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Apps for Veterans and Military Families

November is Veterans Day month and also Military Family Month. Whether your biggest challenge is dealing with PTSD or coordinating dinner with your spouse’s off-duty hours, our BridgingApps Veterans Caregivers and Family Support App List has recommendations to make things…

October Conferences Roundup

October is a big conference month for many organizations, and BridgingApps is no exception. Today, three of our team share their in-person experiences from this year. Conference: M-Enabling Summit Official Description: “The leading global conference and showcase covering the fast-moving…

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Family Outdoor Activities and Assistive Technology: A Personal Story

Following up our recent “Biking with a Disability” post, Program Director Cristen Reat shares the full story of her family’s test ride on a Van Raam tandem. One of our regular family activities is to go for walks in our…

Phones in School: The Latest Assistive-Technology Challenge

Since the first generation of flip-phone-equipped teenagers, there have been clashes over bringing devices to school. Teachers protest the distraction potential. Parents claim the right to contact their kids directly at any time. Students can hardly imagine an hour without…

On AAC: The Latest Word from Our Team

Most parents eagerly anticipate their children’s learning to talk. However, there are children—and seniors, and people of all ages between—for whom “talking” in the conventional sense is a problem. Speech disabilities have a number of physical and neurological causes, including:…

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Hale Johnson: From Special Education to the Working World

October is National Employment for Persons with Disabilities Month. Today, we share one client’s employment journey. Besides getting an academic education, every high school student needs to learn certain life skills before launching into the larger world. This is doubly…

AirPods as AT: “Hearing Aid” Is Now an Earbud Feature

Remember last year’s blog post on “The New World of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids”? For a long time, hearing aids required a doctor’s prescription and hundreds to thousands of dollars. And those dollars frequently came out of the user’s pocket, since…

Biking with a Disability

Remember our September 23 article, “Hiking in a Wheelchair”? Here’s another post for readers who love autumn and outdoor recreation. If you haven’t been on a bicycle since you reached driver’s-license age, you’re missing out. Bikes get you around faster…

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Longer Lives, New Challenges: Down Syndrome in the 2020s

October is Down Syndrome Awareness Month. If you or a family member have Down syndrome and need assistive technology for learning, time management, or long-term planning, check out these apps lists from our database: Growing Older with Down Syndrome As…

What Do Digital Navigators Do All Week? A Firsthand Account

This week—October 7–11—is Digital Inclusion Week, powered by the National Digital Inclusion Alliance. It’s a week for celebrating the advantages of digital access; advocating universal accessibility; and recognizing those who work to ensure access for all. Among these workers are Digital…