Posts by Jen Lee Reeves
Born Just Right The Book Launch
We are officially one month away from the release of the book, BORN JUST RIGHT. Jordan and I worked together for the last two years to help share her life story. We are immensely proud of the book and the opportunity to share it with the world. We hope to have a chance to see…
Read More +BOOST Workshop Presents Prototypes to the Cambridge Science Festival
How can physical differences revolutionize design thinking? All you have to do is to ask the latest participants of our BOOST by Born Just Right workshop held this past weekend in Cambridge, MA. Over the course of two days, most of our eight attendees had new prototype concepts to show off at the Cambridge Innovation Center as…
Read More +Microsoft Garage to Host Next BOOST by Born Just Right
We are thrilled to announce that our next BOOST by Born Just Right workshop on April 13-14 in Cambridge, Massachusetts will take place at the Microsoft Garage. At the end of the two-day workshop, participants have a chance to show off their prototypes as part of the Cambridge Science Festival thanks to the Cambridge Innovation…
Read More +Project Unicorn in the MSI Chicago Wired to Wear Exhibit
People keep saying we are on fire this year. It’s kind of wild to think all our organization and Jordan has accomplished but what we are doing this year is based on work we’ve had underway for YEARS. Our next big event is this WEEK. Jordan’s Project Unicorn prototype and another participant in our BOOST…
Read More +Parenting Teens With a Little Extra Help
[This post is sponsored by the Center for Parent and Teen Communication. All opinions are my own.] Parenting is an adventure. I’ve documented a lot of it right here on this blog for a long time. But lately, I haven’t shared my parenting as much. Mainly, because we are incredibly busy while growing a nonprofit.…
Read More +Mission Accomplished: BOOST by BJR in Bogotá
We are so proud of what Born Just Right’s Senior Program Director Kate Ganim could accomplish with Bogotá’s Fabrilab across two design-packed Saturdays. Four kids had a chance to develop prototypes based on their own limb differences and learn how to make those ideas a reality. Kate wrote up her experience from this past weekend:…
Read More +New BOOST Inventions in Bogotá
Our first international BOOST by Born Just Right workshop started out strong with the help of four creative kids. They gathered with their parents at the Fabrilab, a 3D printing and design center in Bogotá, Colombia. Our Senior Program Director Kate Ganim is in the city and was able to launch one of our workshops…
Read More +BOOST by Born Just Right Workshop in Bogotá
BOOST by Born Just Right is making a visit to South America! Our Senior Program Director Kate Ganim is in Bogotá, Colombia. She reached out to the leaders of Fabrilab to see if she could work with kids in the area who have upper limb differences. Fabrilab is a business dedicated to building 3D printed…
Read More +At Long Last: Barbie Reveals Mainstream Dolls with Disabilities
For Jordan, it started when she was four years old. She was upset her American Girl doll didn’t look like her. It was a kick in the gut when I realized none of her dolls helped her feel comfortable in her own body. It was something I wrote about and recognized as a problem, but…
Read More +Microsoft’s #GamingForEveryone Commercial
Have you ever seen Microsoft’s adaptive Xbox controllers? I have tracked its release ever since I learned the disability community worked WITH Microsoft designers to develop the controller. That is what we hope happens every time someone creates a product. Let’s always include the disability community in the building process. We especially need to stop…
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