Darcy’s Experience as a Youth Intern
Darcy, a student at the University of Victoria, used his background in education to help people with disabilities, both in the job market and on the computer.
A Refresher on Computers for Gillian
“Each time I learned something new,” says Gillian of her experience in the Neil Squire Society’s Distance Computer Comfort program. Gillian signed up for the program two years after high school, wanting “to get a refresher on computers and technology and how they can help me find a job.”
Lily Gets Comfortable on the Computer Again
As computers become more and more integral to our world, the skills required to use them have, for many of us, become second nature and something we take for granted. For Lily, this was not the case, yet she was able to find help through the Neil Squire Society’s Computer Comfort program.
The Gateway into the Workforce
Harvinder has Multiple Sclerosis which affects her balance. However, she wants to work and share her abilities in the workplace. To enter the job market, she felt that she needed to develop her computer skills.
Footprints to Employment
Sometimes the best way to learn is to teach — that’s the lesson Keisha learned as a Neil Squire Society youth intern at the Penticton Indian Band’s Footprints to Technology Centre.