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Back to School: Learning Self-Sufficiency

What are your family’s “learning goals” for the 2023–24 school year? Your children’s school district and board of education will have official standards for academic skills that students are expected to master. (For Texas residents, these are in the TEA…

Back to School: What to Do First, What Can Wait a Bit

If school has started and there are still unchecked items on your getting-ready list, that’s not a disaster—assuming your priorities were in order. You may have a problem, however, if you spent too much “Priority A” time on what should…

Assistive Technology and Independence

Happy Independence Day month, everybody! No one is “confined to a wheelchair.” Or “stuck in a wheelchair.” Or “wheelchair bound.” Any such phrase marks the speaker as insensitive to wheelchair users. It’s not that wheelchair users have anything against the…

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PTSD Awareness: Finding the Right Organizer App

PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) is not an illness exclusive to battle-scarred Veterans: about one in twenty Americans have it, and they come from all career fields, genders, ethnicities, and ages. Nor do all trauma survivors develop PTSD: probably the highest…

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Starting Fresh After Your Life Is Turned Upside Down

June is Rebuild Your Life Month. What does “rebuilding life” mean to you? Although many people decide on their own to start fresh/look for a new job/revive old dreams, “rebuilding season” forces itself on many others. The trigger might be:…

Get Familiar With Our App Search Tool

When looking for a useful app for yourself, your child, or even your students, it is tough to find one that you can fully trust. Whether it is a learning-based app or an app helpful for thriving in everyday life,…

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How to “Think College”: Finding IDD-Friendly Higher Education

No question: it takes more than a high school diploma to prepare for the college world. High school is a right and a duty; college is an earned privilege. High school students are supervised by school faculty during class hours…

What’s Trending in Financial Tech?

Financial technology (“fintech” for short) has fads and trends like everything else. Digital money-transfer options are no longer limited to credit card payments, bank withdrawals, or even bank/store apps. While cryptocurrency has lost some momentum, peer-to-peer money transfer apps are…

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Traveling with Mobility Impairments, Part II: Destination and Stay

Welcome to Part II of “Traveling with Mobility Impairments,” based on Andi Fry’s New York trip with her family last fall. Andi is our BridgingApps Coordinator for Montgomery County Outreach; her daughter Megan is a graduate student who uses a…

STAFF PICKS: Walter Prescher on Staying Organized

Our latest Staff Picks list from our newest BridgingApps team member, Walter Prescher. Besides being a professional Digital Navigator, Walter is a retired Army officer and the father of twelve kids. These are his go-to apps for staying organized and…