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The students at Templeton Secondary School鈥檚 STEM program had a hefty task at hand. First, they needed to figure out how to switch adapt a toy, taking it apart and modifying it so that a child with a disability could more easily play with it using an adaptive switch. Then, they needed to make instructions to help future makers adapt that same toy.
Over the course of three Youth Making Change workshops with Makers Making Change, Grade 9 drafting students at Linden Christian School in Winnipeg put their drafting skills in action to make a difference for children with disabilities.
Our Makers Making Change team had a great time at the Skills Canada National Competition on May 25th and 26th in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Over the past six months, our Clubs That Care program supported Canadian clubs to build affordable assistive technology. Groups like engineering clubs, community service organizations, and academic societies helped deliver affordable assistive devices to the community.
“Giving them the hands-on experience of actually making toys that will give kids access to play was magical. It brought the learning to life in such a tangible way.”