Assistive Technology

Two Cybertronic Penguinz club members building switches at a build event.

Cybertronic Penguinz Use Their Robotics Skills to Give Back to the Community

April 23, 2026

Cybertronic Penguinz is a FIRST robotics team located in Calgary, Alberta. A big part of the club is also about giving back to the community. So, when they learned about the Clubs That Care initiative, and the opportunity to build assistive devices for Canadians with disabilities, it made a lot of sense to get involved.

Coding being done on a laptop.

“It Has Leveled the Playing Field for Me,” WorkBC Assistive Technology Services Removes the Barriers to Full-Time Employment for Donovon

April 22, 2026

Donovon works as a Web Services Manager, which involves managing web services, extensive typing while communicating with clients, and precise mouse work for digital updates. He describes the role as “technically demanding and sedentary,” working up to nine hours a day at a workstation. However, arthritis in his shoulders, as well as ADD, anxiety, and depression, were making it difficult for him to work full-time.

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