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

Jaxon has always been interested in technology and helping people. So, when Neil Squire’s Makers Making Change program began recruiting youth leaders for its Clubs That Care initiative, it only made sense for the Grade 10 student to answer the call. Read more: buff.ly/YLBtYCz

At a recent #MakersMakingChange workshop, we were guided through creating a variety of #Switches, #Joysticks & #Interfaces with our own hands! What an experience! We learned a ton & had a blast! Many thanks to @makersmakingchange.bsky.social and @neilsquiresociety.bsky.social! #AssistiveTechnology

Come join the #NYC chapter of @makersmakingchange.bsky.social for a hands on workshop on how to use @microbit.org for a range of #AssistiveTech #OpenAT devices to support users with physical disabilities. 7/12/25 11- 1:30 in BK: zeroday.camp/microbit-as-...

Today, we celebrate a huge milestone on our 41st anniversary. Since 1984, we’ve served 100,000 participants with disabilities! A heartfelt thank you to our donors, supporters, volunteers, and community for making this possible. We couldn’t have done it without your help. Here’s to the next 100,000!

On May 29th and 30th, our team attended the Skills Canada National Competition in Regina, Saskatchewan. Over the course of two days, we taught over 340 students how to solder and build a battery interrupter. Read more: buff.ly/Rk1qR31

Tyler Fentie, the Accessible Gaming Lead for @neilsquiresociety.bsky.social's Makers Making Change program, was honoured to be invited to speak at the 2025 International Symposium on Assistive Technology, which focused on adaptive gaming, in Seoul, South Korea on June 11th. Read: buff.ly/j2pquiL

We're hosting our first Clubs That Care: Talk To Us Tuesday on June 10 at 3:30 pm PDT. Join members of the MMC team and other Clubs That Care leaders at our quarterly virtual meeting. This is a space to come with questions & learn more about the Clubs that Care leaders. Register: buff.ly/lDrPNkA

We extend our heartfelt thanks to everyone who participated in #NationalAccessAbilityWeek 2025! We had approximately 15,000 participants helping raise awareness for access and inclusion. We would be grateful if you could take a moment to fill our feedback survey: buff.ly/Vi828g2 #NAAW #NAAW2025

Come by and say hi! We're at the GF Strong Rehabilitation Centre Recreation Resource Fair in the GF Strong Gymnasium in Vancouver, BC until 5 pm. #NationalAccessAbilityWeek #NAAW #NAAW2025 #Accessibility #Inclusion #NeilSquire #Disability #MakersMakingChange

Adam loves racing games. Thanks to his new #AdaptiveGaming set-up from Neil Squire’s Makers Making Change program, he can now play them with his brother and friends. Read more about how his gaming set-up allows him to game independently: buff.ly/li2GAS5 #NationalAccessAbilityWeek #NAAW #NAAW2025

Congrats on 25 years, and thank you OpenRoad Group! For #NationalAccessAbilityWeek, and as part of their Road to 25 celebration event series, the team at OpenRoad Volkswagen Burnaby and community and youth volunteers adapted 30 toy cars for children with disabilities yesterday. #NAAW #NAAW2025

Yesterday, we kicked off #NationalAccessAbilityWeek with a barbecue at our Fredericton office. We were honoured to have Premier Susan Holt in attendance, pictured here with her daughter, and our Atlantic Regional Director Bev Grasse and grillmaster Richard Grasse. [1/2]

New episode alert — our next episode of MMC Live on adaptive gaming streams Wednesday, May 28th at 11 am PDT / 2 pm EDT! You can catch the update live on our Facebook page and the Neil Squire YouTube channel. (The update will be available afterwards on our Instagram, as well).

We're just over one week away from National AccessAbility Week (NAAW)! Are you interested in organizing a buildathon during #NAAW? Funded by the Government of Canada, Clubs That Care micro-grants supports youth leaders ages 15-30 in building affordable assistive technology for their community. [1/2]

Canadian youth aged 15–30 with a passion for STEM and community impact — this is for you. Apply now for the Clubs That Care micro-grant: www.makersmakingchange.com/s/clubs-that... #ClubsThatCare #MakersMakingChange #NeilSquire #VolunteerImpact #AssistiveTechnology #3DPrint #Makers #Accessibility

Here’s a roundup of #OpenSource assistive devices that have recently been added to our library: buff.ly/MxIMDvk

For National Volunteer Week, we wanted highlight one of our volunteers. Grade 12 student Hanna has been a dedicated volunteer for over a year. She says that volunteering with Makers Making Change helped her choose to study engineering. Read more: buff.ly/kPvnRw7 #NationalVolunteerWeek #NVM2025

At Neil Squire, volunteers are at the heart of what we do. As we mark National Volunteer Week 2025, we want to celebrate their incredible contributions. Read more: www.neilsquire.ca/volunteers-m... #NeilSquire #NationalVolunteerWeek #NVW2025 #Volunteers

Thanks to your support of our Hacking for the Holidays campaign last year, we were able to deliver adapted toys to places like The Centre For Child Development. “The children’s eyes lit up when I gifted these switch toys to them,” says occupational therapist Kim Ta. Read: buff.ly/xguDF7F

“Knowing that there is a 3D printer and programs like Makers Making Change [. . .] available right here in our community makes me feel so supported when there are not a ton of other resources available,” Natasha says. Read: www.makersmakingchange.com/s/managed-co...

We're hiring for Co-op STEM Event Leaders to run STEM-education events (including build events) at local schools in their community. This is a great co-op opportunity for engineering students in Canada. Apply today: www.neilsquire.ca/getinvolved/...

Last week @makersmakingchange.bsky.social updated the firmware of their LipSync, an open source mouth controlled input device for people with limited mobility. The new firmware makes usability improvements based on user feedback, such as adjustable scrolling speed. caniplaythat.com/2025/04/07/m...

Last year, we launched the fourth iteration of the LipSync, re-designed from the ground up to better serve the people who use it. Today, we’re excited to share our LipSync 4.1 firmware update, a major update which addresses the user feedback we’ve received over the last year. Read: buff.ly/ucemLJ2

Last year, we launched the fourth iteration of the LipSync, re-designed from the ground up to better serve the people who use it. Today, we’re excited to share our LipSync 4.1 firmware update, a major update which addresses the user feedback we’ve received over the last year. Read: buff.ly/ucemLJ2