that are supportive of all people. Our mission is to inspire the potential and celebrate the ability of every child. The nature of our work puts Bridgeway Academy uniquely positioned at the intersection of race […]