May is Better Hearing and Speech Month, which means heightened interest in Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) technology. Try the apps on this list for help with speech-to-text/text-to-speech communications, vocabulary exercises, skill evaluations, or organizing tasks in visual format. Click…
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Coming Right Up: Global Accessibility Awareness Day
Thursday, May 18, is Global Accessibility Awareness Day 2023. Observed on the third Thursday in May since 2012, GAAD is a favorite with Digital Navigators, disability-savvy web developers, and everyone else who believes the digital world should be as universally…
What’s Trending in Financial Tech?
Financial technology (“fintech” for short) has fads and trends like everything else. Digital money-transfer options are no longer limited to credit card payments, bank withdrawals, or even bank/store apps. While cryptocurrency has lost some momentum, peer-to-peer money transfer apps are…
Fun Rabbit Holes: Exploring New Technology Without Losing Your Place on Your To-Do List
Apps and other digital technology are great—until they aren’t. You may have heard worst-nightmare stories: fatal accidents due to someone’s being distracted by a smartphone; suicides triggered by cyberbullying or doomscrolling. On a less dramatic note, just about everyone has…
Digital Navigator Training Recap
Katherine Swarts, BridgingApps Digital Content Writer, shares a “non-techie’s” notes from the Digital Navigator Training course held Wednesday, May 3, at The Menninger Clinic. Overview The Digital Navigator Training course was created for Digital Navigators and other professionals whose work…
Modern Mothers with Disability in the Family
A special Happy Mother’s Day to all hardworking moms! Remember the family images in classic sitcoms? Every mother a full-time housewife who had it all together; every kid healthy and happy; every grandparent a bottomless source of wisdom and encouragement,…
Mother’s Day Wearables: Easy-to-Use Assistive Tech That Moms Love
Whether your mother is a regular geek or a proud technophobe, everyone appreciates little gadgets that help organize tasks, goals, and “me time.” And mothers—noted for being busier and juggling more than most other people—deserve these gifts that keep on…
VestLife: An Organization Solution for Families
Most people today have too much to keep track of. Work duties. Volunteer duties. Personal projects. Electric bills. Cable bills. Car-repair bills. School records. Medical records. Passwords to access all those bills and records. It gets worse when someone in…
Eye-Gaze Technology for ALS
ALS. Short for “amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.” Also known as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease” for the baseball player who died from it in 1941. By any name, it’s a nightmare to be diagnosed with: it eats away the brain’s motor neurons, progressively…
National Stroke Awareness Month–App List for Managing Stroke and TBI Effects
Is someone in your family affected by a stroke or a traumatic brain injury (TBI)? Are you concerned that you or someone close to you might have a stroke? May is National Stroke Awareness Month. Mark a day or a…