Moncton High School Buildathon
On May 30 2018, Neil Squire Society’s Makers Making Change hosted a LipSync build-a-thon at Moncton High School for the province’s Disability Awareness Week.
Makers Making Change Update: How the DQMusicBox Brings “Profound Joy” to People with Dementia
At Makers Making Change, we believe in collaborating to make even more effective assistive solutions. On that note, we want to introduce two makers: Ross Porter, a Seattle-based maker who created the dementia-friendly music player, and Trey Bagley, who made the 3D-printed design.
Makers Making Change Update: Fix a LipSync
Join Makers Making Change on Thursday, July 5th, at the Vancouver Hack Space to fix some LipSyncs.
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.