Blake Starts a Career in the Trades
As Blake was finishing his last year of high school, he was working on his plan for after graduation. His resource teacher referred him to Neil Squire’s Creative Employment Options program for help.
Doug Uses His Experience to Help Others
Having sustained a C6 spinal cord injury in 1994, Doug had experience in coordinator and management positions in the non-profit sector working with people with disabilities. However, since moving to Lethbridge, Alberta with his family, he faced challenges in securing employment despite actively applying and interviewing with potential employers.
Lisa Finds a Job Where She Can Make a Difference
Lisa had learned about Neil Squire through word-of-mouth and decided to join our Creative Employment Options program in search of full-time employment where she could make a difference in the lives of others.
Adaptive Gaming Systems for Hospital Patients Helps With Rehabilitation
For one patient at Foothills Medical Centre, Adaptive Gaming is not just for entertainment, it’s used for physiotherapy. CTV Calgary made a great report on our Makers Making Change program’s GAME Checkpoint initiative.
“It Opens Up a Whole New World,” Makers Making Change Partners With Cerebral Palsy Alberta to Provide Adaptive Gaming
We’ve had the honour of hosting a number of successful Adaptive Gaming events with Cerebral Palsy Alberta over the past year.