Posts Tagged ‘design’
New BOOST by Born Just Right Workshops
In the last year, we have gotten the chance to share our work with the world. Thanks to your donations and support, Born Just Right continues to hold BOOST workshops across the country. Last weekend, BJR partnered with the Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art in Kansas City to offer a mini version of our BOOST workshop.…
Read More +Attend the next BOOST by Born Just Right
A key mission of Born Just Right is to raise awareness about the power of design and STEM education. It also works to build support and grow a community for kids and parents that fosters learning. The learning happens best during our BOOST by Born Just Right workshops. Our most recent one happened last year…
Read More +Anaiss and her Wheelchair BOOST Invention
Each and every participant who joined in our most recent BOOST workshop came to the event with different views and ideas of what interests them. Anaiss came in with an open mind and left five days later with an actual boost to help her reach for items there were just a little difficult to grab.…
Read More +BOOST by Born Just Right on NBC Nightly News
We are so thrilled Superhero Boost (now named BOOST by Born Just Right) was featured in an NBC Nightly News piece by Joe Fryer. He featured some of our kids at work during our workshop this year. Ryder Ryder was the youngest participant in the 2018 BOOST. He loves snakes and he wanted to work…
Read More +Sydney’s BMX Bike Arm
We are so thrilled to see some of our Superhero Boost (now named BOOST by Born Just Right) participants’ work toward a new prototype since this summer’s workshop. As they report out details of their work with us, we’re going to share them with you! First up: Sydney! We are so excited to see her working…
Read More +The Story of Superhero Boost (now BOOST by Born Just Right)
The story of Superhero Boost (now called BOOST by Born Just Right) starts way back in January 2016. Jordan and I were invited to attend an event in San Francisco called “Superhero Cyborgs” and it’s where the Project Unicorn idea happened. We were so lucky to get to know Kate Ganim of KIDmob and work…
Read More +Sharing a Design Story with #AIGAdesign
This morning, Jordan has a chance to tell her story of creating Project Unicorn and learning how design can enhance her life and the lives of many other kids. She and I are attending the national AIGA Design Conference in Minneapolis. She is giving a presentation during a symposium called The Impact of Inclusion. Jordan…
Read More +Meeting a Born Just Right Hallmark Master Artist
Art and design can be seen and accomplished in so many ways. When you add in a physical difference, it gives more perspective and it doesn’t have to prevent you from doing your best. It might actually mean you do it even better! That’s what we’ve learned in our years of knowing Tammy Haddix. She’s…
Read More +Superhero Cyborgs Assemble Once Again
In one day, eight kids turned themselves into the ultimate superhero upgrades this weekend in the Boston area. It’s amazing to see what we were able to do in one day. With the support of an amazing group of organizations, eight kids gathered at Canopy City in Somerville, Massachusetts to learn how to bring design…
Read More +Shifting the Focus on Inclusive Design
A big reason Jordan encouraged me to work on transitioning Born Just Right from a community to a non-profit community came from a huge realization. As Jordan learned more about design this past year, the more we saw how a lot of the inclusive design world is supported by typically able engineers and designers. There…
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