Burnaby Regional Office

Wes, Computer omfort participant

iPad Lessons and a Computer Upgrade for Wes

June 28, 2017

Wes is 67 years old. He stays active dragon boating twice a week. He’s accomplished, having won a couple of gold medals with his team, and hopes to compete in Hungary soon. He is visually impaired.

Jim and Isabelle

Jim & Isabelle’s Story

June 23, 2017

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.

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LipSync Update: Stateside Buildathons

June 22, 2017

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.

Michael, Working Together participant

Michael finds a workplace he enjoys with Working Together

June 21, 2017

Having put four years of hard work into a Computer Science degree, Michael, who has OCD, expected to find a good job. However, he graduated in 2000 when the dot-com bubble burst, and couldn’t find work. Since then, he had re-entered the workforce, but was stuck in mostly minimum wage jobs he disliked.

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