Technology for Employment
Are you looking for employment but have experienced barriers?
Do you have a disability that is making finding (or keeping) work challenging?
Do you think a specific (new customised) assistive technology solution might help you to obtain or keep employment?
If you answered yes to any of the above questions you may be eligible to receive a customized assistive technology to support your employment goals.
CanAssist is closing the employment gap for people with disabilities by removing barriers through innovation. With funding from the Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction, we’re working on an initiative to develop customized technologies that empower individuals, foster inclusive workplaces, and create lasting pathways to meaningful employment.
Complete the Online Request Form
To be eligible to receive a customized assistive technology, participants must:
- Be a resident of and legally eligible to work in British Columbia,
- Be 16 years of age or older,
- Face barriers to employment and identify as having a disability or functional limitation,
- Need customized assistive equipment or devices:
- To start work, self-employment, or volunteering related to a longer-term goal of employment, or:
- To become independent in your current work, self-employment, or volunteering related to a longer-term goal of employment, or:
- To avoid losing your current work, self-employment, or volunteering related to a longer-term goal of employment.
- Not employed by a Public Sector organization.
No financial contribution or income/means test is required for participants.
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