Great read. Steve McCann provides an overview of 7 companies, one of which is Trexo, that are working to help people with disabilities get around in a world that often isn’t made accessible for them. MaRS Discovery District and Toyota Mobility Foundation came together for one of those special events that are actually fun and engaging (and worth the blisters on my feet at the end of the day 👠 😣) The teams from MaRS and TMF that we met with at the #impacthealth event took the time to listen, ask questions, and probe the barriers and obstacles companies like these 7 face. Important conversations were had and a lot of really cool people spent the day learning together. And it’s never bad when it ends with some food and wine! 🍷 Thank you to MaRS and the Toyota Mobility Foundation. 🙏 🎤 Thank you to my colleague Jaydev Sachdeva who gave a great presentation. 🙌 Shout out to Steve McCann for providing much laughter and doing a great job pulling content together - along with this cameraman - who’s name escapes me but I will fill in!) 👏 And to Poonam Patel who was always right there when we needed her. She made the day great! 👏 And Sofie Poirier who was supportive, and kind throughout the day. We appreciate you all. This has turned into quite the post, and there is still more I could say. The day was inspiring and fun and I’m enjoying remembering as I write this. 📝 Two last shout outs - 🫶 Katrina (Katie) Mertens surprised us at the event. It was so great to meet her in person! Her sister is a Trexo user and the Mertens family supports us endlessly. 🫶 Lastly, Hussein Kermally ☁️ stopped by to chat with us at the event. We worked with Hussein’s team on our Salesforce integration. It was nice to see faces we knew and to meet so many wonderful new people. If you made it this far, you will now be rewarded with me wrapping it up and letting you get back to your day! But not until you follow Trexo so you can stay current on our news (which is not usually this rambling) Gratefully, Jenn
From technology that translates speech into sign language to a robotic gait training device that helps children improve their mobility — here's how seven Canadian companies are helping people living with disabilities experience more active, independent lives. Ft. Seleste, AWL-Electricity, Axtion Independence Mobility Inc., Braze Mobility Inc., Cheelcare, Deaf AI and Trexo Robotics. Toyota North America, Toyota Mobility Foundation
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4moThanks for the kudos — always excited to help share amazing stories like yours! Congratulations again on being part of this exciting cohort!