Employment Support Programs for Persons with Disabilities

Disability Services, Education, and Employment

Provided by Neil Squire Society

Offers one to one support, both in person and remotely, for people with all types of disabilities so that they can succeed at home and in the workplace.
Offers one to one support, both in person and remotely, for people with all types of disabilities. Focusing on Innovation, Digital Literacy, Employment, and Assistive Technology, they offer immersive programs that teach people with disabilities how to use technology and succeed both at home and in the workplace, and they provide ergonomic solutions and access to affordable assistive technologies that remove barriers for people with disabilities.

The following programs are offered free of charge, province-wide:
  • Creative Employment Options: Helps people with disabilities prepare for, obtain and maintain employment. This unique, comprehensive and participant-centered program is designed to develop the skills required to help individuals achieve their employment goals.
  • Empower3D: Provides youth with disabilities the opportunity to develop skills and gain valuable work experience in the manufacturing sector.
  • Computer Comfort: Offers one-on-one computer tutoring at no cost to qualifying participants in a supportive, client-centred environment; a refurbished donated computer for the home, if needed; and ongoing technical support. Please note, this program is only available to those in the Lower Mainland.
  • Distance Computer Comfort: The online version of the Computer Comfort Program - available throughout Canada. Tailoring to individuals with disabilities across the country, it allows for a flexible learning schedule without having to leave the comfort of your own home.
  • Makers Making Change: Connects makers to people with disabilities who need assistive technologies.

604-473-9363 (Main Office)

Toll Free: 1-877-673-4636

Public email: info@neilsquire.ca

Website: https://www.neilsquire.ca/

#400, 3999 Henning Drive, Burnaby, British Columbia

604-473-9363 (Lower Mainland Computer Comfort Coordinator)

Public email: muneshr@neilsquire.ca

Website: https://www.neilsquire.ca/individual...

Cost: No cost

Associated Programs/Services

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Availability

Service area: Province-wide + show cities

Service area cities: 100 Mile House, Abbotsford, Agassiz, Aldergrove, Alert Bay, Alexis Creek, Anahim Lake, Anmore, Armstrong, Ashcroft, Atlin, Bamfield, Banff, Barriere, Bella Bella, Bella Coola, Black Creek, Blue River, Boston Bar, Bowen Island, Brentwood Bay, Burnaby, Burns Lake, Cache Creek, Calgary, Campbell River, Canmore, Castlegar, Cathedral Grove, Cawston, Chase, Chemainus, Chetwynd, Chilliwack, Christina Lake, Clearwater, Clinton, Cobble Hill, Comox, Coombs, Coquitlam, Cortes Island, Courtenay, Cranbrook, Crawford Bay, Creston, Cumberland, Daajing Giids, Dawson Creek, Dease Lake, Deep Bay, Delta, Denman Island, Duncan, Edgewood, Elkford, Enderby, Fanny Bay, Fernie, Fort Langley, Fort Nelson, Fort St. James, Fort St. John, Fraser Lake, Fruitvale, Gabriola Island, Galiano Island, Gibsons, Golden, Gold River, Grand Forks, Greenwood, Hanceville, Hazelton, Hope, Hornby Island, Horne Lake, Houston, Hudson's Hope, Invermere, Kamloops, Kaslo, Kelowna, Keremeos, Kimberley, Kitimat, Kyuquot, Ladner, Ladysmith, Lake Country, Lake Cowichan, Langford, Langley, Lantzville, Lethbridge, Lillooet, Lions Bay, Logan Lake, Long Beach, Lumby, Lytton, Mackenzie, Maple Ridge, Masset, Mayne Island, McBride, Merritt, Merville, Midway, Mill Bay, Mission, Nakusp, Nanaimo, Nanoose Bay, Nelson, New Aiyansh, New Denver, New Westminster, Nitinaht, North Delta, North Saanich, North Vancouver, Okanagan Falls, Oliver, Osoyoos, Oyama, Parksville, Peachland, Pemberton, Pender Harbour, Pender Island, Penelakut Island, Penticton, Pitt Meadows, Port Alberni, Port Alice, Port Coquitlam, Port Hardy, Port McNeill, Port Moody, Powell River, Prince George, Prince Rupert, Princeton, Quadra Island, Qualicum Beach, Quathiaski Cove, Quesnel, Revelstoke, Richmond, Riske Creek, Rock Creek, Rossland, Saanich, Saanichton, Salmo, Salmon Arm, Salt Spring Island, Sardis, Saturna Island, Sayward, Scotch Creek, Sechelt, Shawnigan Lake, Sicamous, Sidney, Skidegate, Slocan, Smithers, Sointula, Sooke, Sorrento, South Surrey, Sparwood, Spences Bridge, Squamish, Stewart, Summerland, Sun Peaks, Surrey, Tahsis, Tatla Lake, Telkwa, Terrace, Tofino, Trail, Tsawwassen, Tumbler Ridge, Ucluelet, Valemount, Vancouver, Vanderhoof, Vernon, Victoria, West Kelowna, West Vancouver, Whistler, White Rock, Williams Lake, Winlaw, Witset, and Yale

Service Types Provided
Disability Services
  • Employment Support - Disability
Education
Employment
  • Employment Support: Employment Support - Disability
Ways to Access
  • Provided 1:1 in-person
  • Provided online: email / video / on-line

The listing of this service in Pathways is not a recommendation or endorsement by Pathways.

Pathways does not provide medical advice. If you have an emergency please call 9-1-1. If you require assistance navigating services please call 8-1-1.

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community-services@pathwaysbc.ca

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  2. Last Name
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  6. Employer Name (for office staff)
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