LipSync Update: Fix a LipSync tonight at Vancouver Hack Space
On October 5 and 6, Chad aims to complete building 20 LipSyncs with the help of UBC students and Vancouver Hack Space members. Everyone is welcome!
Assistive Technology Funding Allows British Columbians to Continue Working
Programs are currently in place to assist with funding assistive technology for people who are experiencing a barrier in the workplace due to a disability, an injury, or a chronic medical condition such as back, neck, and/or shoulder pain or carpal tunnel syndrome. Employees and employers are urged to take advantage of them. Approximately 550,000 British Columbians identify as having a disability and over 80% of them use some kind of aid or assistive device on a daily basis.
LipSync Update: A mother gives back
It’s been a busy couple of weeks. We were amazed with the Seattle Maker Faire and won first prize at Accessibility Camp Seattle! We had build events with nonprofit disability organization’s in Washington State, Provail, and in the BC Interior at UBC Okanagan. We’ve met and reconnected with a lot of great people, and have built another 20 LipSyncs. But it’s the stories of the people impacted – both volunteer and people with disabilities – that really touched us.
4 Tips For The Start Of The School Year / Quatre conseils pour le début de l’année scolaire
“The earlier your assistive technology can be adjusted to meet your current tasks, the more likely you are to be successful.
Plus vous pourrez ajuster rapidement votre technologie d’assistance en fonction de vos tâches actuelles, plus vous aurez des chances de réussir.”
UBCO – STAR and School of Engineering Buildathon
We’re adding another location to the growing list of LipSync Buildathon events.