Imagine if you live in a town that consists of 3700 people and there are no resources available to help you learn how to use a computer. Imagine if you were this isolated and you didn’t know how to use the Internet to access the world around you. What would you do if you couldn’t use the computer?

This is exactly how Danny felt living in Hayriver (new window) in the Northwest Territories (new window). There were no programs available to help him learn how to you use a computer.  Danny, who has a bipolar disorder, (new window) learned about the Neil Squire Society’s Distance Computer Comfort Program through the CSSD Business Abilities program (new window) in Nelson (new window), British Columbia (new window).

After taking the Distance Computer Comfort Program, Danny realized that you can find anything on the computer, even the ability to boost your confidence. “I didn’t have the confidence for the past ten years, but once I started the program, I knew I could do it. I would tell myself, Danny, you can learn this tool!” Danny says with excitement.

Danny is now able to job hunt on the computer. He uses facebook (new window) and e-mail to interact with his friends and family. He has also been able to increase his education about his favourite hobby, model trains. “I can go on the computer and find any kind of information,” says Danny. 

For ten years Danny has had a computer but had no idea of how to use it properly. He didn’t realize how accessible the world would become, and the knowledge of skills that the computer would introduce. “The Neil Squire Society made me more aware that computers are learning tools to help us in our daily lives” says Danny.

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