In a partnership with Neil Squire’s Makers Making Change program and PlaceAuxCompétences, students from the DSFS have been learning skills like 3D printing and soldering to adapt toys and build assistive devices for people with disabilities. Read more: makersmakingchange.com/s/managed-cont…

We’re barely past Halloween, but thanks to your support of our Hacking for the Holidays campaign, we’ve raised over $41,000, hosted 29 events, engaged 823 volunteers, and made 458 devices for kids with disabilities. Donate now: hackingfortheholidays2024.causevox.com

Makers Making Change Accessible Gaming Lead Tyler Fentie was honoured to receive the Alberta Therapeutic Recreation Association (ATRA) Community Partnership Award. Read more: makersmakingchange.com/s/managed-cont…

Its STEM Day! STEM - Science, Technology, Engineering, Math - is a big part of the work we do here at MMC. Our R&D team use these skills everyday creating new devices but we also love using MMC to teach STEM skills to youth AND inspire them to give back to their communities!

Justin Pezzin, Director of Makers Making Change, was on AMI Today this morning on AMI to talk about our upcoming Holiday Hackathon and #HackingForTheHolidays. Watch: youtu.be/fZP5eInOX48

Are you in Halifax, Fredericton or Prince Edward Island? We have Hacking for the Holidays events happening near you! Registration is open for events in those locations: Halifax: ow.ly/nAtH50U9BlK PEI: ow.ly/7yyH50U9BlM Fredericton: ow.ly/nB2R50U9BlL

We’ve raised over $61,000 so far as part of our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign, but we still have a ways to go for our goal of $125,000. Help give the gift of play this holiday season. Donate now: hackingfortheholidays2024.causevox.com #MakersMakingChange #NeilSquire #AdaptedToys

A great crowd to start our Holiday Hackathon!

A great day of making at The Amazing Brentwood! #HolidayHackathon #HackingForTheHolidays

On Dec. 3, join #TELUSSpark for an #adaptivegaming demo with Makers Making Change in the Creative Kids Museum. 🎮✨ Experience how #technology makes play accessible for all. Let’s champion inclusion through the #science of play! 💙 #InternationalDayofPersonswithDisabilities #STEAM

For #HackingForTheHolidays, Courtney, East Region Coordinator, led a workshop with students at her old school, Walter Duggan Consolidated School! Students built 40+ switches, and Courtney reunited with former teachers & worked alongside her brother, Mr. Cameron, a teacher there!

This month's MMC Live will stream live at 3 pm PST/ 6 pm EST today, rather than the previously posted time. Save the link: youtube.com/live/vDU_FAhui…

In partnership with Worlds UNBound, a STEM program from University of New Brunswick, we were excited to join their Go ENG Girl event in Fredericton. Josie, a engineer on our R&D team and UNB Engineering grad, shared her career journey with students! #HackingForTheHolidays

Our Calgary team had a great time at the The Kahanoff Centre Centre Open House today. We learned a lot about our fellow tenants, and it was a good opportunity to share our work. Here's Tyler from our Makers Making Change program and Shannel from #CreativeEmploymentOptions.