{"id":372,"date":"2019-09-10T19:31:33","date_gmt":"2019-09-10T19:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/?p=372"},"modified":"2019-09-10T19:31:33","modified_gmt":"2019-09-10T19:31:33","slug":"aspire-news-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/2019\/09\/10\/aspire-news-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Aspire News App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The Aspire News App seeks to prevent and help those experiencing intimate partner violence. The app appears as a news app. Anyone who did not know the real function of the app would think the user was reading about current events. In reality, the app allows users to select contacts to secretly alert if and when they are experiencing intimate partner violence. <\/p>\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/logo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-378\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/logo-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Aspire News app logo\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/logo-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/logo-50x50.jpg 50w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/logo.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-380\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire2-150x150.png\" alt=\"News Feed\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire2-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire2-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/> <\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/aspire7.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-377\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/aspire7-150x150.png\" alt=\"How it Works\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/aspire7-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/aspire7-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire6.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" class=\"wp-image-379\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire6-150x150.png\" alt=\"Contacts Screen\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/09\/Aspire6-50x50.png 50w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Version:<\/strong> 2.1 (iOS) <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Compatibility:<\/strong> Available on all iOS devices using\niOS 9.0 and above<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Price:<\/strong> Free<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Target\nAudience: <\/strong>Practitioners working with individuals experiencing intimate partner\nviolence.&nbsp; <\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Bottom Line:<\/strong> Aspire News allows victims of abuse to call for help discretely at the touch of a button.<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><!--Yasr Visitor Votes Shortcode--><div id='yasr_visitor_votes_6f495526a932d' class='yasr-visitor-votes'><div class=\"yasr-custom-text-vv-before yasr-custom-text-vv-before-372\">Have you used the app?  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Its main interface appears as a news app to the casual browser. However, an individual experiencing intimate partner violence can use the hidden features of the app to seek help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>When a user opens the app for the first time, the app\npresents a tutorial. The tutorial explains how a user can call for help on the\napp. Consequently, the user should not complete the tutorial near an abuser. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once the tutorial is completed,\nthe app turns into a news app. The home page appears as \u201cTop News,\u201d where\nphotos and headlines fill the screen. News articles are not just for show; they\ncan be selected and read. Whether on a news page, viewing a full article, or\nchanging a setting; a green bar is always displayed at the top of the app\u2019s\nscreen. After the user has set up their \u201cGet Help\u201d settings, described below,\nhe or she can tap this bar three times for help. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the top left corner of\nthe news screen, an icon of four bars appears. By selecting that icon, the user\naccesses the side bar menu that lists five options, \u201cTop News,\u201d \u201cWorld News,\u201d\n\u201cSports News,\u201d \u201cEntertainment News,\u201d and \u201cHelp.\u201d The last option, Help, is\nwhere the user can access most of the intimate partner violence prevention\nfeatures. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Help tab has five\nsubsections: \u201cHow it Works,\u201d \u201cGet Help,\u201d \u201cGet Educated,\u201d \u201cHelp Resources,\u201d and\nSelect a News Service.\u201d While using the Help features, an \u201cx\u201d always appears at\nthe top-right corner of the screen. The user can select \u201cx\u201d at any point to\ndiscretely return to the news. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under Get Help, the user\nadds \u201cTrusted Contacts.\u201d The user selects Trusted Contacts by inputting the\ncontact\u2019s name and phone number, creating a distress message, optionally\nrecording a voice recording, and optionally selecting to send their location.\nThe user selects different distress message, location sharing, and voice\nrecording settings for each Trusted Contact. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The app will send a text to\nall Trusted Contacts whenever the green bar is tapped three times. The user can\nbe sure the app responded to its taps if he or she notices that the words on\nthe green bar, like \u201cWorld News\u201d or \u201cHow it Works,\u201d quickly disappeared and\nreappeared after their taps. Distress messages are sent with Wi-Fi or cell\nservice. Some reviews on the Apple Store indicated messages did not go through\nto Trusted Contacts even when the user successfully hit the green bar three\ntimes. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>How it Works provides the\nuser with access to the tutorial. Get Educated offers articles about intimate\npartner violence. Help Resources lists national and state intimate partner\nviolence helplines and websites. Hotlines can only be reached using cell phone\nservice, not Wi-Fi.&nbsp; Select a News\nService allows the user to select CNN, Yahoo!, LA Times, Washington Post,\nHuffington Post, or Univision as their news source. &nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Practice\nImplications: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A practitioner working with individuals experiencing intimate partner violence could incorporate this app as part of a safety plan. &nbsp;The practitioner and client should discuss the potential risks and benefits of utilizing this app before integrating it into their safety plan.&nbsp; They could also use the information portion to help clients gain a more comprehensive understanding of intimate partner violence. The practitioner should test distress messages with the client to ensure they go through to Trusted Contacts. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Privacy\nPolicy: <\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>No policy found.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Device used for this review:<\/strong> iPad <\/p>\n<a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-facebook nolightbox\" data-provider=\"facebook\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fubwp.buffalo.edu%2Fhappe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F372&#038;t=Aspire%20News%20App&#038;s=100&#038;p&#091;url&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fubwp.buffalo.edu%2Fhappe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F372&#038;p&#091;images&#093;&#091;0&#093;=https%3A%2F%2Fubwp.buffalo.edu%2Fhappe%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F92%2F2019%2F09%2Faspire7.png&#038;p&#091;title&#093;=Aspire%20News%20App\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Facebook\" title=\"Share on Facebook\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/facebook.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-twitter nolightbox\" data-provider=\"twitter\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?url=https%3A%2F%2Fubwp.buffalo.edu%2Fhappe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F372&#038;text=Hey%20check%20this%20out\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"twitter\" title=\"Share on Twitter\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/twitter.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-linkedin nolightbox\" data-provider=\"linkedin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/shareArticle?mini=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fubwp.buffalo.edu%2Fhappe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F372&#038;title=Aspire%20News%20App\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px;margin-right:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"linkedin\" title=\"Share on Linkedin\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/linkedin.png\" \/><\/a><a class=\"synved-social-button synved-social-button-share synved-social-size-24 synved-social-resolution-single synved-social-provider-mail nolightbox\" data-provider=\"mail\" rel=\"nofollow\" title=\"Share by email\" href=\"mailto:?subject=Aspire%20News%20App&#038;body=Hey%20check%20this%20out:%20https%3A%2F%2Fubwp.buffalo.edu%2Fhappe%2Fwp-json%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fposts%2F372\" style=\"font-size: 0px;width:24px;height:24px;margin:0;margin-bottom:5px\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"mail\" title=\"Share by email\" class=\"synved-share-image synved-social-image synved-social-image-share\" width=\"24\" height=\"24\" style=\"display: inline;width:24px;height:24px;margin: 0;padding: 0;border: none;box-shadow: none\" src=\"https:\/\/ubwp.buffalo.edu\/happe\/wp-content\/plugins\/social-media-feather\/synved-social\/image\/social\/regular\/48x48\/mail.png\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Aspire News App seeks to prevent and help those experiencing intimate partner violence. 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