Winnipeg MMC Volunteer Jordon Hong Earns Schulich Leader Scholarship
Makers Making Change volunteer Jordon Hong was named one of the University of Manitoba’s Schulich Leaders, earning an $80,000 scholarship.
New Orleans MMC Chapter Comes Together to Design Portable Adaptive Toilet
While the New Orleans Makers Making Change chapter is only a few months old, they’ve made tremendous progress on their first big project — the Portable Adaptive Toilet, or as they call it, the ‘One-to-Geaux.’
How to Volunteer with Makers Making Change
Join a network of makers on www.MakersMakingChange.com and get involved with buildling and designing assistive devices.
Maker Spotlight: Garry Bartsch
Garry Bartsch is an inventor like his father before him. “That’s in my blood, I guess. I’ve always liked drawing things, and I’ve always liked designing things, and it’s been a hobby — it’s enjoyable, but it’s also useful to me.”
As a C5-C6 quadriplegic, 3D printing gives Garry an avenue to create.
Chapter Highlight: Shepherd Center
“The [Makers Making Change] mission aligns so well with Shepherd’s mission, it just seemed like a really natural fit,” says chapter leader Kristen Webber, a dual spinal cord and brain injury specialist and currently an Inpatient Therapy Manager in Sheperd’s Spinal Cord Injury Unit.