As with physical health, daily habits have an impact on mental health. Your mental and physical health are probably less than they could be, if you regularly: The main problem is that people are prone to choosing the urgent over…
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Apps for Graduates
What do you give a graduating student about to make their first foray into employment, post-secondary education, or independent living? How about an app (or a new device preloaded with apps) to help them in the transition? Apps for graduates…
Mental Health Apps Lists: Self-Care
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. Since an important aspect of mental health is maintaining good physical and emotional health, today we’re sharing lists of our favorite self-care apps. Schedule a little “me time” with some of these: it’ll do…
The New World of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids
Hearing loss is worse than an inconvenience: its side effects include social isolation, increased vulnerability to depression, and increased risk of injury. Not to mention higher stress and frustration levels, especially when dealing with people who dismiss the struggle with,…
Assistive Tech for Coping with Hard Reality
Today’s post is dedicated to Mental Health Awareness Month this May. People with autism, major depression, or similar conditions often feel they’re fighting a daily battle against panic/hysteria/despair. Digital technology can help: Sometimes, the primary barrier to improved mental health…
BridgingApps Favorite AAC Apps
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…
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…