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We are a community of people who leverage, make and support the use of open source assistive technologies.

We’re Hiring!

August 24, 2022 | Categories: News
We’re hiring! We have openings on the Makers Making Change team across Canada:    

Adaptive Gaming at the Edmonton Maker Faire

August 10, 2022 | Categories: Event
The Edmonton Maker Faire during K-Days from July 22nd to 24th was a great opportunity to meet many new people and spread the word about…

R&D Summer Update

July 27, 2022 | Categories: News, Feature Blog
Over the summer, our Research and Development team has been hard at work on a variety of projects. Here’s a rundown of some of the…

Co-op Refinery Complex ERT Adapt Toys for Children at Wascana Rehabilitation Centre

| Categories: Buildathon, News
A simple set of instructions, toy parts, and teamwork is all it took to change the lives of some very deserving children. Members of Co-op…

Kingsclear and Oromocto First Nations Volunteers Adapt and Donate Toys to IWK Health Centre

June 29, 2022 | Categories: Buildathon, News
Volunteers from the Workplace Essential Skills (WES) Pre-Apprenticeship Carpentry Program, from Kingsclear and Oromocto First Nations, New Brunswick, raised money and adapted toys for children…

Youth Making Change

June 16, 2022 | Categories: News
We’re excited to announce a new initiative — Youth Making Change! Funded by the Government of Canada, the Youth Making Change project supports STEM programming…

Builds Across Canada

June 15, 2022 | Categories: News, success story, Buildathon
Over the past few weeks, we’ve been quite busy with builds and events across Canada. Here’s a little look at what we’ve been up to…

From Co-op Student to Change Maker: Milad Celebrates 10 Years With Neil Squire

June 2, 2022 | Categories: Maker Spotlight, success story
Recently, Milad Hajihassan celebrated an important milestone — 10 years since he was first hired by Neil Squire through the SFU Co-op program. At the…

Chapter Highlight: MMC Edmonton

May 19, 2022 | Categories: Chapter Highlight
Today we wanted to highlight our Edmonton Chapter, which joined Makers Making Change in 2021. The chapter is led by Janelle Singh, a biomedical engineering…