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When Rashmi Prakash, then an undergraduate electrical engineering student at UBC, first signed up for the Access Makeathon in January 2017, she had no idea how it’d affect her life.
Sandy currently does part-time casual work as a move-in, move-out cleaner in Fort Nelson, deep cleaning homes. She has hearing loss. “I require hearing aids to help me hear instructions, job duties, [things for] personal safety. I struggle when people speak to me without face-to-face contact,” she shares.
Jason works as a community support worker, providing one-on-one support for an individual in a group home. He has hearing loss, which can make it difficult to interact with his client.
Three years ago, Caily moved from British Columbia to Regina, Saskatchewan with her partner and son. She has Auditory Processing Disorder, which makes it difficult for her to work in places with loud noises. Having previously worked as an Early Childcare Educator (ECE) in BC, she came to our Prairie Regional Office looking for help with career exploration, and navigating the differences of working as an ECE in her new province.
Reham is currently job searching and enrolled in training. While completing coursework and developing job-ready skills, she is also preparing for an upcoming practicum placement.