Prospect Employees in Edmonton Build Interact Switches
On March 3rd, Prospect employees in Edmonton built Interact Switches to go to Albertans in need during a Makers Making Change build event.
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Skip to NavigationOn March 3rd, Prospect employees in Edmonton built Interact Switches to go to Albertans in need during a Makers Making Change build event.
Over last summer, University of Alberta students Lucas Plamondon and Olivia Tronchin worked together during their work experience at Glenrose Rehabilitation Hospital to print assistive devices to help patients.
Naomi Beswick, a speech language pathologist in Edmonton, Alberta, was looking for a switch adapted toy for a child that she works with. A first-time requestor, perhaps it was fitting that two first-time volunteers answered the call.
With the help of computer skills she learned from our Digital Jumpstart program, Carmen has been hosting a retreat on her property. “I only opened up September 15th, but since then every weekend I’ve been pretty much booked.”
“Having the support of Neil Squire Society and its Working Together Program is two-fold. It will empower our staff as we plan to build their self-sufficiency. The wage subsidy also enables small businesses of the same nature to plan strategically, knowing they have total support of an organization with the same mission.”