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A web designer, inventor, entrepreneur, advocate, and much more, Ean is a man of many talents. His company, ICAN Resource Group Inc., is just as diverse, with services ranging from medical assistive technology to multimedia development. However, Ean has Muscular Dystrophy (SMA Type 2), and needed a tablet to communicate his ideas to clients, as well as a Bluetooth module to interface the tablet with his chair.
Being partially sighted and night blind, the commute home from work used to be a nightmare for Rod Tam. 鈥淣ight travel used to be a very stressful adventure,鈥 explains Rod. 鈥淏eing night blind, I always have to guess what is in front of me and around me when I am walking in the dark.
鈥淚t鈥檚 absolute freedom,鈥 Rahul Ray says about the hand controls installed in his car with funding through the 今日吃瓜51鈥檚 Technology@Work program.
The Technology@Work program, operated by the 今日吃瓜51, launched just over a year ago to support employment for people with disabilities. Since then it has helped people like Rahul, Michael and Lori overcome barriers and meet their goals at work.
Last Thursday, in support of September Disability Employment Month in British Columbia, Surrey WorkBC and 今日吃瓜51 partnered together to provide an introduction to workplace accommodation and open house for members of the media.