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Navigating Life with Low Vision: A Client Success Story from BridgingApps

Navigating Life with Low Vision: A Client Success Story from BridgingApps Our BridgingApps program introduces clients to digital assistive technology and digital literacy. When our client (a legally blind older adult) first contacted BridgingApps, he was not receiving services from…

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Opening a World of Opportunities: Beau Blackwood’s Story

Opening a World of Opportunities: Beau Blackwood’s Story Beau Blackwood is a young BridgingApps client with IDD (intellectual/developmental disability) and limited verbal skills. He received his high school diploma from Fort Bend ISD in spring 2025, and is currently enrolled…

From Navigation Program to Networking

From Navigation Program to Networking Andrea has been a part of our Navigation Program for the past two years thanks to our partnership with @UnitedWayHouston. Navigators are coaches and personal guides who will work one-on-one with individuals and families,…

Assistive Tech and Deafblind Independence

Assistive Tech and Deafblind Independence Christopher Harvey is a 19-year-old BridgingApps client with deafblindness (co-occurring hearing and vision disabilities) and autism. Christopher’s mother, Jennifer Bailey, shared the following story. Christopher’s vision disabilities affect his circadian rhythm, so I’m frequently…