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A motor vehicle collision over 20 years ago left Garry with chronic pain, fatigue, and muscle tightness in his neck, shoulders and lower back. Though he had made adjustments to his workstation on his own, he was still feeling fatigue.
Cindy, who lives in Montreal, Quebec, was forced to leave her job of 23 years in the finance department of a business in 2010 after more than a year of pain and exhaustion stemming from “an issue” in her neck. She was looking to re-enter the workforce when she joined the Distance Computer Comfort program.
Chloe, a Grade 11 student in Moncton who has ADHD, found part-time work while she goes to school thanks to the Working Together program.
In 2010, Omar became a quadriplegic when he broke his neck at the C5 vertabrae in an accident while swimming in Iraq, and fell into a depression that lasted five years. Nearly seven years later, having moved with his family to Canada, Omar used the LipSync to write his exam at BCIT independently, without the use of a scriber.
Adam, who has social anxiety, hadn’t worked since 2007. The prospect of a job interview had him so nervous that he felt physically ill.