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RAS Companies Managers met in Sioux Falls on November 1, 2022. As a company, they are trying to increase their knowledge and awareness of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging. Danyell Skillman, Director of Corporate Training at RAS, invited Vicki Stewart, Executive Director of Business Resource Network, to provide a “Disability Etiquette” training. Julie Waage, Vice

Sanford Health employs many people with disabilities. They believe employing people with disabilities has affected their company culture in a positive way. By treating everyone as equal and capable, it creates an environment for people to feel accepted as they are.   Some of the benefits of employing people with disabilities they see include improved employee morale, increased productivity,

As the eighth largest employer in Sioux Falls, the City of Sioux Falls employs over 1,300 full-time and 800 part-time and seasonal employees to provide essential services to residents and visitors to the community. These employees are located across 11 City departments such as Parks and Recreation, Public Works, Technology, Siouxland Libraries, Police, Fire, Communications,

Dow Rummel has 278 employees, and six have identified as having a disability.  Employees with disabilities work in food service, housekeeping, and as a receptionist.   The Human Resource Department is responsible for posting and attracting leads.  Once someone applies, the applications and resumes are forwarded to the department managers to determine which applicants will be

The St. Francis House has 30 employees, including five who have disabilities.  Employees have physical, mental health and developmental disabilities and hold the titles of Assistant Director, Volunteer Coordinator, House Assistant and Kitchen Assistants.  St. Francis House provides workplace accommodations such as part-time hours and flexible scheduling.  They have also purchased special equipment such as a

Mary Jayne has been employed at Schulte Subaru as an office assistant for three years and is considered a role model to her coworkers because of her work ethic and enthusiasm.   You have most likely seen Mary Jayne with owners of Schulte Subaru, Mike and Sarah Schulte, on their commercial.  Mike and Sarah’s goal was to use this

MasterBrand has 14,000 employees throughout their various locations and over 500 at their Sioux Falls location.  Approximately ten employees have disabilities that include hearing loss/deafness, physical disabilities and mental health issues.  All positions are available to those with disabilities, but currently there are employees with disabilities in manufacturing and office positions.  One associate with a

Dairy Queen at Crossing Place currently has 22 employees and 7-10 have some type of disability.  Employees have learning disabilities, autism, cognitive disabilities, and hearing impairments.  Employees with disabilities

Yakkity Yak Coffee Shack has twenty plus people in their “brew crew.” Over twenty of them have cognitive and physical disabilities. Their entire “brew crew” performs all tasks required on the job including making coffee, smoothies, frappes, cleaning the shop, taking orders, and operating the cash register.  In their building process, they made a conscious