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Your goals. Your way.

When it comes to selecting a goal to work towards, the choice is yours.

DBCS’s instructors will connect one-on-one with clients to develop a customized plan that helps maximize their learning experience, and help them meet their personal goals. Not sure where to start? Here are a few examples of student-led goals that might help you get started on your learning journey.

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Understanding and Using Numbers
  • Boost confidence and improve understanding of numbers in daily life.
  • Compare prices in store flyers, calculate tax and tips at restaurants, and create budgets.
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Communicating Ideas and Information
  • Build confidence in filling out forms, creating documents, making lists, and writing resumes or cover letters.
  • Enhance communication skills for interviews, presentations, and everyday conversations with friends, family, and community members.
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Improving Digital Technology Skills
  • Learn to create documents, browse and shop online, and use social media.
  • Use smartphone or tablet features like connecting Bluetooth hearing aids/headphones/speakers, Siri/Google, VoiceOver/TalkBack, and Magnifier.
  • Explore apps such as text messaging, FaceTime, Seeing AI, Glide, and Audiobooks.
  • Utilize accessibility software on computers or laptops, including JAWS, ZoomText, Magnifier, Narrator, and NVDA.
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Managing Learning
  • Set goals, manage time, organize schedules, and develop problem-solving skills.
  • Build teamwork and engagement skills.
  • Resolve conflicts, communicate effectively, and practice active listening.
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Finding and Using Information
  • Read and understand documents, medication labels, mail, recipes, and more.