Child in a wheelchair with a blue shirt using assistive devices. Below is the text "4200 Devices Delivered"

A youth volunteer maker adapting a stitch toy. Below is the text "including 5300 youth volunteers"

4 volunteer makers holding adapted toys. Below is the text "7062 Volunteer Makers"

Three MMC staff behind a pile of adapted toys. Below is the text "$142500 fundraised"

On the tails of our 2025 Year In Review, we reflected on our #HackingForTheHolidays season.

We owe a huge thanks to each and every one of you — our volunteers, community, and supporters — we couldn’t have done it without you!

Read more: buff.ly/6CrzQL3

Priscilla, a young girl in a mobility device, uses a switch on her tray, as her mother Ashley holds her hand.

Priscilla's ornaments.

Priscilla, who is five years old, received an adapted paint spinner from our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign. The adapted paint spinner allowed Priscilla to press a switch to paint Christmas ornaments for her family.

Read Priscilla's story: buff.ly/as4EahE
Donate: buff.ly/c0C5QLi

Priscilla, a young girl in a mobility device, uses a switch on her tray, as her mother Ashley holds her hand.

Priscilla's ornaments.

Priscilla, who is five years old, received an adapted paint spinner from our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign. The adapted paint spinner allowed Priscilla to press a switch to paint Christmas ornaments for her family.

Read Priscilla's story: buff.ly/as4EahE
Donate: buff.ly/c0C5QLi

Charitable Choices: Chad Leaman of the Neil Squire Society Chad Leaman of the Neil Squire Society leads assistive-technology initiatives that empower Canadians with disabilities.

The Vancouver Guardian interviewed our Director of Innovation Chad Leaman about our organization, assistive technology, and our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign.

The Creative Employment Options team building devices in the Makers Making Change office in Burnaby.

On Friday, our @makersmakingchange.bsky.social program hosted our Burnaby Creative Employment Options team for a device build. A great example of collaboration across our organization. The adapted toys and switches will be donated to families and clinicians as part of #HackingForTheHolidays.

Air Canada staff hold up the toys they are working on.

Air Canada staff adapt toys.

Chad helps an Air Canada staff member adapt a toy.

Air Canada staff adapt toys.

On Thursday, we had a great time adapting toys with @aircanada.bsky.social staff. The Air Canada Foundation has been a huge supporter of our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign, having donated $30,000 to help make play accessible for kids with disabilities. We are incredibly grateful for their support.

Dante in a wheelchair, in front of his group of volunteers in a classroom.

For #IVD2025, we wanted to share a great story on Dante, a Clubs That Care youth leader, who teamed up with his alma mater, the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology (SAIT), to host a #HackingForTheHolidays build event, making 150 low profile switches.

Read: buff.ly/vr98Fn4

A boy plays with a switch adapted bubble blower, as adults watch. Text: "International Day of Persons with Disabilities."

Today is the International Day of Persons with Disabilities. Our @makersmakingchange.bsky.social program is honouring the day with a number of #HackingForTheHolidays build events, including in Burnaby, Calgary, and Fredericton. [1/2]

#IDPD #InternationalDayOfPersonsWithDisabilities #IDPD2025

Adapted Toys being delivered to The Centre for Child Development.

This Giving Tuesday, help us give the gift of play to children with disabilities by making a donation to our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign: buff.ly/4KZmLde

A donation of $60 can cover the cost of a toy and a switch, giving a child everything they need to play with a new toy this year.

An image of volunteers at a build event adapting toys. Text: Thank you Air Canada Foundation!

We want to give a huge shoutout to one of our major sponsors for #HackingForTheHolidays, the @aircanada.bsky.social Foundation. Their incredible donation of $30,000 goes a long way in helping make play accessible. We also look forward to hosting a build with Air Canada staff in December. Thank you!

A boy with a disability plays with an adapted toy using a switch, while an adult watches.

We need your help to raise $200,000 to make play accessible. With over a month to go, you’ve already helped us raise over $78,000. $5 covers cost of parts, while a donation of $60 can cover the cost of a toy and switch for a child with a disability. #HackingForTheHolidays

Donate: buff.ly/MAlz4Tj

Handyman Cameron with his son on the left, and Cameron David running a marathon on the right.

Cameron David, a personal trainer in the Lower Mainland, and his friend, a handyman also named Cameron, have started their own #HackingForTheHolidays fundraising page and pledged to run a kilometre each for every $50 raised, with the goal of raising $2,000 and running 40 km.

Read: ow.ly/UN8S50XvZ69

Students adapt toys in front of a banner for Cyber Eagles Robotics.

Earlier this month, we did a #HackingForTheHolidays build with the FIRST Robotics Cyber Eagles team in Sherwood Park. Thanks to Dow Canada for purchasing the toys for the build. In all, 15 paint spinners were built & 13 Bluey toys were adapted, all to be donated to local children with disabilities.

Curious about what toys are available for our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign? Shanelle gives us a sneak peek of the Peek A Boo Koala. To request a toy in Canada, check out our Hacking For The Holidays page of our website. Requests will close November 30th, 2025.

Request: buff.ly/YEyMXcw

Images of children with disabilities playing with adapted toys. Logos for Makers Making Change and Neil Squire. Text: 518 devices built, 1,360 participants, 48 events hosted.

We are one month into our Hacking for the Holidays campaign, and we're blown away by the impact so far.

Thank you to everyone who’s helped make this season of giving a success! Let’s keep the momentum going!

Make a difference and donate today: buff.ly/894V10U

#HackingForTheHolidays

Make play accessible. #HackingForTheHolidays

A young boy plays with bubbles from a switch adapted bubble blower, which is held by a pair of clinicians.

Make play accessible this holiday season.

We're excited to launch #HackingForTheHolidays, and we're looking to raise $200,000, donate 2,000 toys and switches to families and clinicians across Canada, and engage 2,000 volunteers.

Donate today and give the gift of play: buff.ly/II2aXkV

A boy watches his red switch adapted Volcano Lamp toy.

Thanks to your support, we adapted over 2,000 toys and switches for kids with #disabilities like Jainita's son. #HackingForTheHolidays

There's still time to donate to help us serve even more families.

Read the full story: ow.ly/aXQL50UxoE6
Donate: hackingfortheholidays2024.causevox.com

accessible toys under a Christmas tree

Give the gift of play this holiday season and help us reach our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign goal of $140,000. We are just over $5,000 away!

Donate: hackingfortheholidays2024.causevox.com

#NeilSquire #accessibility #fundraising #disability #AT

@makersmakingchange.bsky.social

Hacking for the Holidays Give the gift of play for kids with disabilities!

We're under $10,000 away from raising $125,000 for #HackingForTheHolidays. Your donation will help us spread the joy of play, and support Makers Making Change in operating on an ongoing basis. Help us cross the finish line.

Donate: hackingfortheholidays2024.causevox.com

#AdaptedToys #Disability

A child plays with a switch-adapted toy as an adult wearing a mask watches.

Are you the parent of a child with a disability, or are you a clinician working with children with disabilities? Request a toy through our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign before Thursday, December 12th. [1/3]

Request a toy: www.makersmakingchange.com/s/hacking-re...

A woman wearing a Neil Squire toque adapts a toy.

On #GivingTuesday & #IDPD2024, we're so close to reaching our goal of raising $125,000 to provide 2,000 toys & switches for kids with disabilities across Canada. With over $110K raised so far, you can help us cross the finish line today. #HackingForTheHolidays

hackingfortheholidays2024.causevox.com

Bourassa Savaria Foundation logo.

We are grateful to have received $8,000 from the Bourassa Savaria Foundation for our #HackingForTheHolidays campaign. Their support helps us donate adapted toys to kids with disabilities across the country. Thank you for your support!

#GivingTuesday #IDPD #IDPD2024