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May 2019
2019 Vancouver 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 »June 2019
NBAOT Switch Buildathon
We will be hosting a Switch Buildathon event on June 7 2019 at the Casino New Brunswick with the New Brunswick Association of Occupational Therapists at their Annual General meeting.
Find out more »July 2019
Microsoft One Week Event: Accessible Gaming Switch Buildathon
We will be at The Garage, where 25 Microsoft Vancouver staff will learn how 3D printing and electronics skills can be used to build accessibility switches.
Find out more »Electronics Arts Accessible Gaming Switch Buildathon
We will be at EA Vancouver, where 150 EA staff members will learn how 3D printing and electronics skills can be used to build accessibility switches.
Find out more »September 2019
Adapt-a-Thon
Join Senior Girl Scout Melissa Fifer in this hands-on workshop! You'll learn: How to adapt a simple toy How to solder a circuit Basic sewing: deconstructing and reconstructing teddy bears How these simple but profound adaptations really brighten up a child's life!
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