Welcome to Part II of “Traveling with Mobility Impairments,” based on Andi Fry’s New York trip with her family last fall. Andi is our BridgingApps Coordinator for Montgomery County Outreach; her daughter Megan is a graduate student who uses a…
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BridgingApps Reviewed App | VestLife
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: VestLife is a web-based, but mobile friendly person-centered app that helps people with disabilities or chronic health care needs manage many aspects of their life. The goal is to…
Traveling with Sensory Disorders
As the year turns toward warmer seasons, thoughts turn toward vacation. And after months of COVID-19 travel restrictions, long-distance travel is particularly popular now—notwithstanding the extra work and planning involved. With disabilities in the picture, planning gets even more complicated.…
What’s So “Different” about Down Syndrome?
This Tuesday (March 21) is World Down Syndrome Day. You likely know that Down syndrome, the result of an “extra” chromosome in one’s genes, is associated with low IQ scores. Unfortunately, that’s all that many people know—and, for far too…
Navigating the World of Telehealth
Read Time 5 Minutes Some people can’t get enough of digital technology. Some people learn it out of necessity. And some people use it only when there is absolutely no alternative. There’s a world of media surrounding the perpetually wired…
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…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Sounds Of Eden
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Sounds of Eden is a relaxing, meditative experience. Designed to inspire a sense of peace and calm within the listener. Walk through an endlessly generated garden where the only…