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From the BridgingApps Team: Holiday Notes 2023

Happy Holidays from the BridgingApps team! Enjoy this collection of our favorite tips and traditions. Cristen Reat, Co-Founder and Program Director: Growing up in rural Pennsylvania in the 1970’s, I remember spending hours looking through the Sears catalogue for toys…

Avoid the Road to Depression: Keeping on in the Face of Discouragement

In 2023, a record 29 percent of Americans reported being diagnosed with depression, past or present. Though exact causes of medical depression are unclear, evidence suggests that certain people are more vulnerable: For anybody, depression has potentially serious consequences: decreased…

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BridgingApps in the Field: What’s New in High School Digital Literacy

An update on our work since the last “BridgingApps In the Field” article. How can someone excel throughout their school years, then stall in place after graduation? Usually, it’s because they feel lost in unfamiliar territory. In the world of…

Using High Tech to Plan a Low-Tech Retreat

In recognition of our BridgingApps team retreat this week, September 27–30. Retreat: A change of setting that makes time for doing less, experiencing more, and clearing your mind for long-term planning. For most experienced “retreaters,” the definition would also include…

Everyone Deserves a Physical Education: Adaptive Fitness for Autistic Students

The right to inclusive education applies to physical education (PE). Every student has a right to the benefits of exercise—which also has positive effects on stress levels, social skills, and concentration. (The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommend at…

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The Working Pet Owner

Among the hundreds of thousands of pets adopted from U.S. animal shelters each year, are an unfortunate minority who are eventually returned to the shelters because they required more money, time, or responsibility than anticipated. The “return” problem got substantial…

The New World of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Hearing loss is worse than an inconvenience: its side effects include social isolation, increased vulnerability to depression, and increased risk of injury. Not to mention higher stress and frustration levels, especially when dealing with people who dismiss the struggle with,…

TCEA Convention Recap

For many students with disabilities, thriving in school depends on a good Individualized Education Program (IEP) and the right assistive technology. Recently, BridgingApps’ Tara Rocha and Alejandra “Ale” Gonzalez attended the Texas Computer Education Association’s convention in San Antonio, where…

Introducing Tech to Rural Areas: A Digital Navigator’s Perspective

In September 2022, Easter Seals Greater Houston/BridgingApps became one of 18 organizations in the new Digital Navigator Corps, a national program formed under a $10 million investment from Google.org. The purpose of the Corps is to help rural residents gain…

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From the BridgingApps Team: Holiday Notes 2023

Avoid the Road to Depression: Keeping on in the Face of Discouragement

BridgingApps in the Field: What’s New in High School Digital Literacy

Using High Tech to Plan a Low-Tech Retreat

Everyone Deserves a Physical Education: Adaptive Fitness for Autistic Students

The Working Pet Owner

The New World of Over-the-Counter Hearing Aids

Popular Misconceptions about Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

TCEA Convention Recap

Introducing Tech to Rural Areas: A Digital Navigator’s Perspective