BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: RightHear is a free navigation tool for users with visual impairments. It helps users easily orient themselves in all environments by providing information about their environment when outdoors and…
Last June 22 marked the 25th anniversary of Olmstead v. L. C., when the Supreme Court ruled that it was illegal under the Americans with Disabilities Act to keep people in disability-care institutions when they were better served elsewhere. The…
Curb cut effect: what happens when something, designed with one demographic in mind, proves to benefit the larger population. —————————————————- The first captioned media was likely the silent movie, popular in public theaters a century ago. At the time, there…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Samsung Health is a free health and fitness app that helps users track their exercise and health data to help them achieve weight loss and lead a healthy lifestyle.…
(This article was largely drafted as Houston sat out the “sideswipe” by Hurricane Beryl, and was completed in a public “cooling center” the next day.) An Emergency in Strange Territory: One Family’s Story As most ESGH clients know, Houston has…
July 26 is the 34th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This article is dedicated to continued progress in public accommodations. In Greater Houston, well over 90 percent of households own cars. With a large population scattered across a…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Journal is a built-in app that comes pre-installed on new iPhones and is added to older iPhones when updated to iOS 17 or later. The app uses recent photos, locations…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: The BeMe: Teen Mental Health app offers a confidential way for teens to record their feelings, message with a coach, and build a support team while working through complex…
We’ve all heard of the digital world being used as a tool for crimes: romance scams, fake emergencies, ransomware, and stalking, to name just a few. While anyone can be a victim, disabled users have special concerns: Says Walter Prescher,…
For many people, question-answering is a task requiring assistive technology. In the past, many bright students were prejudged as “slow” because, while they had full capability to meet learning objectives, expected learning standards were another matter. There was one accepted…
