Welcome to the website of the GTA chapters of the Tetra Society of North America. Please feel free to browse the several pages of this website, and contact us if you have any questions or comments.
The purpose of Tetra is to recruit skilled volunteer engineers and technicians to create assistive devices for people with disabilities.
This unique program was developed in response to difficulties that people with disabilities experience in their search for greater independence and integration within their communities. The solutions are often simple but can change someone’s life.
Tetra clients can be anyone. They can be infants or seniors or anyone in between. As well, levels of disability can vary greatly from client to client. No challenge given Tetra’s volunteers is deemed too great or too small. The goal is always to reduce societal and environmental barriers and to create increased independence.
Tetra’s assistive device projects tackle barriers to mobility, personal care and communications. They facilitate education, work and recreation. They provide increased access within households – kitchens, bedrooms and bathrooms – and other environments, such as vehicles or places of business. In short, assistive devices created by Tetra focus on improving quality of life.
While Tetra operates in numerous cities and towns throughout North America, the services and talents of our expert volunteers are available to everyone. Information on past projects is shared system-wide; expertise is shared and requests for assistive device projects can even be filled remotely if someone lives in an area not served by a Tetra chapter.
For more information about the Tetra Society of North America, visit www.tetrasociety.org
To join the Tetra Society chapters in the Greater Toronto Area, visit www.tetragta.org/blog/volunteer or use our contact form available at www.tetragta.org/blog/contact