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Participants

Our programs offer an opportunity for people with disabilities to develop computer skills, build their employment skills and help re-enter or enter the work force. Our assistive technology services help remove any technology barriers.

Employers

Our programs help assist employers in making their work place a more accessible and inclusive environment. Employers can hire someone with a disability through our wage subsidy program, or discover our ergonomic and assistive technology services.

Supporters

Supporters of the Neil Squire Society take an active role in making a difference in the lives of people with physical disabilities. They share a strong community vision, foster a sense of goodwill and help make Canada one of the most accessible countries.

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About Neil Squire Society

The Neil Squire Society is the only national not-for-profit organization in Canada that has for over thirty years empowered Canadians with disabilities through the use of computer-based assistive technologies, research and development, and various employment programs. Through our work, we help our clients remove barriers so that they can live independent lives and become active members of the workplace and our society. Specializing in education and workplace empowerment, the Society has served over 35,000 people since 1984.

The Neil Squire Society’s headquarters are in Burnaby, British Columbia with research and development labs in both Burnaby and Vancouver, British Columbia. Regional offices are located in Regina, Saskatchewan; Ottawa, Ontario; and Fredericton and Moncton, New Brunswick. If you like the work we’re doing, please consider making a donation.

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Our Latest News
- Jim & Isabelle’s Story
  June 23, 2017
  
  Over 48 hours in January of 2017, Inventors, Creators, Hackers, and Change Makers came together in Vancouver to build open source assistive technologies for people with disabilities. This is Jim & Isabelle’s story.
- LipSync Update: Stateside Buildathons
  June 22, 2017
  
  We hadn’t done a Buildathon in the United States yet. So why not do two of them on the same day in opposite ends of the country? That’s what we did Sunday, as part of the Nation of Makers’ Week of Making, with Buildathons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Seattle, Washington.
- Michael finds a workplace he enjoys with Working Together
  June 21, 2017
  
  Having put four years of hard work into a Computer Science degree, Michael, who has OCD, expected to find a good job. However, he graduated in 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst, and couldn’t find work. Since then, he had re-entered the workforce, but was stuck in mostly minimum wage jobs he disliked.