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Having joined Neil Squire initially as a co-op student in 2012, Milad eventually became one of the first staff members of our Makers Making Change program. A user of assistive technology himself, Milad was passionate about designing assistive technology that could empower others with disabilities — he combined his skills as a systems engineer with his own lived experience with disability.
Recently, students in the STEM program at Templeton Secondary School in Vancouver got a crash course on all things making assistive technology.
To cap off May, the Makers Making Change team participated in two events that allowed us to reach hundreds of students from all across Canada. From May 28th to 29th, we were excited to host booths promoting STEM education at the Canada Wide Science Fair in Edmonton, Alberta and the Skills Canada National Competition in Toronto, Ontario.
Ten years ago, non-profit organization and Canadian leader in assistive technology, Neil Squire Society launched their Makers Making Change program which brings together community based makers and volunteers to create affordable, open‑source assistive technologies for people with disabilities.
Over the past 10 years, Makers Making Change has hosted over 1,800 build events, engaged 45,000 volunteers, and delivered over 30,000 devices to people with disabilities around the world. Our open-source assistive device library has over 200 designs for assistive technologies that anyone can make and customize, while our platform ensures that people with disabilities who need assistive technology connect with volunteer makers who can build them.