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Parkinson’s Disease: Basics, Lesser-Known Facts, and Helpful Hints

April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. Nearly 1 million people in the U.S. have Parkinson’s disease, with 90,000 new cases diagnosed each year. Most Parkinson’s patients (96 percent) are over 50; more men than women are affected. Common symptoms include: These…

Walk With Me 2025 Keeps on Walking

If you follow BridgingApps and/or Easter Seals Greater Houston on social media, you’ve no doubt heard of Walk With Me, our annual fundraising event. April 12 was Easter Seals’ 14th Walk With Me, at the Houston Zoo, and we were…

Social Security in the Digital Age

Earlier this month, the U.S. Social Security Administration (SSA) announced—and then withdrew—a plan to drastically cut telephone-based services. Political issues aside, the agency’s phone lines are already understaffed: on-hold times range from a boring 21 minutes to an excruciating three…

Digital Notes and Other Organizers

If you have autism, an organized life is probably extra-important to you. This article is dedicated to April as Autism Month, and to everyone who works with autism-friendly technology. Some Organization Tools Do you have more appointments, duties, and goals…

Four Facts About Funding

Are donation requests or current events stirring your curiosity on what nonprofit funding is all about? Today’s article provides an overview. Fact 1: Funding Comes from Many Places Most sources agree that in the United States, about a third of…

Autism Acceptance 101

“If the autism gene was eliminated from the gene pool, you would have a bunch of people standing around in a cave, chatting and socializing and not getting anything done.” –Dr. Temple Grandin “Autism Awareness Month” (April) has roots reaching…

Five Things to Know About Disability and Home Delivery

“They just put the package on the porch and left, without even ringing the doorbell. It was hours before I checked my email and learned my order was waiting outside.” –Amazon customer “I missed a meal because they insisted that…

BridgingApps Tech Tools Expand to Easterseals Affiliates

Q: What do the following activities have in common? A: You can find recommended tools for doing all the above in the BridgingApps database, aka the “App Search Tool!” And those are just a few examples. Everyone’s heard “there’s an…

Smart Screens and Smart Speakers: 4 Ways You Can Use Them at Home

Smart screen: Audiovisual technology that connects all smart devices in a home or other building/facility. Can be operated by touch or voice. Also called a “smart display.” Smart speaker: A voice-operated audio system that can also connect smart devices. A…

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)…