“Life is a marathon, not a sprint”—but who can wait until the 26th mile to savor the joy of accomplishment? Without regular milestones to mark progress, it’s easy to get discouraged and give up. Whether your long-term goal is to…
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Holiday Apps for Family Travel
When it comes to holiday travel, getting there is rarely half the fun. Not when you’re dealing with heavy luggage, winter driving, crowded roads and airports, security checks—and frustrated, bored, overstimulated children. Our BridgingApps for Traveling Over the Holidays list…
Planning Autism-Friendly Holidays for Your Children
For children with autism, the holidays aren’t always happy. Flashing lights, loud music, and strange aromas assault the senses. Noisy crowds are everywhere. Routines are disrupted. And with end-of-year school breaks, parents often bear a double burden: managing the children…
What Is National Special Education Day?
Hope you had a happy Thanksgiving Day! You may also have observed some of the days attached to Thanksgiving: If you’re a churchgoer, you may know that in 2024, “Thanksgiving Sunday” (December 1) was also the first Sunday of Advent.…
BridgingApps Holiday App Favorites 🎄
Post-Thanksgiving days are here, and the next few weeks will be a blur of: Be sure to save time for the quieter traditions: the candles and meditations and peaceful family nights. However your family prefers to celebrate, there’s an app…
Family Caregivers and Thanksgiving Celebrations
November is National Family Caregivers Month. There are over 37 million family caregivers in the U.S. When you’re the primary caregiver for a family member with disabilities, it can be hard remembering to take care of yourself, too. And there…
Journaling Apps for Counting Your Blessings
What are your Thanksgiving plans this year? Whatever your abilities or life situation, don’t forget the “thanks” part. Gratitude makes you happier and healthier, and it attracts other good things to your life. Writing or recording specific blessings helps thankfulness…
Voting with a Disability
For people with disabilities, it is critical to have a voice. Voting is my loudest voice. No question our government leaders have good intentions of providing support and resources, but they often fail on follow-through. We have so much to…
Women Veterans in the Civilian World
November is Military Family Appreciation Month as well as Veterans Day month. We salute all Veterans and family members among our ESGH staff and clients, also the staff members providing military-connected services. Remember the Ladies In the U.S. today, 1…
November Is Native American Heritage Month
Today we recognize November as Native American and Alaskan Native Heritage Month. Native American interests are relevant to BridgingApps and Easter Seals Greater Houston because: Now BridgingApps is building a partnership with the American Indian Center of Houston (AIC). From…