“Instead of watching TV I could do something useful”
“I have dealt with great clients. I feel like I am helping them. It makes me feel good that I’m responsible for helping them,” says Steve.
“Baboons infected the computers”
An inside joke between client and tutor. What else would you call it when your computer acts up?!
David has finished his time with Katimavik, but not with the Neil Squire Society
The Neil Squire Society’s Burnaby office says goodbye to another Katimavik volunteer, but this volunteer will be saying hello to the Neil Squire Society’s Ontario office.
“One day I will be a contributing member of society”
“The members of the Society have been professional, helpful, kind and I feel encouraged and confident that one day I will be a contributing member of society,” says Mirjana.
This Is Empowerment
The Ottawa Independent Living Resource Centre is a cross disability organization and local resource centre. Several of the participants in the Neil Squire Society’s Distance Computer Comfort Programs are also participants in our employment program, Independent Living Employment Assistance Program (iLeap).