Gary’s job sees him wearing many hats, acting as project manager, site superintendent, and design engineer. His job involves a lot of communication, meeting with clients to discuss the project, interacting with work crews, before designing the project to be sent off to fabricators to be assembled and installed.

Gary, however, has hearing loss, and needed hearing aids to do his job. His audiologist referred him to WorkBC Assistive Technology Services for funding assistance.

“The people at Assistive Technology Services were awesome. They understood my issue, assisted me in completing forms, and the turnaround time once I completed the forms and submitted was incredible,” he shares. “[They] walked me [through] the application process and [were] extremely patient and understanding.

“They go beyond any expectations I had to help you.”

WorkBC Assistive Technology Services funded a good portion of the cost of his new hearing aids.

“My interaction with co-workers has greatly improved,” he says. “Having hearing aids gives me the ability to participate in meetings and the confidence since I can actually hear what everyone is talking about. Before I got my hearing aids, I would only hear about 60 to 70% of the conversation. Being able to hear the whole conversation allows me to complete my job tasks without either not completing them — since I couldn’t hear what some expectations were — and completing them with a full understanding of what was expected of myself.

“I would highly recommend the Assistive Technology Services program to anyone who needs assistance.”

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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.

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