Florence spent a successful career as an attorney specializing in family law and is now an active senior adult living in Houston, Texas. She was first directed to BridgingApps at Easter Seals Greater Houston in late May of 2019 by…
Category: Success Stories (page 4)
Clark’s Success Story | Mobile Technology Helping Individuals With TBI
Clark is a Houston firefighter who is recovering from a Traumatic Brain Injury that he suffered in 2017 as a result of hurricane Harvey. Due to this injury, he has ongoing problems with his memory and significant issues with his…
More Than Simple Gratitude: Heroes in Plain Sight
Written By Amy Harkins Reading Time: 2 Minutes Veterans are not a monolith. They possess a variety of talents and skills and needs after the epic storm that crashed and stalled over Houston in August of 2017. Hurricane Harvey was…
Alex’s Success Story | Autism Awareness Month
Hi, my name is Alex Hightower. I am a sophomore at The HUB Houston, a relationship-centered educational program serving teenagers and young adults with neurological differences. I am also the webmaster and former Senior Patrol Leader for Boy Scout Troop…
Audra Success Story | Older Adult & Stroke Survivor Using Mobile Technology
Ms. Audra Evert is an amazing artist, and her home is covered with her colorful abstract paintings. She suffered a stroke some years ago, and she needed help using a desktop windows computer and a flip phone for her technology…
National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day 2019 | Connor’s Success Story
March is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month and March 25th is National Cerebral Palsy Awareness Day. In celebration, we are sharing Connor’s success story. One of the presents that Connor Meadows first unwrapped in 2012 was an iPad. Within days, this…
Meet Forest | Veteran Using Mobile Technology Success Story
Forest Cloom is a CG vet RET who volunteers at the VA and Fisher house. He drives guests to and from appointments with a golf cart. Forest owns an iPhone and just welcomed a 1st generation iPad to his home…
Papa Chuck Success Story | Older Adult & Veteran Using Mobile Technology
Charles Davis is a US Army Veteran who has been working with BridgingApps’ Digital Trainer, Jana Rodriguez at the AT Lab. Chuck began exploring the BridgingApps program with his grandson, Air Force veteran, Ricardo Desmore. Chuck is a Hurricane Harvey…
Mia Goes Trick or Treating | A Halloween Success Story & Apps
Watch Mia use her iPad to communicate “Trick or Treat” on Halloween night! Mia uses the AAC app Proloquo2Go on her iPad. She also uses the CHAT Bag to keep her iPad with her so that she can communicate at…
Get Ready to….Transition!
Transition Planning – What is THAT? Simply stated, transition is the in-between phase from childhood to adulthood. It is often a time with some anxiety and uncertainty because it follows, perhaps, years of having a daily routine driven by a…