The Canadian Multicultural Inventors Museum Podcast promotes innovative thinking in young people by telling the story of innovators from diverse backgrounds.
Episode number 5 is about inventor Rachel Zimmerman and the invention that helped improve communication amongst severely disabled non-speaking people.
This episode was written by Rathees Uthayakumar. Sound editing by Mark Higgingbottom. The music you’ve been listening to is from The Radio Droids.
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Information Sources:
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An interview with Rachel Zimmerman Brachman. (2015, June 5). Imagiverse. http://www.imagiverse.org/interviews/rachelzimmerman/rachel_zimmerman_05_06_15.htm
Barlow, Reni. (2011, December 03). CWSF 1985 alumna honoured at 2011 Women in Film and Television Showcase. Youth Science Canada. https://youthscience.ca/news/cwsf-1985-alumna-honoured-2011-women-film-and-television-showcase
Gamme, Alexander, Arika Okrent, Richard Sproat, and Ken Libbrecht (Hosts). (2019, March 21). Bliss [Audio podcast episode]. In Radiolab. WNYC Studios.
https://www.wnycstudios.org/podcasts/radiolab/articles/bliss
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Philips, Chris Chang-Yen. (2017, March 23). This Canadian girl’s school project gave non-verbal kids a new voice. CBC. https://www.cbc.ca/2017/this-canadian-girl-s-school-project-gave-non-verbal-kids-a-new-voice-1.4036004
Rachel Zimmerman, Blissymbol Printer, Computing and Telecommunications. (n.d.). Lemelson-MIT. https://lemelson.mit.edu/resources/rachel-zimmerman
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