Moncton High School Buildathon
On May 30 2018, Neil Squire Society’s Makers Making Change hosted a LipSync build-a-thon at Moncton High School for the province’s Disability Awareness Week.
Sydney Maps Out Her Options with Working Together
High school student Sydney needed help with career planning. She joined Working Together, where she learned about her post-secondary education options and career opportunities.
How-to: Use Siri as a Hands-Free Calculator
Right now on the iOS app store there are countless talking calculators available for purchase and even some for free. We’ve looked at Talking Calculator in the past, and it does a great job of calculating complex formulas hands-free with full VoiceOver support. For users who are blind, have low-vision, or have learning disabilities that make it difficult to visually process numbers, talking calculators can help level the playing field by giving users the ability to engage in math problems independently.
Worksafe NB Progressive Safety Days: AT & Ergonomics Presentation
Neil Squire Society Workplace Ergonomic & Assistive Technology Specialist, Nadine Melanson, will be presenting on the topic of Assistive Technology & Ergonomics at the WorksafeNB Progressive Safety Days in Bouctouch, New Brunswick. This is an French event.
KNFB Reader
There’s an app on the market right now that’s changing how blind, low-vision, dyslexic, and other print-disabled users are able to interact with text.