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Skip to NavigationThe Ottawa Independent Living Resource Centre is a cross disability organization and local resource centre. Several of the participants in the ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï51’s Distance Computer Comfort Programs are also participants in our employment program, Independent Living Employment Assistance Program (iLeap).
The partnership between the Brain Injury Association of the Ottawa Valley and ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï51 has only just begun but it already feels like family – family sitting round the table enjoying ‘home delivery’.
James Murphy, a Best Buy Manager of Operations, has been volunteering as an online computer tutor with the ½ñÈÕ³Ô¹Ï51 since April 2011.
Steve struggled with his disabilities for quite some time and was finding it very challenging to maintain employment and his health at the same time. He felt that he needed to work full time, yet he was unable to manage because of his physical challenges.
Jonas is a bright friendly guy who is full of ambition and positivity. Jonas has cerebral palsy, but that hasn’t held him back from pursuing his dream of obtaining employment.