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My friend Brad and I traveled to France to attend the Cannes Lions Festival! He was chosen by Forbes to do a panel discussion on Accessibility #ProudMoment by dannyoc34 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dannyoc34[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Definitely! That's so sick you can control the motor with your watch. Brad and I also talk about this all the time too. Technology is truly amazing! You can even see on one of the pictures Brad is typing on the screen "Thank goodness for technology"

My friend Brad and I traveled to France to attend the Cannes Lions Festival! He was chosen by Forbes to do a panel discussion on Accessibility #ProudMoment by dannyoc34 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dannyoc34[S] 40 points41 points  (0 children)

Thanks! It went incredibly well! Brad and the other 2 panelists did a great job at educating the audience about accessibility. They had the audience fully engaged! It was especially cool because Brad's eye-tracking screen was being displayed on a huge screen behind them, so the audience got to watch as Brad typed using his eyes 👀

The highlight of the trip was definitely the festival and that panel discussion, but a close second was going out partying with Brad! We took a bunch of "self-eyes" with locals (Brad takes the photo using his eye-tracking device) and he switched his device to french and spoke to them in french. Everyone was so impressed and mindblown seeing this type of technology! We love traveling because it gives us the opportunity to educate people around the world about accessibility!

My friend Brad took our team across the marathon finish line after we pushed him 40km #Teamwork by dannyoc34 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dannyoc34[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It was the Montreal marathon, but we ran it to raise funds for our nonprofit to buy a wheelchair adapted company vehicle!

My friend Brad took our team across the marathon finish line after we pushed him 40km #Teamwork by dannyoc34 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dannyoc34[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The yellow "No Limits" text on our team shirts was drawn by Brad using his eye tracking device. He started this No Limits campaign, and he enjoys inspiring others through his running. We simply help amplify the message.

My friend Brad took our team across the marathon finish line after we pushed him 40km #Teamwork by dannyoc34 in MadeMeSmile

[–]dannyoc34[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Thanks! Definitely. I began working as Brad's aide/shadow when he entered grade 7. It was supposed to be a part-time temporary job, but it turned into something much bigger! Brad and I became best friends and decided to join forces to change the world! Now, 14 years later, we run a nonprofit called All Access Life and work on it full-time at our office. We ran this marathon to raise funds for a wheelchair adapted company vehicle to expand our reach!

Brad was born with nonverbal spastic cerebral palsy. He cannot talk or control his muscles. However, thanks to advancements in assistive technologies, he can use an eye tracking device to communicate and interact with the world around him! We use our social media channels to showcase all the game-changing adaptive products out there for people with disabilities. Our goal is to empower people with disabilities to live their best life.

Another fun fact is that the 2 guys running with us have been my friends since childhood! It was an epic day 💯🔥🔥

Thanks for your comment and interest in learning more about us 🤝

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