Meritorious Service Cross
Awarded on: 2017-04-04
Invested on: 2017-12-12
Tom Chau, Pierre Duez, Andrea Lamont and Eric Wan created the Virtual Music Instrument (VMI) at Toronto’s Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital. A software program that can be used with standard computer and video camera equipment, the VMI enables people with disabilities to experience the fulfillment of making music, often for the first time. Easily customizable, the program has been adapted for use by people of all ages with differing needs in many countries around the world.