Employment Disability Resources

We met a lot of people and shared information and resources at the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Holiday Fair & Mixer tonight! Thank you Dawn Ingalls, Avera, and Peter Klein, MBA, WellsFargo, EDR board members, for volunteering!#DisabilityEmployment #EmploymentDisabilityResources

Chick-fil-A Restaurants (Empire Place, Sioux Falls) received a Disability Inclusion Partner award from Employment Disability Resources and the Sioux Falls Disability Awareness and Accessibility Review Board (DAARB). Pictured below L-R: Patricia Herman, DAARB; Hannah James, FOH Director; Jeremiah Heiser, Owner/Operator; Vicki Stewart, Employment Disability Resources; Melodie Thompson, HR Director; and Bethany Buitenbos, Marketing Director. #EmploymentDisabilityResources #DisabilityEmployment

The Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce received a Disability Inclusion Partner award from Employment Disability Resources (EDR) and the Sioux Falls Disability Awareness and Accessibility Review Board (DAARB). Pictured Back Row L-R: Eric Siemers, Sales Manager; Ellen Swanson, Administrative Assistant; Aaron Vlasman, Public Policy Manager; Susan Seachris, Accounting Manager; Pat Lund, Director of Member Relations; and Mitch Rave, VP of Public Policy. Front Row L-R: Teresa Schreier, Events Coordinator; Jeff Griffin, IOM, President and CEO; Vicki Stewart, EDR; Patricia Herman, DAARB and EDR Board; and Jaci Pieters, Young Professionals Network Manager. #EmploymentDisabilityResources #DisabilityEmployment

Grateful to be a part of the Greater Sioux Falls Chamber of Commerce Operation Thank You event yesterday. It was fun to be on the Cindi J Johnson team!

We offered many educational opportunities in October to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Below is a photo of Emily Shuman, Director of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center, speaking to the Downtown Sioux Falls Rotary. Let's keep striving for successful employment opportunities for people with disabilities throughout the year! #NDEAM #EmploymentDisabilityResources #DisabilityEmployment

I am learning a lot at the 2024 Fall Conference in Deadwood! It is also a great opportunity for others to learn about our organization. #DisabilityEmployment

Scouting America, Sioux Council received a Disability Inclusion Partner award from Employment Disability Resources and the Sioux Falls Disability Awareness and Accessibility Review Board (DAARB). Pictured below L-R are Aaron Collins, Program Director; Brett Aljets, Marketing-Development Director; Vicki Stewart, Employment Disability Resources; and Patricia Herman, DAARB and EDR Board. #DisabilityEmployment #EmploymentDisabilityResources #DisabilityInclusion

I spoke to the morning and afternoon Job Clubs at the Sioux Falls School District Community Campus. Community Campus provides programming for students, ages 18-21. Students participate in community-based independent living and vocational training as well as continuing functional academic skill instruction. Pictured below L-R are Employment Consultants, Jodie Driver and Sydney Welberg. #EmploymentDisabilityResources #DisabilityEmployment

Emily Shuman, Director of the Rocky Mountain ADA Center, gave a great presentation on "Minimizing Implicit Bias" at the monthly Sioux Empire SHRM meeting yesterday. Employment Disability Resources sponsored the meeting to celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month.#EmploymentDisabilityResources #DisabilityEmployment #NDEAM

Our National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) billboard campaign features these amazing Disability Inclusion Partners: Nyberg's ACE, Thunder Road Sioux Falls, Johnson Feed Inc., Five Star Call Centers, Kwik Trip, Inc., and RAS. Thank you for providing an inclusive workplace for people with disabilities! #EmploymentDisabilityResources #DisabilityEmployment #NDEAM