Almost time! The 15th annual Walk With Me (WWM) is this Saturday, April 11, 2026. We’ll meet at the Houston Zoo, starting at 7 a.m. Reminders for Walkers If you’ve been meaning to join us but somehow missed planning for…
AI and Autism: A World of Opportunities and Challenges
“AI Literacy [focuses] on exploring the fundamental question … ‘How do we prepare learners for an AI-enabled world?’” –AILiteracyDay.org website (March 27, 2026 was National AI Literacy Day.) Another fundamental question is, How do we prepare neurodivergent learners for a…
Welcome to Autism Acceptance Month!
April is Autism Acceptance Month—also called Autism Awareness Month, or simply National (or World) Autism Month. Don’t feel bad if you get confused about the “right” name: even in most advocacy groups, “acceptance” displaced “awareness” only a few years ago.…
Building a Well-Connected World for Senior Adults
BridgingApps’ programs for senior adults include “Well Connected” presentations for our local Front Porch affiliate. Usually there is one Well Connected event each quarter, in either English or Spanish, with a dozen or so attendees. The most recent (in Spanish)…
BridgingApps Featured App | Time Timer
Most kids start asking, “When?” and “How much longer?” as soon as they can speak in sentences. But, as many a frustrated parent knows, preschoolers have difficulty grasping the difference between “in fifteen minutes” and “next week.” The same is…
When Disabled Family Members Live Alone: Technology for Keeping in Touch
In the United States, 87 percent of senior adults prefer “aging in place” to living elsewhere; and thousands of disabled young adults opt for independent living. In either case, families worry about whether their loved ones can manage. If you’re…
Walk With Me 2026: Less Than a Month Away!
Thanks to all who read our first Walk With Me 2026 post on February 25, and took time to share the news, make a donation, and/or sign up as a walker! (If you didn’t see the earlier post—or if you…
BridgingApps Reviewed App | BetterMe: Mental Health
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: BetterMe: Mental Health is a solid, approachable digital tool for mindfulness, stress-relief and improvement of sleep/relaxation. It provides a user-friendly interface with multiple tabs (Plan, Breath, Discover, Sleep, Sounds)…
BridgingApps Nutrition App Favorites 🍊
What’s the single most important thing to remember about nutrition? Eating your vegetables? Staying within a healthy calorie range? Starting the day with a good breakfast? Enjoying regular at-home dinners combined with quality family time? All of these are invaluable,…
Cool Tech Conversations from CES 2026
Article #4 on the 2026 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). See previous articles: Today, we wind up the series with a summary of noteworthy CES sessions (aka workshops or seminars) attended by BridgingApps team members: Better Together: Cross-Industry Partnerships for Inclusive…