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鈥淚鈥檓 a quadriplegic,鈥 says Walter. 鈥淚 use a mouth stick and voice recognition software on my computer, which works great. When it came to my phone 鈥 Siri鈥檚 great, but it鈥檚 a love/hate relationship.鈥 Looking for a way to be more productive with his iPhone, Walter joined TELUS’聽Tech for Good鈩(new window) program in collaboration with […]
Darlene is a senior who works as an associate at a dollar store in Sidney; her duties include working the till and the stocking shelves. She has from hearing loss in both ears. 鈥淚t is difficult for me to hear and understand responses from customers and to fully understand direction from supervisors,鈥 she shares.
鈥淲e phone each other each night. Plus, she鈥檚 able to phone other people she knows, so she鈥檚 not as isolated.”
“My anxiety and depression wanted me to believe that I would have no chance of getting a job that would be best suited to my abilities, much less jobs that I would not be qualified for.鈥
“I am visually impaired,鈥 says Kam. 鈥淚 was trying to learn how to use my smartphone. If you鈥檙e not able to use it, you鈥檙e missing out on a lot.鈥