For #IVD2025, we wanted to share a great story on Dante, a Clubs That Care youth leader, who teamed up with his alma mater, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), to host a #HackingForTheHolidays build event, making 150 low profile switches. Read: buff.ly/vr98Fn4

Today is International Volunteer Day! We owe a huge thank you to all of our volunteers —our tutors, makers, computer technicians, and more — who truly make a difference in the lives of Canadians with disabilities. We couldn't do it without you! #IVD2025

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Our @makersmakingchange.bsky.social program is honouring the day with a number of #HackingForTheHolidays build events, including in Burnaby, Calgary, and Fredericton. [1/2] #IDPD #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities #IDPD2025

This Giving Tuesday, help us give the gift of play to children with disabilities by making a donation to our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign: buff.ly/4KZmLde A donation of $60 can cover the cost of a toy and a switch, giving a child everything they need to play with a new toy this year.

We want to give a huge shoutout to one of our major sponsors for #HackingForTheHolidays, the @aircanada.bsky.social Foundation. Their incredible donation of $30,000 goes a long way in helping make play accessible. We also look forward to hosting a build with Air Canada staff in December. Thank you!

We need your help to raise $200,000 to make play accessible. With over a month to go, you’ve already helped us raise over $78,000. $5 covers cost of parts, while a donation of $60 can cover the cost of a toy and switch for a child with a disability. #HackingForTheHolidays Donate: buff.ly/MAlz4Tj

Cameron David, a personal trainer in the Lower Mainland, and his friend, a handyman also named Cameron, have started their own #HackingForTheHolidays fundraising page and pledged to run a kilometre each for every $50 raised, with the goal of raising $2,000 and running 40 km. Read: ow.ly/UN8S50XvZ69

A successful collaboration between Place aux compétences, École Anna-Malenfant and our @makersmakingchange.bsky.social and Solutions programs resulted in the creation of a simple yet effective 3D-printed adaptation for a Neil Squire client preparing to return to work. Read more: buff.ly/4H0GNYL

On Thursday and Friday, we attended the ASPECT BC Conference in Richmond, BC. A great opportunity to connect with other service providers from across British Columbia, and we're proud to be a sponsor of this year's conference. [1/2]

Everyone’s favorite switch has just gotten better! The Interact Switch has just gotten an update, making it easier than ever to build. [1/3]

Our friends at PrintLab and Autodesk have launched the 2026 Make:able Challenge, this year with an exciting new open-source twist. Make:able is a design challenge where students, makers and professionals work to solve everyday challenges faced by people with disabilities and the elderly.

Earlier this month, we did a #HackingForTheHolidays build with the FIRST Robotics Cyber Eagles team in Sherwood Park. Thanks to Dow Canada for purchasing the toys for the build. In all, 15 paint spinners were built & 13 Bluey toys were adapted, all to be donated to local children with disabilities.

We want to give a huge shoutout to one of our major sponsors for this year’s Hacking for the Holidays campaign, the Bourassa Savaria Foundation. We’re incredibly grateful for their donation of $10,000 and their continued support of making play accessible for children with disabilities. Thank you!

Are you in Fredericton or Saint John, New Brunswick and want to adapt toys with Worlds UNBound's Go ENG Girl for our Hacking for the Holidays campaign? Sign up today! Saint John: November 15 www.worldsunbound.ca/go-eng-girl-1 Fredericton: November 29 www.worldsunbound.ca/go-eng-girl

One of my favourite classes today! We had the Neil Squire Society visiting and adapted toys for kids with disabilities so that they can be used with adaptive switches. These toys go to the IWK Halifax and other places and then get distributed to kids with disabilities just in time for Christmas ❤️

Curious about what toys are available for our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign? Shanelle gives us a sneak peek of the Peek A Boo Koala. To request a toy in Canada, check out our Hacking For The Holidays page of our website. Requests will close November 30th, 2025. Request: buff.ly/YEyMXcw

When students at Gretna Green School learned they would be building switches for kids with disabilities for our Hacking for the Holidays campaign, they felt inspired to take it one step further, taking the initiative to raise over $500 for our campaign. Read more: buff.ly/zIz9nnd

We want to give a huge shoutout to one of our major sponsors for this year’s Hacking for the Holidays campaign, Canada Life. Canada Life has donated $10,000 for Hacking for the Holidays, and have been a longtime supporter of our work at Neil Squire. Thank you!

Our Accessible Gaming Lead Tyler Fentie was recently on the Over Coffee podcast to talk about the GAME Kit and more. Listen: twomaverix.com?p=33408

Happy Halloween! Check out our switch adapted Dancing Wednesday doll! As part of Hacking for the Holidays, if you are in Canada you can request your own Wednesday through our website. Or, adapt your own with instructions provided on our Github page! www.makersmakingchange.com/hacking-for-...

We are one month into our Hacking for the Holidays campaign, and we're blown away by the impact so far. Thank you to everyone who’s helped make this season of giving a success! Let’s keep the momentum going! Make a difference and donate today: buff.ly/894V10U #HackingForTheHolidays

Hamza, a Kinesiology student at the University of Saskatchewan, leads volunteers as a Clubs That Care youth leader in making adapted toys for our Hacking for the Holidays campaign. “I’ve just wrapped up my first event where my club made 30 adapted bubble machines!” Read more: buff.ly/1jQbLZO

Hamza, a Kinesiology student at the University of Saskatchewan, leads volunteers as a Clubs That Care youth leader in making adapted toys for our Hacking for the Holidays campaign. “I’ve just wrapped up my first event where my club made 30 adapted bubble machines!” Read more: buff.ly/1jQbLZO

We’re already at 50% capacity for our Clubs That Care program! Are you between the ages of 15–30 in Canada and ready to take action in your community? Apply for our micro-grant and make it happen. Spots are limited — apply today: buff.ly/Bv3vVdc #YouthGrants #ClubsThatCare #CommunityBuilders

An amazing story from the University of Toronto Department of Occupational Science & Occupational Therapy on students Jacob, Tenzin, Maddy, and Tali, who helped Mike, a gamer with a spinal cord injury, design a set-up to allow him to game on his own again. Read: ot.utoronto.ca/news/student...

CTV Saskatoon recently did a great feature on Nicolas, one of our Clubs That Care leaders, and the great work he is doing to provide assistive technology to his community. Watch: www.ctvnews.ca/saskatoon/ar...

We're proud to support the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC’s Gamers Club initiative, bringing accessible gaming to people with cerebral palsy in BC. Accessible Gaming Lead Tyler Fentie conducted assessments for participants, while Clubs That Care volunteers donated devices. Read: buff.ly/H9pr8u2

Yesterday, our team had a great time at the UBC Science Undergraduate Society Community Engagement Fair. Pictured left to right: Case Manager William Wong, Job Developer Enrique Vazquez, and Director of @makersmakingchange.bsky.social Justin Pezzin. #CreativeEmploymentOptions #NDEAM #NDEAM2025

Our Prairie Region team is at the University of Regina for the Saskatchewan Adaptive Physical Activity Symposium. L-R: Chris Neal Langdon, Sr Case Manager; Nikki Langdon, Regional Director; Shanelle Gilman, @makersmakingchange.bsky.social Western Region Coordinator; Amanda LaRose, AT Specialist.

September 30th is the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a day in which we honour the children who never returned home and Survivors of residential schools, as well as their families and communities. [1/4]

At École Madeleine Bergeron, a specialized school in Quebec City that serves over 120 students with disabilities from across eastern Quebec, student makers in the Adapta3D program build devices for their fellow students and staff. Read more: buff.ly/YCI73BB

Make play accessible this holiday season. We're excited to launch #HackingForTheHolidays, and we're looking to raise $200,000, donate 2,000 toys and switches to families and clinicians across Canada, and engage 2,000 volunteers. Donate today and give the gift of play: buff.ly/II2aXkV

It's obvious a lot of thought has gone into assembling these GAME Kits, and it was a joy to get to review one as someone quite literally across the globe from their target market, which is Canada. A huge thank you to @makersmakingchange.bsky.social, and @tjfentie.bsky.social for reaching out to me.

Thank you for reviewing the GAME Kit!

We're excited to launch the GAME Kit, a new initiative to expand accessible gaming across Canada. [1/6] Explore the GAME Kit: buff.ly/ygYlbj5 #MakersMakingChange #GAMEKit #AccessibleGaming #AssistiveTechnology #InclusiveGaming #DisabilityInclusion #AdaptiveController #GamingForAll

Do you love 3D printing? Here's a chance to use it for good! Join Makers Making Change's Clubs That Care program! You can print, build & deliver assistive devices to your community while refining & perfecting your skills - layer by layer. Apply today: www.makersmakingchange.com/clubs-that-c... [1/2]

Today, as part of Disability Employment Month in BC, we were glad to host @mosaicbc.bsky.social at our Burnaby office. Employer Outreach Developer Nate Toevs led them on a tour of our office, giving a demonstration of @workbcats.bsky.social & our programs, including @makersmakingchange.bsky.social.

Our friends at the Cerebral Palsy Association of BC are currently accepting applications for their Education Bursaries for people with cerebral palsy in BC! Apply: buff.ly/VeRGXz8

Recently, Tyler Fentie, our Accessible Gaming Lead, led D-Camps campers at Camp Jean Nelson in presentations about our program and in building 23 low profile switches that will be donated to people with disabilities. [1/3]

Hannah is an occupational therapist at a pediatric clinic in Collingwood, Ontario. She’s also a Clubs That Care youth leader, making assistive devices for the clinic and her community. Read more: buff.ly/jyJ40rh #NeilSquire #MakersMakingChange #ClubsThatCare #Volunteer #Youth

Another great shot of our team at LEARNEast on Monday. Left to right: Tracy Ryan, Coordinator for Assistive Technology Program and Services (K-12); Courtney Cameron, East Region Coordinator with our @makersmakingchange.bsky.social program; and Grace Sanford, our Co-op STEM Event Leader for MMC.

Yesterday, members from our Atlantic team attended LEARNEast. @makersmakingchange.bsky.social East Region Coordinator Courtney Cameron presented on how teachers can integrate this initiative into their classrooms to enhance students’ understanding of science and tech while fostering social impact.

Yesterday, Kris, our BC Outreach & Operations Coordinator, attended Career Fair Canada in Vancouver. It was a great chance to talk with attendees about adaptive gaming, #ClubsThatCare, and our programs for people with disabilities. #NeilSquire #MakersMakingChange #Outreach #AssistiveTechnology

Our team co-wrote a feature on the Stan Cassidy Centre’s work in adaptive gaming and their collaboration with us as a GAME Checkpoint in a recent edition of Occupational Therapy Now. A great read for clinicians in the adaptive gaming space or looking to get involved. Read more: buff.ly/HCw7gje

With help from funding from the Clubs That Care initiative of Neil Squire's Makers Making Change program, the team at Worlds UNBound have been engaging their summer camp participants in assistive device builds. Read more: buff.ly/HuYUVkM

A great article on the West Park Healthcare Centre's adaptive gaming program and the impact gaming can have for people with disabilities. West Park is one of our GAME Checkpoints, and we are proud to support their adaptive gaming program. Read more: westparkfoundation.ca/spotlight/pa...

Our friends at the Stan Cassidy Centre for Rehabilitation, one of our GAME Checkpoints, were recently interviewed on The SwagAbility Show, discussing adaptive gaming and all things assistive technology. There’s even some great discussion on our work and the GAME Checkpoints initiative.

Earlier this month, the Ryan Vancouver office raised funds and helped us adapt toys and switches for kids with disabilities as part of their annual Ryan Shares Day of community giving. Read more: buff.ly/B0qMUoD

Our team leads from across Canada are at our Burnaby Head Office this week for a planning and strategy session.

Recently, we’ve welcomed aboard a number of new members — Kris, Samantha, Jolene, Grace, Yasmeen, Emily, and Heather (left to right, top to bottom) — to our team to help us out with outreach, events, and projects. Take a moment to meet the new faces at Makers Making Change: buff.ly/BN5V1Gv