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October 2019
University of Manitoba OT Switch Buildathon
MMC to host a toy hack and access switch build event at University of Manitoba
Find out more »University of Manitoba Department of Occupational Therapy Switch Build
Makers Making Change will be running a toy hack hosted by University of Manitoba and their Department of Occupational Therapy. In addition to hacking toys, attendees will be making access switches from the Makers Making Change library, so the toy can be used by a youth with a disability in the Winnipeg area.
Find out more »November 2019
2019 Sherway Gardens TELUS Days of Giving Build Event
Since 2017, Neil Squire Society’s Makers Making Change Program has worked closely with TELUS in providing a number of hands on STEM event for their employees as part of the TELUS Days of Giving program. The first two years, the events were focused as day long build events of the LipSync. This year, we are focusing on building low-cost access switches that would enable people with disabilities to access technology and environmental controls. Learn to Build an Access Switch On…
Find out more »2019 Toronto TELUS Days of Giving Build Event
Since 2017, Neil Squire Society’s Makers Making Change Program has worked closely with TELUS in providing a number of hands on STEM event for their employees as part of the TELUS Days of Giving program. The first two years, the events were focused as day long build events of the LipSync. This year, we are focusing on building low-cost access switches that would enable people with disabilities to access technology and environmental controls. Learn to Build an Access Switch On…
Find out more »Buildathon: Adaptive Switches and 3D printing
Join us November 18th from 10-1pm at MM305 in the McNally Building to build adaptive switches! The switches, or buttons, are used by people with disabilities to have input controls more easily reached and can be plugged into any adaptive device. Novice builders are welcome and you can learn about soldering while creating a device to help someone in need. We will also be demonstrating 3D printing, its use for assistive devices and the Xbox Adaptive controller! This is a…
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