TOMAlberta

addressing neglected challenges posed by #disability with inclusive #design and #tech. #yyc #makers

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With the first half of UCAN soon coming to a close we have seen great progress from all our teams. Excited to see what they have in store! #tomyyc #disability #makethediffernce

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Stop by at @TELUS_Spark for a "Hack It!" themed Adults Only Night! We're showing off some of this year's incredible prototypes from TOMYYC!

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New blog post from @cybera on TOM:Calgary 2017! https://t.co/dHHQxZ5CTJ

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Dinner time!

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Demo Day has now come to a close. Thank you so much to all of our Makers, Need-Knowers and Sponsors! TOM does not exist without you.

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@YYCTOOLLIBRARY Thank you so much for providing us with the tools necessary for our Makeathon to happen. Not possible without your help!

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Team Aut2Talk have created an app for Arnold who has ASD. He can now associate emotions by choosing an emoticon with a related video.

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Thank you @adamarisilver and @Jewishcalgary for your ongoing support. TOM would not be where it is today without your help.

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Team Heads Up have created a neck brace that can be put on completely hands free. Now those with ALS can be more independent.

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Thank you so much @RBC and @CalgFoundation for the Soul of the City grant. None of this could have been possible without it!

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Team Quad Brake have designed and manufactured a new break for hand cycles that are much more easier to use for those with limited mobility

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Thank you @innovatecalgary for presenting today and for all the support you have provided us. We could not have done this without you

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Team Remote Glucose Monitoring have come up with a solution so that the Dennisons can now monitor their son's glucose level online

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Team Finger Channel Surfer made a tv remote modelled after a joy stick so it can be used with limited range of motion

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@MakerMakeChange thank you for participating in our Makeathon and all the support you have given us

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Team Sharlene Speaks. Sharlene who has ASD now has a way to speak by pushing buttons that will communicate her needs

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Team Flexclip. Rebecca worked together with the Makers so that she now has a way to clip her toe nails without assistance.

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Team Under Pressure presenting their solution to finding pressure sores for wheelchair users. #tomyyc

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Thank you to Dr. John Bertram and those from the Biomedical Engineering Graduate Program for supporting us at TOM!

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Home Grown Cyclone, a bike designed for Gail who needed a way to exercise her lower body in order to delay Parkinsons