By Katherine Swarts3 minute read To round off Mental Health Awareness Month and acknowledge Memorial Day, BridgingApps looks at veteran mental health. Bring up mental health and military veterans, and most people automatically think, “Oh, PTSD.” While post-traumatic stress disorder…
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Free Ukrainian Communication Boards
With the help of a speech therapist skilled in Augmentative and Alternative Communication or AAC, Russian and Ukrainian native speaker volunteers, physical and occupational therapists and mental health experts, we are creating free printable communication boards that can be downloaded.…
A Speech Therapist Shares Apps for Speech & Language Development
By: Daryn Ofczarzak, M.A., CCC-SLP Flashcards and worksheets are the traditional bread and butter for speech therapists, but an iPad is an incredible asset for pediatric therapists. Engaging and exciting for the kids, and all the tools you as a…
NEW Digital Tools for Personal Wellness & Self-Care Video Series
BridgingApps, together with Dr. John Torous and his team at the Division of Digital Psychiatry at BIMDC, created a new video series, Digital Tools for Personal Wellness & Self-Care, that highlights apps for taking care of your mind and body.…
Perspective: Speech Language Pathology Student
Written by Guest Blogger, Caroline Perillo My name is Caroline Perillo and I am currently a student at The University of Texas at Austin majoring In Speech Language and Hearing Sciences with a specification in Speech Language Pathology, and a…
Types of Therapies Available to Veterans and Their Families
Easter Seals of Greater Houston with collaborative partners offers several different types of therapies for Veterans and their families. There is no wrong door when it comes to getting connected. Visit us at https://eastersealshouston.org/Programs/texas-veterans-family-alliance.html or call 346.330.3859 to start your…
Comcast’s Internet Essentials Program Teams Up with Texas Education Agency to Connect Texas Students and Families with Internet Access at Home
Comcast’s Internet Essentials program and Region 4 Education Service Center (Region 4 ESC) have partnered with the Texas Education Agency’s (TEA) Connect Texas Program to ensure students within TEA’s Texas footprint have access to reliable, commercially available home-based fixed broadband…
Eye-Gaze Control Technology for People with Cerebral Palsy
If you or a loved one uses eye-gaze control technology to communicate, the Cerebral Palsy Alliance Research Group has published Clinical Guidelines to assist decision-making. They are based on consensus of 126 respondents including clinicians, educators, families, people with cerebral…
What in the World is Morphic?
Morphic is an all-in-one accessibility shortcut for your computer. Morphic accesses the accessibility features already built into the operating system of your PC or Mac and makes them easier for you to customize. Did you know that your PC has…
BridgingApps Participates in Alzheimer’s Association 2021 Caregiver Conference “Living in a Hybrid World”
You’re invited to the virtual Alzheimer’s Association 2021 Caregiver Conference “Living in a Hybrid World” on Wednesday, June 23! Even before COVID-19 largely shut down in-person social interaction, caregivers of persons with dementia struggled with isolation and loneliness. However, as the pandemic…