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…
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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…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Weather Kitty: Weather + Radar
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Whenever Weather Kitty is opened, it checks its current location and pulls up an image of a cat or cats ready for the immediate weather, along with quick views…
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…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Threema. The Secure Messenger
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Threema is an instant messaging app designed around privacy. Instead of using phone numbers or email addresses, a unique string of letters and numbers known as your Threema ID…