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Dr. Gary Birch, Executive Director of the Neil Squire Society

Neil Squire Society’s Dr. Gary Birch to Co-Chair Roundtable 3 at the 9th Session of the Conference of State Parties at the United Nations

June 13, 2016

Dr. Gary Birch, Officer of the Order of Canada, and a recognized global expert on the impact of assistive technology for people with disabilities, will be representing civil society and the coordination mechanism as co-chair of Round Table 3 of the 9th session of the Conference of States Parties to the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, taking place June 14-16, 2016 at the United Nations Headquarters in New York City, New York.

Keisha, Neil Squire Society youth intern at the Penticton Indian Band’s Footprints to Technology Centre.

Footprints to Employment

June 1, 2016

Sometimes the best way to learn is to teach — that’s the lesson Keisha learned as a Neil Squire Society youth intern at the Penticton Indian Band’s Footprints to Technology Centre.

5 Tips for Going Paperless this Spring / Cinq conseils pour obtenir un milieu de travail sans papier au printemps

May 25, 2016

Spring is finally here, and it’s time to start fresh and ditch that paper and create a better Universally Designed learning or working environment!

How to Avoid AT abandonment / Comment éviter d’abandonner l’utilisation des technologies d’assistance

March 15, 2016

Obtaining an Assistive Technology (AT) device can often be a life-changing event, but without the proper supports and training in place, AT users can sometimes become disenfranchised by their technology and put in aside, even though they may still require the AT.

Early Assistive Technology Confidence Leads to Smooth Transitions / Les technologies d’assistance à un jeune âge donnent l’assurance nécessaire pour suivre des études postsecondaires grâce à une transition harmonieuse

February 16, 2016

We interviewed Harvey High School’s methods and resource teacher, Erika Hallett, about how Assistive Technology has affected her school, and how her students’ knowledge and adoption of Assistive Technology has positively affected their ability to transition from high school into post-secondary education, and beyond.

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