The annual hurricane season runs from June through November, and is at its worst in late August – mid September. Along the Gulf of Mexico and the southern Atlantic coast, few people watch summer weather forecasts without some trepidation. Will…
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Expansion Pilot Update: From Easterseals Rio Grande Valley
This is the third post in our “Expansion Pilot Update” series, which shares stories from five Easterseals affiliates who are taking monthly virtual classes on using our App Search Tool. Today’s story is from Angela C. Hernandez and Stephanie Lozano…
Digital Literacy for Young Adults: AI, Gamified Learning, and a World of Possibilities
Tara Rocha, our BridgingApps Digital Learning Specialist, teaches digital-literacy classes for young adults with IDD. This is Tara’s latest news from the program. The World of Everyday AI Lately, our classes have talked quite a bit about AI: voice assistants,…
Expansion Pilot Update: From Easterseals Crossroads
Last April, BridgingApps shared the basics on our two-year “expansion pilot project.” Through 2025 and 2026, we are hosting webinars for Easterseals affiliates in other cities, familiarizing them with our Search Tool database and favorite apps. Each program is shared…
The Lifelong Learning with Friends Program: One Family’s Experience
The Lifelong Learning with Friends (LLwF) program, based at the University of Texas Austin, offers continuing-education classes for adults with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities. In-person and virtual classes are available. Today, BridgingApps Director Cristen Reat shares about her young-adult son’s…
Father’s Day Special: Beating Discouragement for Dads
At first, I was fixated on how to FIX the PROBLEM. That’s what dads do, right? … I believed that if we worked hard enough we could solve [everything. Well, years later] I’m proud to say one of my greatest…
BridgingApps and the ESGH Adult Program
“Easter Seals Greater Houston’s Adult Programs put hope within reach for adults, seniors, Veterans, and Service Members. The diverse services provide participants opportunities to live, learn, work, and play as a vital part of their own community. In addition, these…
Celebrating Speech-Language-Hearing Month: 100 Years of ASHA
“Making effective communication, a human right, accessible and achievable for all.” –ASHA mission statement The American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA) was founded in 1925, just three years after the first “speech correction” PhD in the U.S. Initial membership comprised 25 speech…
National Nurses Week: Technology on the Job
May 6–12 is National Nurses Week. Salute The Power of Nurses™ and thank a nurse for their service! A Nurse by Any Other Category If you’ve ever gone to a doctor, chances are a nurse was among the first people…
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…