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“A couple of years ago I realized I was losing some of my hearing, and needless to say, this impacted my job tremendously as I was not able to hear the full conversation without a lot of ‘pardon me’ and ‘could you repeat that.’ Not only was this embarrassing, but it was taking me longer to complete a conversation.”
“I couldn’t really afford a computer,” Husein says. “I was using my phone all the time, but that’s not very practical.”
“This program has given me the ability to look for employment in a company and not feel like I will be a burden,” Tanya says. “[It] has helped my ability to use the keyboard less, sit in a comfortable chair and use the laptop to complete my training. As well, use my headphones to speak into [it] without using my hands on the keyboard or phone.”
Maria works at a medical clinic in Richmond, and her work requires her to talk with patients in-person and over the phone in tight quarters with her co-workers. She has Tinnitus which can make it difficult to hear everything with the noisy environment.
Former Computer Comfort volunteer and longtime friend of the Society, Phiroze (Phil) Reporter, was featured in What’s On Burnaby, noting that he has served over 2,500 hours as volunteer with Burnaby Hospital over the past 15 years.