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“Hearing aids have benefitted me greatly in both of my chosen fields,” Calvin shares. “Bluetooth capabilities allow for easier conversations on the phone as well as dealing with people I do not require face to face contact.”
Through Clubs That Care, an initiative by Neil Squire’s Makers Making Change program, we are helping university and post-secondary clubs and groups to build affordable assistive technology for their community. One such club is the University of Victoria (UVic) Biomedical Engineering Design Club.
“I am working towards job prospects that would have never been possible to myself without this.”
Selma is a senior who is currently looking for work, and is trying to upgrade her English teaching certification so that she can teach English as a second language. She has hearing loss, and found she needed new hearing aids.
Hearing about her friends using their computers made Jill want to learn too. She also has “lots of pictures” that she likes sharing with others. Already familiar with Neil Squire, she decided to enroll in Distance Computer Comfort.