3mpwr App Blog

WSIB Strike Alert: Appeals Paused — Here's What Injured Workers Need to Know

📅 September 23, 2026

Over 4,000 WSIB employees have been on strike since May 2025. Appeals are paused. Here's what to do if you have a hearing scheduled or a deadline approaching.

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OFL × ONIWG Injured & Ill Worker Conference — Oct 1 in Toronto

📅 September 23, 2026

The Ontario Federation of Labour and ONIWG are co-hosting an all-day Injured & Ill Worker Conference on October 1, 2026 at IBEW 353 Hall in Toronto. Free registration is live....

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Your First Benefits Application: A Complete Walkthrough

📅 August 1, 2026

How to use the Benefits Navigator to identify, apply for, and track disability benefits across all Canadian provinces

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 July 30, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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The Origin Story: Why 3mpwrApp Was Built

📅 July 28, 2026

The personal and political origins of 3mpwrApp - why it was built, by whom, and for whom

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Dev Diary: Why We Chose React Native: Accessibility Over Everything

📅 July 26, 2026

The technical and ethical reasoning behind choosing React Native as the foundation for 3mpwrApp

dev-diary

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Setting Up Accessibility for Your Needs

📅 July 24, 2026

A personalized walkthrough of 3mpwrApp's WCAG AAA accessibility settings - from dyslexia support to Simple Mode

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 July 22, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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Intersectionality and Disability: Building for the Full Reality

📅 July 20, 2026

How 3mpwrApp approaches the intersecting layers of identity, systemic discrimination, and lived experience that shape who needs this platform most

community

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Dev Diary: Why 3mpwrApp Will Always Be Free

📅 July 18, 2026

The thinking behind our permanent free commitment - an ethical stance, not a growth strategy

dev-diary

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How to Use the Evidence Locker Effectively

📅 July 16, 2026

A step-by-step guide to documenting your disability journey with AES-256-GCM encrypted evidence storage

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 July 14, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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Collective Advocacy: Why Individual Coping Is Not Enough

📅 July 12, 2026

Why 3mpwrApp includes collective action tools alongside individual support - and how the two reinforce each other

community

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Dev Diary: The Ethics of Building for Vulnerable Communities

📅 July 10, 2026

A frank discussion of the ethical responsibilities that come with building tools for injured workers and people with disabilities

dev-diary

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Getting Crisis Support Through 3mpwrApp

📅 July 8, 2026

How to access crisis lines, community safety check-ins, and immediate mental health support in 3mpwrApp - available offline and one tap away

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 July 6, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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Building in Public: Why Transparency Is Non-Negotiable for Us

📅 July 4, 2026

Why 3mpwrApp commits to radical transparency about how we build, what we're working on, and where we fall short

community

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Dev Diary: Building Indigenous Language Support: What We Learned

📅 July 2, 2026

The challenges and lessons from building Indigenous language capability into 3mpwrApp - and why community partnership was non-negotiable

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Protecting Your Privacy: Local-First Architecture Explained

📅 June 30, 2026

A plain-language explanation of how 3mpwrApp keeps your sensitive disability data private through local-first, encrypted storage

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 June 28, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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Spoon Theory and the Design Language We Built Around It

📅 June 26, 2026

How Christine Miserandino's Spoon Theory became the unofficial design brief for every energy-related feature in 3mpwrApp

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Dev Diary: From 0 to 721 Tests: Our TDD Story

📅 June 24, 2026

How 3mpwrApp grew from a prototype to a production codebase with 721 tests across 121 suites - and why test count is a side-effect, not the goal

dev-diary

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Using Spoon Theory to Manage Your Energy Day-to-Day

📅 June 22, 2026

A practical guide to using 3mpwrApp's spoon-based energy tools to plan better days and prevent post-exertion crashes

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 June 20, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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Privacy as a Human Right: Not a Feature We Added Later

📅 June 18, 2026

Why 3mpwrApp treats privacy as a foundational human right for people with disabilities - and what that demands of how we build

community

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Dev Diary: Simple Mode: Designing for the Worst Day

📅 June 16, 2026

The design thinking behind Simple Mode - how a single piece of community feedback became one of 3mpwrApp's most important features

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Tracking Symptoms for Doctors and Legal Appointments

📅 June 14, 2026

How to build a concrete, timestamped health record using 3mpwrApp's Symptom Tracker that supports both medical care and disability claims

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 June 12, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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What 3mpwr Means: The Philosophy Behind Our Name

📅 June 10, 2026

Unpacking the meaning behind "3mpwr" - the three pillars, the values, and the vision embedded in how we named this community

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Dev Diary: Bank-Level Encryption for a Disability App: The Why

📅 June 8, 2026

The reasoning behind implementing AES-256-GCM encryption in 3mpwrApp and what it took to verify it works correctly

dev-diary

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Writing an Effective Demand Letter with 3mpwrApp

📅 June 6, 2026

How to use the Master Letter Generator to write legally sound, persuasive letters to employers, insurers, and government agencies

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 June 4, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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Disability Justice vs Disability Charity: Our Operating Principle

📅 June 2, 2026

3mpwrApp is built on disability justice principles - not disability charity. Here is what that means in practice.

community

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Dev Diary: Building Offline-First: Network Access Should Never Be Required

📅 May 31, 2026

How and why 3mpwrApp was built to work completely without internet - and what we learned along the way

dev-diary

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Your First Benefits Application: A Complete Walkthrough

📅 May 29, 2026

How to use the Benefits Navigator to identify, apply for, and track disability benefits across all Canadian provinces

tutorials

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 May 27, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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The Origin Story: Why 3mpwrApp Was Built

📅 May 25, 2026

The personal and political origins of 3mpwrApp - why it was built, by whom, and for whom

community

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Dev Diary: Why We Chose React Native: Accessibility Over Everything

📅 May 23, 2026

The technical and ethical reasoning behind choosing React Native as the foundation for 3mpwrApp

dev-diary

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Setting Up Accessibility for Your Needs

📅 May 21, 2026

A personalized walkthrough of 3mpwrApp's WCAG AAA accessibility settings - from dyslexia support to Simple Mode

tutorials

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Ontario Legal Intelligence System v3.0 Complete: 85.1% Classification Achieved

📅 May 15, 2026

MILESTONE ACHIEVED: Multi-pass ML classification complete across all 50,161 Ontario cases. 85.1% classified (was 76.6%), with ONWSIAT improving from 52.7% → 16.6% unknown. Ontario template ready for Canada-wide rollout.

community-updates research

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HRTO Disability Discrimination Patterns: Analysis of 9,269 Human Rights Decisions 2020–2026

📅 May 14, 2026

Seven years of Human Rights Tribunal of Ontario decisions reveal how disability discrimination operates across employment, housing, services, and education—with systematic barriers affecting injured workers, people with disabilities, and vulnerable...

community-updates research disability-justice

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 May 11, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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Bill 86 vs Bill 105: Comparing Ontario Workers' Compensation Reform Proposals

📅 May 11, 2026

Comprehensive comparison of Bill 86 (Meredith Act, failed April 2025) and Bill 105 (POWER Act, current Second Reading). Analysis of overlapping reforms, key differences, and implications for injured workers in...

research legislation advocacy

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Bill 105 (POWER Act): Analysis of Ontario Workers' Compensation Amendments

📅 May 11, 2026

Bill 105 (Protecting Ontario's Workers and Economic Resilience Act, 2026) introduces targeted amendments to Ontario's workers' compensation system. Analysis of key provisions, stakeholder concerns, and policy implications.

research legislation advocacy

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Intersectionality and Disability: Building for the Full Reality

📅 May 9, 2026

How 3mpwrApp approaches the intersecting layers of identity, systemic discrimination, and lived experience that shape who needs this platform most

community

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Ontario Court of Appeal (ONCA) Precedent Overview: 5,034 Decisions Analyzed

📅 May 8, 2026

Analysis of 5,034 Ontario Court of Appeal decisions (2020-2026) reveals 20.3% appeal dismissal rate, 11.7% costs decisions, and 16.5% unknown/procedural outcomes (residual bucket; actual outcome field: Unknown 11.1% / Procedural...

community-updates research

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Dev Diary: Why 3mpwrApp Will Always Be Free

📅 May 7, 2026

The thinking behind our permanent free commitment a an ethical stance, not a growth strategy

dev-diary

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How to Use the Evidence Locker Effectively

📅 May 5, 2026

A step-by-step guide to documenting your disability journey with AES-256-GCM encrypted evidence storage

tutorials

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Getting Crisis Support Through 3mpwrApp

📅 May 4, 2026

How to access crisis lines, community safety check-ins, and immediate mental health support in 3mpwrApp a available offline and one tap away

tutorials

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Collective Advocacy: Why Individual Coping Is Not Enough

📅 May 4, 2026

Why 3mpwrApp includes collective action tools alongside individual support — and how the two reinforce each other

community

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Dev Diary: The Ethics of Building for Vulnerable Communities

📅 May 2, 2026

A frank discussion of the ethical responsibilities that come with building tools for injured workers and people with disabilities

dev-diary

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Protecting Your Privacy: Local-First Architecture Explained

📅 April 30, 2026

A plain-language explanation of how 3mpwrApp keeps your sensitive disability data private through local-first, encrypted storage

tutorials

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WSIB Appeal Gap Analysis: 139,000 Ontario Workers Per Year Do Not Appeal Denials

📅 April 30, 2026

Analysis of 7 years of WSIB data reveals an appeal gap: 141,558 workers/year receive denials, but only 1.75% appeal to WSIAT. Of those who appeal, 73.5% receive favorable decisions in...

investigations wsib data-analysis

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Dev Update: What's Been Happening in 3mpwrApp

📅 April 28, 2026

A look at the latest improvements, fixes, and behind-the-scenes work happening in 3mpwrApp

updates

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ONWSIB 2020-2026: Outcome Gap Audit and Evidence Limits

📅 April 26, 2026

ONWSIB Outcome Gap Update (2020-2026)

community-updates research workers-compensation

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ONSBT 2020-2026: Tiered Outcome Classification and Audit Confidence Update

📅 April 26, 2026

📋 ACCURACY AUDIT — 2026-07-20 (post laptop-failure recovery). Reviewed against the recovered Ontario scrape. Outcome/grant/success rates are keyword-inferred (CanLII API lacks structured outcome labels) unless a tribunal open-data portal is...

community-updates research access-to-justice

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Hidden Barriers in ONSBT: Accessibility & Vulnerable Communities in Disability Appeals 2020–2026

📅 April 26, 2026

Seven years of ONSBT decisions reveal structural barriers to disability benefits that disproportionately affect people with cognitive disabilities, mental health conditions, precarious housing, and racialized communities—barriers embedded not in case...

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Ontario Social Benefits Tribunal 2020–2026: Seven Years of Disability Eligibility Decisions

📅 April 26, 2026

Comprehensive analysis of 13,798 ONSBT tribunal decisions over seven years reveals systemic patterns in disability eligibility determination, data accessibility gaps, and structural barriers to justice for marginalized populations.

community-updates research tribunal-analysis

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Building in Public: Why Transparency Is Non-Negotiable for Us

📅 April 26, 2026

Why 3mpwrApp commits to radical transparency about how we build, what we're working on, and where we fall short

community

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Feature Spotlight: CanLII Database: Ontario WSIB & HRTO Cases (Expanding Canada-Wide)

📅 April 25, 2026

Searchable database of Canadian workplace and disability cases with plain-language summaries - starting with Ontario, expanding daily to all provinces

community-updates research

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Using Spoon Theory to Manage Your Energy Day-to-Day

📅 April 22, 2026

A practical guide to using 3mpwrApp's spoon-based energy tools to plan better days and prevent post-exertion crashes

tutorials

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HRTO Abandonment Analysis: Email Issues Cited in 91.9% of Abandoned Cases

📅 April 20, 2026

Analysis of 9,269 HRTO decisions shows 43.9% abandonment rate with 91.9% of abandoned cases citing email delivery issues. Data limitations acknowledged.

Human Rights Research Access to Justice

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WSIAT Pattern Analysis: 63% Worker Victory Rate in Detected Outcomes and a 91.8% Metadata Gap

📅 April 20, 2026

Advanced pattern analysis of 2,000 WSIAT decisions detected 651 outcomes with 63.1% worker victory rate. 67.5% of decisions remain undetected due to CanLII metadata limitations.

WSIB Research Transparency

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Spoon Theory and the Design Language We Built Around It

📅 April 18, 2026

How Christine Miserandino's Spoon Theory became the unofficial design brief for every energy-related feature in 3mpwrApp

community

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BC to Ontario: Cross-Provincial Analysis of Claim Suppression Patterns

📅 April 17, 2026

A BC investigation reported 'second-tier compensation systems' operating outside standard WorkSafeBC channels on megaprojects. We analyzed 99,036 WSIAT decisions to assess whether comparable reporting barriers may be present in Ontario....

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Bill 86 (Meredith Act): Evidence-Based Analysis of Ontario Workers' Compensation Reforms

📅 April 17, 2026

Analysis of 99,036 WSIAT tribunal decisions (2020-2026) provides empirical context for Bill 86's proposed workers' compensation reforms. Data shows at least 71 documented post-claim terminations (0.62%), 723 mental stress cases...

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How One Beta Tester Helped Surface Claim Reporting Barriers Across Canada

📅 April 17, 2026

When a BC beta tester shared six legal cases and an investigation report, we converted that input into 34,000+ words of resources connecting BC's 'second-tier systems' to Ontario pattern analysis....

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Employer Tactics to Suppress Workers' Comp Claims: A Defense Playbook

📅 April 16, 2026

A BC megaprojects investigation reported a 'second-tier compensation system' operating outside standard WorkSafeBC pathways. This guide summarizes reporting-barrier patterns and response options.

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Ontario's Workers' Compensation Black Box: Where 1.14-2.29 Million Injured Workers Disappear

📅 April 16, 2026

Analysis of 99,036 WSIAT decisions (2020-2026) reveals only 1,905 cases reach tribunal annually—representing less than 2% of Ontario's estimated 100,000-200,000 workplace injuries per year. Applying Institute for Work & Health...

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The Hidden Language of Denial: WSIB Keyword Patterns Revealed in 99,036 Cases

📅 April 16, 2026

Analysis of 99,036 tribunal decisions reveals WSIB denial language patterns: 'pre-existing' (13.31%), 'impairment' (11.85%), 'psychotraumatic disability' (6.62%). Keyword frequency statistics verified April 17, 2026 via analysis of CanLII metadata. Complete...

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What 99,036 Tribunal Decisions Reveal About WSIB Outcomes

📅 April 15, 2026

We analyzed 99,036 WSIB tribunal decisions (1987-2026) using statistical methods. FACTS: 43.9% (95% CI: 42.3-45.6%) of 2024 decisions are missing from the public record (1,545 cases). Reconsideration adds about 1.5...

advocacy research transparency

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Tracking Symptoms for Doctors and Legal Appointments

📅 April 14, 2026

How to build a concrete, timestamped health record using 3mpwrApp's Symptom Tracker that supports both medical care and disability claims

tutorials

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Security Fortress Complete: 24 Vulnerabilities Eliminated, Zero Compromises

📅 April 14, 2026

Transparency update: We ran a routine security audit and found 24 potential security issues in our development tools (not the app itself). Think of them like unlocked doors we discovered...

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Privacy as a Human Right: Not a Feature We Added Later

📅 April 10, 2026

Why 3mpwrApp treats privacy as a foundational human right for people with disabilities — and what that demands of how we build

community

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Writing an Effective Demand Letter with 3mpwrApp

📅 April 6, 2026

How to use the Master Letter Generator to write legally sound, persuasive letters to employers, insurers, and government agencies

tutorials

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Building Canada's Legal Database for Injured Workers and Persons with Disabilities: The Journey from Cold Start to 1,500+ Templates

📅 April 5, 2026

How we're building a comprehensive Canada-wide legal decision database to help injured workers and persons with disabilities navigate workplace injury appeals - starting from zero templates to 1,500+ detailed winning...

community development

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What 3mpwr Means: The Philosophy Behind Our Name

📅 April 2, 2026

Names are statements of intent. The inspiration for this platform came from the community—seeing and hearing firsthand how complex systems affect injured workers and persons with disabilities. But the name...

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What 3mpwr Means: The Philosophy Behind Our Name

📅 April 2, 2026

Unpacking the meaning behind 3mpwr - the three pillars, the values, and the vision embedded in how we named this community

community

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Community-Driven Security: npm Supply Chain Protection Added

📅 April 1, 2026

Following the axios supply chain attack, 3mpwrApp implemented .npmrc time-delay protection based on security community research. This additional layer would have automatically blocked the axios compromise.

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Our Security Runbook: How We Protect You During Emergencies

📅 April 1, 2026

Why We’re Sharing This

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The 3 Flywheels of Change: How Collective Action Compounds Over Time

📅 March 31, 2026

Why do injured workers and people with disabilities fight the same battles over and over? The 3 Flywheels framework shows how individual victories compound into collective power - saving time,...

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3mpwrApp Safe from axios npm Supply Chain Attack

📅 March 31, 2026

3mpwrApp verified safe from the March 2026 axios compromise affecting versions 1.14.0, 1.14.1, and 0.30.4. Our workspace uses axios 1.13.6 (safe version) and has zero compromised packages.

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3mpwrApp Safe from axios npm Supply Chain Attack

📅 March 31, 2026

Date: March 31, 2026 Status: VERIFIED SAFE Severity: Critical (Industry-wide)

security development

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Your First Benefits Application: A Complete Walkthrough

📅 March 29, 2026

How to use the Benefits Navigator to identify, apply for, and track disability benefits across all Canadian provinces

tutorials

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How to Use the Evidence Locker Effectively

📅 March 14, 2026

A step-by-step guide to documenting your disability journey with AES-256-GCM encrypted evidence storage

tutorials

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Six Months, Endless Rebuilds, and Zero Half Measures — I Built This App for You

📅 February 2, 2026

Six Months, Endless Rebuilds, and Zero Half Measures I Built This App for You

founder-story development journey

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The Power of 3mpwrApp: How We're Building Different

📅 January 6, 2026

Most disability apps follow the same broken pattern. 3mpwrApp proves there's a better way - by designing WITH disabled people and building collective power.

Disability Technology Community

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🔥 Pain Flare Mode: When Everything Hurts But You Still Need Information

📅 October 28, 2025

Bad pain days shouldn't mean you can't access information. Our Pain Flare Mode transforms the entire website into a minimal-interaction experience designed for when every click, scroll, and decision hurts....

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App vs Website: Why We Built Both (And When to Use Each)

📅 October 27, 2025

3mpwrApp has a mobile app AND a website. Why both? Which should you use? This complete comparison breaks down the features, benefits, and best use cases for each platform.

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🥄 Spoon Theory Meets Web Design: Energy Tracking While You Browse

📅 October 26, 2025

Ever wondered how much energy browsing a website actually costs? Our revolutionary Spoon Counter tracks your cognitive and physical energy use in real-time. A deep dive into the world's first...

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🚀 World-First: 15 Groundbreaking Website Accessibility Features

📅 October 25, 2025

We just launched 15 accessibility features that have NEVER been done on any website before. From energy tracking to pain flare modes, this changes everything for the disability community.

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Stop Scrambling for Your Medical Records - Evidence Locker Keeps Everything Organized When You Need It Most

📅 October 24, 2025

When your disability benefits depend on proving medical history, having critical documents at your fingertips isn't convenience - it's power. Evidence Locker makes that possible.

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Stop Guessing What to Write - 22 Professional Letter Templates That Say Exactly What Needs to Be Said

📅 October 23, 2025

Writing the right letter to fight for your rights shouldn't require a lawyer. Master Letter Generator gives you the exact words for accommodations, benefits, and appeals.

features accessibility advocacy

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Feature Highlight: ML-Powered Energy Forecasting & Smart Notifications

📅 October 20, 2025

Discover how 3mpwrApp's AI-powered energy prediction helps you plan your day and manage your capacity with personalized smart notifications.

features

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Welcome to the 3mpowr App site

📅 October 3, 2025

A first update about our mission, what's live today, and how to get involved.

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