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…
Category: Success Stories (page 4)
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…
Dodie Success Story | Older Adult Benefits From Mobile Tech in NYC | Travel Accessibility Apps
Dodie, a 65-year-old with Multiple sclerosis (MS), used mobile technology to assist her recently while traveling to NYC to celebrate her granddaughter’s 16th birthday. Her limited mobility often poses challenges when traveling. Dodie used TripAdvisor in the months prior to…
Chris’s Success Story | Using an iPhone for Transition
Chris is a young man in his 20’s who came to the BridgingApps program because of his interest in technology. He and his mother wanted to understand how he could use his mobile device to help him be more productive…
World Down Syndrome Day | Blakeley’s Success Story
To honor World Down Syndrome Day BridgingApps is sharing the success story of Blakeley. Blakeley’s Success Story Written By Ashley Stainback Kress My son, Blakeley Kress, is an amazing young man who just happens to have Down syndrome! Honestly, when…