BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: ABA Planet Pro is an app using a learning platform based on the ABA treatment method. This app includes three key elements of the ABA program, a system of…
Get outside and walk, stroll or roll the block for a great cause! Go to http://walkwithmehouston.org/ to learn more, donate or register. Join our mission to help children and adults with disabilities use mobile devices to communicate, exceed educational goals,…
As we turn to technology more and more to help manage our daily lives with apps like reminders, calendars, social media, and banking, it is only natural that we may find that technology can assist with the monumental challenge of…
COVID-19 has paused our group activities, but it has not stopped our creativity! BridgingApps and Easter Seals of Greater Houston are launching a video series with engaging demonstrations, fun activity suggestions, and ideas for staying healthy at home from Easter…
It’s World Autism Awareness Day! World Autism Awareness Day is a nationally observed day on the 2nd of April every year, encouraging everyone to take measures to raise awareness about children with autism throughout the world. People around the world are Lighting…
April is Autism Awareness Month! National Autism Awareness Month represents an excellent opportunity to promote autism awareness, autism acceptance and to draw attention to the tens of thousands facing an autism diagnosis each year. In recent years, there have been more and…
If you are experiencing #COVID19 symptoms, help #FlattenTheCurve and stay home. Set up a Backpack Health account and start tracking your symptoms, current conditions, medications, and more today. Learn more at backpackhealth.com. Backpack Health is a free app designed to allow users to store, organize,…
During this unusual time in our world, we are all learning how to adapt to the new normal. For many families this means parents figuring out how to work remotely while also trying to learn to homeschool children with and…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Libby, by Overdrive is a free app that connects you to your public library virtually. Just log in using your library card, set up your free account with an…
If you are feeling anxious or stressed during the COVID19 outbreak, Yoga is a great way to bring relief to your mind and body. Yoga Studio: Mind & Body is free to download and is available on iOS and Android…
As the COVID-19 pandemic spreads across the U.S., limit your exposure to other people by using the Walmart Grocery pickup option. With grocery pickup, you only have to interact with a single store employee from their curbside parking space and…
Khan Academy is a free resource for students, teachers, and parents. Khan Academy is having daily (weekdays) 9am PST/12 EST live streams on Facebook, YouTube and Twitter for students, parents and teachers navigating school closures. Here are guides they have created for you: Parents • Daily…
Written by Beverley Dean MBE, William’s Mom We first wrote about William when he was 6 in 2012 shortly after we founded Special iApps and then updated his story in 2014. William will be 15 later this year. It’s a…
Written by Lisa Brodie My daughter Ellie is a vibrant, young lady who was blessed to be born with Down Syndrome. She is full of life and puts her all in to everything she does! I remember thinking, when she…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Endel: Focus, Sleep, Relax is a software available on the web and as an app on iOS and Android devices. This app uses algorithms to provide soundscapes. They vary based…
ZOOM Cloud Meetings is a user-friendly video meeting website and app that is FREE. Using the basic (free) account, users can host an unlimited number of meetings that last 40 minutes or less with up to 100 participants with no time…
Florence spent a successful career as an attorney specializing in family law and is now an active senior adult living in Houston, Texas. She was first directed to BridgingApps at Easter Seals Greater Houston in late May of 2019 by…
BridgingApps just published the following BridgingApps Reviewed App on the site: Youper is an emotional health assistant. It applies artificial intelligence to monitor and improve the users emotional health. Youper is a free app available on IOS and Android devices….
Instacart, the grocery delivery startup, has a new feature called ‘Leave at My Door Delivery,’ which gives customers the option to have an order left by their door during a designated time frame instead of having an in-person hand-off. Instacart…
Taking care of the health of a family includes taking care of not only their physical health, but also emotional and mental health needs, and can be time consuming! Managing the health of a child with a disability or special…