To thrive in today's world, everyone deserves the opportunity to learn the accessibility that technology affords us. Fortunately, for individuals with Disabilities, the opportunities and proper support are more readily available.

Handy Capable Network (HCN) assists organizations in the setup of Computer Learning Centers (CLC). HCN's individualized solutions provide you the expertise to create the environment where disabled individuals can learn valuable computer skills, gain self-esteem, and encourage personal growth and independence.

As a Microsoft Authorized Refurbisher, HCN will aid your organization in designing a Computer Learning Center, setting up and installing computers and software, and providing you with a structured curriculum that can be adapted to your specific students' needs.

Beginnings

In 2001, Associations for Retarded Citizens for Housing Development Services, Inc. (Arc/HDS) provided initial funding for three years to set up four computer learning centers for people with developmental disabilities in the Triad, NC area. Barbara Davis, as a contractor, managed this program from the beginning. She has established more than 20 Computer Learning Centers in four years in eight counties in central North Carolina.

As the program expanded, a refurbishing program was established and the mission broadened beyond people with developmental disabilities.