Jim & Isabelle’s Story
Over 48 hours in January of 2017, Inventors, Creators, Hackers, and Change Makers came together in Vancouver to build open source assistive technologies for people with disabilities. This is Jim & Isabelle’s story.
LipSync Update: Stateside Buildathons
We hadn’t done a Buildathon in the United States yet. So why not do two of them on the same day in opposite ends of the country? That’s what we did Sunday, as part of the Nation of Makers’ Week of Making, with Buildathons in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Seattle, Washington.
Assistive Technology Demonstration and Presentation at Silver Cross Automotive
Neil Squire Society is excited to be joining Silver Cross Automotive, Canada’s largest accessible vehicle retailer, in Victoria on June 26th from 4pm to 7pm for an Assistive Technology demonstration and Technology@Work presentation.
Rodger moves up to full-time work with Working Together
Rodger was already employed when he came to the Neil Squire Society. He had been working as a security guard for the past two and a half years, yet he had been working less than 10 hours a week, and was feeling seriously financially strained.
Garry Receives Thorough, Professional, and Result-Focused Service from Technology@Work
A motor vehicle collision over 20 years ago left Garry with chronic pain, fatigue, and muscle tightness in his neck, shoulders and lower back. Though he had made adjustments to his workstation on his own, he was still feeling fatigue.