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Fintech for Seniors: The Next50 Project

*May is Older Americans Month* Thanks to a generous grant from the Next50 Foundation, BridgingApps has been able to significantly expand our fintech (sometimes written FinTech, and short for “financial technology”) services in 2025. Our fintech education programs, usually delivered…

Client Story: A Child’s Communication Journey

We close out Speech-Language-Hearing Month with this Client Story from Daryn Ofczarzak, Speech Language Pathologist at BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston. Frances is a seven-year-old girl with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, who uses an eye-gaze computer to communicate. I…

BridgingApps Partner Resource: MindApps

“[A mental-health app] is an extremely personal choice and a complex process involving many variables.” –Cristen Reat, BridgingApps Program Director It’s been almost five years since we first highlighted our partnership with the Division of Digital Psychiatry at BIDMC, led…

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BridgingApps and the ESGH Adult Program

“Easter Seals Greater Houston’s Adult Programs put hope within reach for adults, seniors, Veterans, and Service Members. The diverse services provide participants opportunities to live, learn, work, and play as a vital part of their own community. In addition, these…

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Medicaid: Much More Than Affordable Healthcare

This post recognizes May as Mental Health Awareness Month and Older Americans Month—celebrating two demographics that benefit from Medicaid. We also recognize an important recent event: In the last week of April/first week of May, 120+ people representing 30+ Easterseals…

VA Benefits 101

This post is dedicated to all U.S. Veterans, and to May as Military Appreciation Month. What’s the VA All About? Do you know what the U.S. Veterans Administration (VA) offers Veterans? Here are a few things: Not all the above…

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Celebrating Speech-Language-Hearing Month: 100 Years of ASHA

“Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all.” –ASHA mission statement The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) was founded in 1925, just three years after the first “speech correction” PhD in the U.S. Initial membership comprised 25 speech…

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National Nurses Week: Technology on the Job

May 6–12 is National Nurses Week. Salute The Power of Nurses™ and thank a nurse for their service! A Nurse by Any Other Category If you’ve ever gone to a doctor, chances are a nurse was among the first people…

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Mental Health Awareness Month: What Everyone Should Know About Medication Side Effects

May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Today’s post also recognizes May 4–10 as Tardive Dyskinesia [TD] Awareness Week. TD, characterized by facial tics and trouble speaking or swallowing, is a side effect of some antipsychotic medications. Could the Treatment Be…

Client Story: Entering Adulthood with Autism

Wrapping up Autism Acceptance Month, we share input from a mother and daughter in Montgomery County. The daughter, Shana, is 18 and planning for long-term independence, including new routines—a demanding challenge for many people with autism, and also for many…