Hot Seat With Cognizant Clay

Riccardo Baldini is an entrepreneur and pianist from Italy currently living in Alberta. He is the cofounder of Strathcona Microgreens. He also cofounded Resonate, an adaptive piano pedal that helps people press the pedals of a piano without using their legs. He was featured on the CBC docuseries Push.

Benveet "Bean" Gill is an actress, entrepreneur and model. In 2017 she co-founded ReYu Paralysis Recovery Center - a non-profit she started with her Neuro-Exercise Specialist and zero capital. The wellness center exists to inspire, motivate, and promote recovery with increased function for individuals with spinal cord injuries and associated neurological disorders. "We show them that they can do the things that they were told they were never going to do." Gill’s work has earned her local and national recognition, including Top 40 Under 40, RBC Canadian Women Entrepreneur Award, and Global’s Woman of Vision Award. Bean is the reigning Miss Wheelchair Canada and was recognized by Mattel as one of Canada's top 60 inspiring women as part of Barbie's 60th Anniversary. Thanks for tuning in to my channel! I appreciate the support and I hope I provide some decent entertainment for you. If you are new to my page, my name is Clayton. I am a 31 year old Canadian living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. I started my page to raise awareness for the disabled community. I stream video games and also host a video podcast called Hot Seat with Cognizant Clay. For those interested, there are links to my Instagram and website below! Instagram: https://instagram.com/cognizantclay?i... Donate to Defeat Duchenne Canada: https://defeatduchenne.akaraisin.com/... Website: www.cognizantclay.com In July my accessible van lost brakes and when we took it for a service our mechanic told us the repairs needed would exceed $10,000. It's a 1997 Econoline so there is no point in fixing it. We are now looking to buy a newer van to replace it. The Econoline was the 3rd van we have purchased. This will be van number four! Without a van I am unable to travel for my medical appointments. As someone on ODSP, financing a van is unobtainable. It would mean a lot to me if you donate or share my cause! Any amount donated is greatly appreciated! https://gofund.me/5ba654f7

Sean Towgood is the creator, writer, co-executive producer and star of You're My Hero, a new CBC Gem original comedy series about navigating life with cerebral palsy. He is a Radio Broadcasting graduate from Humber College, and won an Emerge Media Award for the short radio documentary Stigma. Towgood is also the creator and co-producer of the audio documentaries Independence Day and Welcome To The Party for CBC's The Doc Project.

Tim Balz is an award-winning engineer who is passionate about designing mobility technologies for people with disabilities. After working on high profile projects for SpaceX, Balz founded Kalogon in an effort to develop solutions that would radically transform the way the world sits and, most importantly, give wheelchair users their independence back. In 2014, Balz invented the first smart wheelchair, which won Intel's IOT Device of the Year Award and was endorsed by Stephen Hawking. He is a named inventor on an all terrain wheelchair patent and designed a wheelchair suspension system for one of the world’s largest wheelchair companies. When he's not inventing high tech solutions, Balz is giving underserved communities access to modern wheelchair technologies for free as part of his nonprofit, Freedom Chairs.