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鈥淭he [Makers Making Change] mission aligns so well with Shepherd鈥檚 mission, it just seemed like a really natural fit,鈥澛爏ays chapter leader Kristen Webber, a dual spinal cord and brain injury specialist and currently an Inpatient Therapy Manager in Sheperd鈥檚 Spinal Cord Injury Unit.
Longtime maker Fawzan Hussain was announced as one of 14 British Columbians who will receive the Province鈥檚聽Medal of Good Citizenship.
We鈥檇 like to take this opportunity to extend a huge thank you to all our Neil Squire volunteers.
Since fall, Makers Making Change has sent over 50 demo kits 鈥 containing a variety of 3D printed assistive devices 鈥 to targeted hospitals, rehab centres, libraries, and programs that work with people with disabilities throughout Canada. In all, over 450 devices have been delivered through the kits.
鈥淭he tray is amazing. It鈥檚 gonna be so much more handier, I used to have to eat all my meals on top of a pillow on my lap, which was a little bit tedious.”