For this episode I interview Zander McConnell, our current intern from “Project Search”. Zander has been coming to CFRU every day to work with us, in the hopes of learning transferable job skills, working on recording and editing, public speaking, file management, project management and getting immersed in some cool music and tech in the process. I thought it would be neat to interview him to learn more about him as a person, and to give him an opportunity to speak on mic. We talk about video games, his experience navigating his disability, he interviews me about being a mom, and we reflect on our respective experiences with anxiety. We cover a wide range of topics and we had a great time! We hope you enjoy it!“Project SEARCH is a unique school-to-work training program for students with disabilities. Students are immersed at a host business and get more than 700 hours of hands-on work experience geared to in-demand roles in the local labour market. They learn employability skills and plan their careers with guidance from a teacher and skills trainers.”

This interview was originally recorded on Oct 2nd, 2024

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