Katherine Swarts – Page 26

NDIA Conference Recap

February 28 through March 2 was the National Digital Inclusion Alliance’s annual conference, Net Inclusion, held in San Antonio this year. BridgingApps was proud to send four of our team: For today’s article, they report on their favorite moments from…

STAFF PICKS: Tech to Get Kids Moving

A nod to March as Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, and to Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day coming up on March 25. Missy Dafler, PT, DPT, C/NDT, CKTP, is a physical therapist in the Children’s Therapy Program at Easter Seals Greater Houston.…

Traveling with Mobility Impairments, Part I: Preparations and Journey

In autumn 2022, BridgingApps team member Andi Fry visited New York City with her husband and daughter Megan, a University of Houston graduate student. Typical leisure travel adventure, except for one thing: Megan has extensive physical paralysis and limited verbal…

Healthy Eating: The Basics

February is American Heart Month; March is National Nutrition Month. What better time than the February-to-March transition week to talk about eating habits, an acknowledged major contributor to the state of heart (and other) health? Groceries and nutritional counseling are…

woman in wheelchair with male friend kneeling while walking dog

Surviving the Loss of a Companion Animal

“Better to have loved and lost than never to have loved at all,” wrote the poet Alfred Tennyson, processing his grief after the death of a close friend. While mourning has its regrets, these rarely include, “I wish I’d never…

Coping When You Have a Disability: Natural Disasters

Wherever you live, chances are that natural disasters interrupt your business-as-usual from time to time. You don’t have to suffer direct injury or property damage: schedule disruptions, power outages, and evacuations impact everyone in the area. Even breaking-news bulletins can…

The World of Recreational Therapy

February is Recreational Therapy Awareness Month. Never heard of recreational therapy? Or assumed it was just another name for physical therapy? Read on! Do you believe having fun is good for everybody? If we’re talking about “everybody under a certain…

Lost Loves: When the Tech World Jettisons an App You Depended On

Somewhere in the digital universe, there’s a limbo that unused apps disappear into, perhaps never to be heard from again. While many individual users dump individual apps after the “honeymoon” period, it’s a day of pain and fury when you…

STAFF PICKS: Cristen Reat on Low Vision AT

Cristen Reat, our Co-Founder and Program Director, has a 19-year-old son with a visual impairment plus Down syndrome. The following are apps she has found to be helpful assistive technology (AT) for making his world more visible.

Author: Katherine Swarts (page 26)

NDIA Conference Recap

STAFF PICKS: Tech to Get Kids Moving

Traveling with Mobility Impairments, Part I: Preparations and Journey

Healthy Eating: The Basics

Surviving the Loss of a Companion Animal

Coping When You Have a Disability: Natural Disasters

The World of Recreational Therapy

Lost Loves: When the Tech World Jettisons an App You Depended On

Popular Misconceptions about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder