“Really Happy” Employer and Employee with Working Together
Through Working Together, Zach became job-ready for his position at Strum Insurance. The program also helped Strum navigate hiring a person with a disability.
“The Hearing Aids I Have are Unbelievable and I Will Be Forever Thankful”
“I had severe hearing loss in one ear and the other ear was starting to lessen,” Russell shares. “I had to always try to keep the customer to my left to hear the details of an order, often having to ask for a repeat if there were other distractions or noises in the background.”
Chrome’s Built-in Accessibility Extensions
Google has created their very own accessibility extensions for Chrome, and those extensions are available for free. Here are some of them.
First Robotics Teams Teach Disability Professionals at Maker Day @ATIA 2020
First Robotics teams shone at this years ATIA Maker Day 3.0 event. Together, Makers Making Change staff, First Robotics teams and members of Community Chapters of Makers Making Change taught disability professionals how to build DIY low cost access switches.
Natasha is “Way Less Exhausted and Stressed Out” Thanks to Her New Hearing Aids
“I am able to understand and hear what clients and colleagues need from me,” says Natasha, a WorkBC Assistive Technology Services participant.