Makers Making Change
@makersmakingchange.bsky.social
We connect people with #disabilities to makers who can build affordable #AssistiveTechnology. A program of @neilsquiresociety.bsky.social
The MMC R&D Team has recently published the OpenAT Design Guide! This guide is a collection of best practices and dimensions for designing using common MMC components. The guide is always evolving, and we encourage the community to add to it as well.
Read the OpenAT Design Guide: buff.ly/HiXUkAn
Read the OpenAT Design Guide: buff.ly/HiXUkAn
January 15, 2026 at 11:00 PM
The MMC R&D Team has recently published the OpenAT Design Guide! This guide is a collection of best practices and dimensions for designing using common MMC components. The guide is always evolving, and we encourage the community to add to it as well.
Read the OpenAT Design Guide: buff.ly/HiXUkAn
Read the OpenAT Design Guide: buff.ly/HiXUkAn
Mark your calendars, #GAconf is happening on January 29th at 10am PST. Catch our Accessible Gaming Lead, Tyler, as he presents the Best Assistive Technology award.
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 (@gaconf.bsky.social), with captions and separate streams with BSL, ASL, or audio description.
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
Spoiler: tune in January 29, at 10am PST (6pm GMT) to find out who came out on top this year!
caniplaythat.com/2026/01/14/w...
When and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025 - Can I Play That?
We have the details on when and where to watch the GAconf Awards 2025, with captions, BSL, ASL, or audio descriptions.
caniplaythat.com
January 15, 2026 at 9:42 PM
Mark your calendars, #GAconf is happening on January 29th at 10am PST. Catch our Accessible Gaming Lead, Tyler, as he presents the Best Assistive Technology award.
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Staff across all Neil Squire departments work together to provide personalized, practical support to all of our participants.
Read our latest article on the importance of collaboration across our programs: buff.ly/UKZmKSF
#NeilSquire #Collaboration #MakersMakingChange #Solutions #HearingSolutions
Read our latest article on the importance of collaboration across our programs: buff.ly/UKZmKSF
#NeilSquire #Collaboration #MakersMakingChange #Solutions #HearingSolutions
January 13, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Staff across all Neil Squire departments work together to provide personalized, practical support to all of our participants.
Read our latest article on the importance of collaboration across our programs: buff.ly/UKZmKSF
#NeilSquire #Collaboration #MakersMakingChange #Solutions #HearingSolutions
Read our latest article on the importance of collaboration across our programs: buff.ly/UKZmKSF
#NeilSquire #Collaboration #MakersMakingChange #Solutions #HearingSolutions
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“One of our core values is ‘nothing for us without us,’ that’s front and centre for our entire team. [. . .] Every step along the way, we’re considering the end user and having real people engaged in the process.”
Read our latest article on one-off customization and fabrication: buff.ly/Uow1mME
Read our latest article on one-off customization and fabrication: buff.ly/Uow1mME
January 8, 2026 at 5:01 PM
“One of our core values is ‘nothing for us without us,’ that’s front and centre for our entire team. [. . .] Every step along the way, we’re considering the end user and having real people engaged in the process.”
Read our latest article on one-off customization and fabrication: buff.ly/Uow1mME
Read our latest article on one-off customization and fabrication: buff.ly/Uow1mME
Priscilla, who is five years old, received an adapted paint spinner from our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign. The adapted paint spinner allowed Priscilla to press a switch to paint Christmas ornaments for her family.
Read Priscilla's story: buff.ly/as4EahE
Donate: buff.ly/c0C5QLi
Read Priscilla's story: buff.ly/as4EahE
Donate: buff.ly/c0C5QLi
December 30, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Priscilla, who is five years old, received an adapted paint spinner from our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign. The adapted paint spinner allowed Priscilla to press a switch to paint Christmas ornaments for her family.
Read Priscilla's story: buff.ly/as4EahE
Donate: buff.ly/c0C5QLi
Read Priscilla's story: buff.ly/as4EahE
Donate: buff.ly/c0C5QLi
We recently welcomed aboard our latest GAME Checkpoint, the Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program. Last week, we trained 15 clinicians at Alvin Buckwold in adaptive gaming, and we’re excited to bring in another GAME Checkpoint focused on pediatrics.
December 19, 2025 at 5:01 PM
We recently welcomed aboard our latest GAME Checkpoint, the Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program. Last week, we trained 15 clinicians at Alvin Buckwold in adaptive gaming, and we’re excited to bring in another GAME Checkpoint focused on pediatrics.
It’s that time of year again! Our team has been hard at work, delivering toys across Canada to families and clinicians like Giulia from the BC Centre for Ability (pictured), ensuring that kids with disabilities get the toys in time for the holidays.
There's still time to donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
There's still time to donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
December 18, 2025 at 7:01 PM
It’s that time of year again! Our team has been hard at work, delivering toys across Canada to families and clinicians like Giulia from the BC Centre for Ability (pictured), ensuring that kids with disabilities get the toys in time for the holidays.
There's still time to donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
There's still time to donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
Help make play accessible this holiday season! Donate to #HackingToHolidays to give the gift of play to kids with disabilities across Canada. Just $5 can provide the parts for a toy hack, while $60 gives us everything included to provide an adapted toy to a child.
Donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
Donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
December 11, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Help make play accessible this holiday season! Donate to #HackingToHolidays to give the gift of play to kids with disabilities across Canada. Just $5 can provide the parts for a toy hack, while $60 gives us everything included to provide an adapted toy to a child.
Donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
Donate: buff.ly/hIGqhe1
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On Friday, our @makersmakingchange.bsky.social program hosted our Burnaby Creative Employment Options team for a device build. A great example of collaboration across our organization. The adapted toys and switches will be donated to families and clinicians as part of #HackingForTheHolidays.
December 9, 2025 at 8:00 PM
On Friday, our @makersmakingchange.bsky.social program hosted our Burnaby Creative Employment Options team for a device build. A great example of collaboration across our organization. The adapted toys and switches will be donated to families and clinicians as part of #HackingForTheHolidays.
On Thursday, we had a great time adapting toys with @aircanada.bsky.social staff. The Air Canada Foundation has been a huge supporter of our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign, having donated $30,000 to help make play accessible for kids with disabilities. We are incredibly grateful for their support.
December 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
On Thursday, we had a great time adapting toys with @aircanada.bsky.social staff. The Air Canada Foundation has been a huge supporter of our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign, having donated $30,000 to help make play accessible for kids with disabilities. We are incredibly grateful for their support.
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
Read: buff.ly/vr98Fn4
December 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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
Read: buff.ly/vr98Fn4
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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
December 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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
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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
#IDPD #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities #IDPD2025
December 3, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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
#IDPD #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities #IDPD2025
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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.
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.
December 2, 2025 at 6:00 PM
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.
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!
November 27, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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
Donate: buff.ly/MAlz4Tj
November 24, 2025 at 9:01 PM
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
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
Read: ow.ly/UN8S50XvZ69
November 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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
Read: ow.ly/UN8S50XvZ69
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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
Read more: buff.ly/4H0GNYL
November 20, 2025 at 5:03 PM
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
Read more: buff.ly/4H0GNYL
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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]
November 18, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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]
November 17, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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.
Make:able is a design challenge where students, makers and professionals work to solve everyday challenges faced by people with disabilities and the elderly.
PrintLab and Autodesk Launch the 2026 Make:able Challenge
Take part in the 2026 Make:able Challenge from PrintLab and Autodesk. Use 3D design and printing to create and share open-source assistive technology.
weareprintlab.com
November 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
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.
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.
November 14, 2025 at 12:00 AM
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!
November 13, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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
Saint John: November 15 www.worldsunbound.ca/go-eng-girl-1
Fredericton: November 29 www.worldsunbound.ca/go-eng-girl
November 10, 2025 at 11:32 PM
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
Saint John: November 15 www.worldsunbound.ca/go-eng-girl-1
Fredericton: November 29 www.worldsunbound.ca/go-eng-girl
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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 ❤️
November 4, 2025 at 10:52 PM
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 ❤️