Makers Making Change Update: Fix a LipSync
Join Makers Making Change on Thursday, July 5th, at the Vancouver Hack Space to fix some LipSyncs.
Certified Career Development Practitioner Certification
All of our employment staff in British Columbia will be attending a special three day course on June 26th, 27th, and 28th with the BC Career Development Association so they can secure their Certified Career Development Practitioner certification.
Makers Making Change Update: TELUS Builds 175 LipSyncs
Some incredible TELUS team members helped us build 175 LipSyncs over the past month and a half! Thank you, TELUS, for your leadership and support in hosting these LipSync Buildathons.
How-to: Use Siri as a Hands-Free Calculator
Right now on the iOS app store there are countless talking calculators available for purchase and even some for free. We’ve looked at Talking Calculator in the past, and it does a great job of calculating complex formulas hands-free with full VoiceOver support. For users who are blind, have low-vision, or have learning disabilities that make it difficult to visually process numbers, talking calculators can help level the playing field by giving users the ability to engage in math problems independently.
CAOT Conference Workshop
The Canadian Association of Occupational Therapists (CAOT) is hosting its annual conference in Vancouver this year, from June 20th to 23rd. Makers Making Change’s Zee Kesler will be hosting a pre-conference workshop introducing maker skills to occupational therapists.