Tag: maker faire

Moncton High School Build-a-thon

Posted on July 10, 2018 by In A.T. Devices, Adaptive Technology, Discussion
A young man and a technician building the LipSync
On May 30 2018, Neil Squire Society’s Makers Making Change hosted a LipSync build-a-thon at Moncton High School for the province’s Disability Awareness Week. The event was focused around building the LipSync, a piece of assistive technology designed to allow individuals to use their smartphones, tablets or computers without the use of their hands or…

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First Annual Acadia Build-a-thon

Posted on March 21, 2018 by In A.T. Devices, Adaptive Technology, News
An engineer helping a student build a lipsync
Today we sit down with Courtney Cameron, a Halifax-based Assistive Technology Specialist with Neil Squire Society, and get the inside scoop on Acadia University’s first annual build-a-thon featuring the LipSync device. How did this event come together? Acadia University’s Accessibility Services approached me for help in facilitating the University’s first official accessibility week. I was…

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