Like many other 18 year olds, Sarah was not quite sure what she wanted to do with her life after graduating from High School. Sarah was born with Thrombocytopenia-Absent Radius Syndrome (new window), also known as TAR Syndrome. This condition is characterized by the absence of a radius bone in each forearm. Sarah also has Cystic Fibrosis (new window).

Each year Sarah volunteers with the Cystic Fibrosis (new window) Annual Bingo Campaign. She also spends her time as a Sunday School Assistant, local library volunteer, and has even worked as a Ballot Issuing Officer in the 2010 provincial election (new window) in New Brunswick (new window). Still, Sarah was not quite sure what career path she wanted to follow.

Sarah had some definitive interests when she entered into the Employ-Ability Program and she was a whiz with the computer when she met with Charles Levasseur, one of the Neil Squire Society (new window)’s Certified Assistive Technology (new window) Specialist. Charles worked with Sarah to adjust her computer workstation and provided her with a smaller keyboard to better suit her petite stature. He also taught her some strategies for improving her typing speed. With that in place, Sarah began to delve into her career exploration.

Through the Employ-Ability Program’s recognized career development process, Sarah was able to narrow down her career ideas to paralegal, pharmacist, computer programmer, and accountant. Eventually, through information interviews with local accounting firms, Sarah decided to pursue a career in the accounting field. Now Sarah has her head in the books and eyes to the future as a student in the Business Administration Accounting program (new window) at New Brunswick Community College (new window).

Congratulations, Sarah!

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