Thanks to BridgingApps team members, Cathy Foreman (Special Projects) and Marjorie Reichard (Project Manager), for contributing personal perspectives to the following article. Over 9 percent of people in the U.S. have attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), which is a challenge…
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BridgingApps Reviewed App | Money Manager Expense & Budget
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Money Manager Expense & Budget is a budgeting app that helps you keep track of all expenses for proper financial management. The app functions well in Spanish and is easy…
Special Challenges for Women Veterans
Although the military was traditionally a man’s world, “fighting women” aren’t an entirely modern concept. Even the ancient Greeks had their legends of Amazon warriors. And for verified historical examples, we have: Queen Boadicea of Celtic Britain, who led an…
Did You Know? Digital Essentials Video Series
BridgingApps, through the generous support of the CTA Foundation, is proud to present the “Did You Know?” video series. This series is meant to highlight and teach the most helpful and easiest to implement mobile device features and functions that…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Courageous Kids
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Courageous Kids helps prepare children for common anxiety-provoking situations in a positive and engaging way. The children’s storybook app offers a growing collection of unique stories, with an exclusive personalization…
Anniversary Celebration: 10 Years Since BridgingApps’ First CTAF Grant
The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) is a leader in “changing people’s lives for the better” via technology, and in advocating for diversity, economic growth, and STEM education. Its affiliate, the CTA Foundation, advances the mission by funding digital-inclusion projects geared…
Celebrating Halloween with Disabilities
Halloween is traditionally a time for sweet snacks, dressing up, staying out late, and pretending to believe in ghosts. But for many kids with disabilities, such activities are the opposite of a good time. Especially when mixed with noisy crowds…
“High-Functioning”: Blessing or Curse?
You may have heard of “high-functioning alcoholics”—people who work steady jobs and seem immaculate in public, but become cranky and ill at home if they miss a regular dose of wine. If someone hints their drinking is “a bit much,”…
STAFF PICKS: Alejandra Gonzalez on Bilingual Apps
For our latest Staff Picks list, Alejandra “Ale” Gonzalez, BridgingApps Digital Navigator, shares her favorite educational/alternative-communication apps that are usable by Spanish as well as English speakers. TD Snap AAC is a communication app that easily switches between English and…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | Clew
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Clew is an app designed to assist people who are blind and/or have low vision navigate indoor spaces using the back camera and other censors. It involves recording a…