 Brian is determined, funny, and he's brave. Brian has always wanted to be included. Everything that Brian has learned has taken a lot longer than a lot of other kids. He doesn't hear as well, he doesn't see as well. His processing speed for learning is slower. So all of those things which help us or a typical person learn, he has to try like ten times as much. So what are you looking forward to this week? You're gonna have my job. Oh you're right, you have to go down to your job. Monday, right? Monday night. Maybe. Maybe not. Maybe not. We applied for all sorts of jobs and built up his resume and he was not successful in getting a paid position. We felt pretty stuck until we frankly came across this WorkBC program and met Amanda. When I first met Brian he was pretty shy and pretty reserved. We just talked about all of the work experience that he had done, what his interests were. Amanda is my sub-coach. She helped me get my first paint job. We were able to do different assessments and see what he was really good at and what he enjoyed. His face lit up talking about the BC Lions and about sports and I was like okay, that's where we're going. Volunteering with the BC Lions, his confidence just really increased. He was dreaming more and he was like wow, if I can be with the BC Lions then I can do anything. I can get a paid job. I was able to see his cleaning abilities and how precise he was and how organized he was. He's very routine, very structured. He did a work experience with Dexterra so we were able to translate that into paid work at the Long Steel Key. Managers think that it's going to be more work for them to hire someone with a diverse ability but usually it's less work because you have an employment specialist and if it's a good fit our clients will stay long term. The WorkBC program was entirely customizable for Brian. It built his confidence, it helped him get a job he never would have got otherwise. At WorkBC we're just piecing together the puzzle. We're just trying to see where everyone fits and where everyone can reach their most potential.