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Government of Canada to Provide More than $3M in Funding to help Canadians with Disabilities Take Advantage of Tech
Thursday, May 24, 2018
Burnaby, BC, May 24, 2018--(T-Net)--The Government of Canada has announced more than $3 million in funding for the Neil Squire Society.
The funding announcedment was made at the Rick Hansen Institute (RHI), a Vancouver-based not-for-profit organization that drives innovation in spinal cord injury research and care.
The funding is a part of the $22.3-million Accessible Technology Program, which provides support for the development of assistive and adaptive digital devices and technologies to help Canadians with disabilities take full advantage of technology.
Following the funding announcement, Executive Director of the Neil Squire Society, Gary Birch, moderated and participated in a panel discussion on innovative technologies that support Canadians with Disabilities.
Other panelists included:
About Neil Squire Society
The Neil Squire Society is the only national not-for-profit organization in Canada that has for over thirty years empowered Canadians with disabilities through the use of computer-based assistive technologies, research and development, and various employment programs.
Through our work, we help our clients remove barriers so that they can live independent lives and become active members of the workplace and our society. Specializing in education and workplace empowerment, the Society has served over 40,000 people since 1984.
The Neil Squire Society's headquarters are in Burnaby, British Columbia with research and development labs in both Burnaby and Vancouver, British Columbia. Regional offices are located in Regina, Saskatchewan; Ottawa, Ontario; and Fredericton and Moncton, New Brunswick.