Andrea is in training to start her own business from her home in Nanaimo.

Andrea has spastic cerebral palsy, which limits her ability to read and she cannot write. Needing assistance with daily activities, she has found it difficult in the past to find a “typical 9-5” job.

She turned to WorkBC Assistive Technology Services to get the devices she needed to work more independently.

She received a high-speed laptop with Dragon Naturally Speaking Pro installed, which allows her to type by dictation and search the web, as well as Adobe Pro with speech-to-text functionality. She also received a brand-new sit-stand desk.

“[They] also helped assist with tech issues like my headset and suggested an external microphone as a solution which I use daily now,” she explains.

“I was able to acquire all the tools I need to work almost completely autonomously,” Andrea shares. “I am able to work independently — answering emails, searching [the] web, [using] documents, printing on my own.”

Andrea says she “strongly” recommends WorkBC Assistive Technology Services to others in need.

“I am working towards job prospects that would have never been possible to myself without this.”

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WorkBC Assistive Technology Services is operated by Neil Squire. Assistive Technology Services are available to individuals who have a work-related barrier due to a disability or a functional limitation. This may include barriers related to traveling to and from the workplace.

Questions about WorkBC Assistive Technology Services? Need help applying? Contact us: 1-844-453-5506 or info-ats@workbc.ca

Please visit www.workbc-ats.ca for more information about WorkBC Assistive Technology Services.