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How Artificial Intelligence Impacts Workplace Accommodation Source: askjan.org Artificial intelligence (AI) holds transformative potential to reshape the nature of work, creating significant opportunities for people with disabilities. Leveraging AI can not only enhance productivity for all but can also remove long-standing barriers for workers with disabilities and the employers who support them. A critical component of advancing […]

Employment Disability Resources Launches New Video Employment Disability Resources (EDR) is proud to announce the release of a new video designed to advance our mission and increase awareness of the many ways we support businesses in Sioux Falls and the surrounding communities. The video highlights EDR’s role as a trusted partner to local employers, helping

Introducing West Meets East: Access at Work — a new monthly collaborative conversation series with Vicki Stewart, Employment Disability Resources, and Heidi Mecham, Workplace Disability Network, exploring practical approaches to workplace accessibility and accommodations. March 4, 2026 (new date)9:00 AM MT / 10:00 AM CTSpecial Guest: Tony Russell, Lion Heart LLC Our first conversation will focus on South

Mentoring Day with Autism Behavioral Consulting by Alana Thelen, a Mentoring Day participant Employment Disability Resources and Autism Behavioral Consulting offered their first Mentoring Day to young adults with autism on Monday, December 22. “Mentoring Day is a great opportunity for individuals with disabilities to explore career options, but also for businesses to learn about

National Diabetes Awareness Month by EDR board member, Holly Wessels “Do you want the good news first, or the bad news?” This was the question the doctor asked Holly’s mom. Holly was only 12 years old and had been sick for several weeks with what they thought was the flu, losing weight and not able to

2025 National Disability Employment Awareness Month The 2025 National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) event was held October 15 at the Best Western Plus Ramkota Hotel. This year the event was a part of the South Dakota RehabACTion’s 2025 Fall Conference. There were two breakout sessions offered in the morning. The first featured Jana Burke, Mariposa Professional

Disability Awareness at Work Everyone wants to feel welcome. At home, at your place of worship, in the marketplace. People spend a LOT of time in the workplace. In fact, an average person will spend about 90,000 hours at over a lifetime! Shouldn’t that also be welcoming? How can you make sure your workplace is disability

May is National Stroke Awareness Month On October 15th, 2022, Nick Kiesow experienced a spinal cord stroke at the T6 level, near the base of the sternum. The stroke left him paralyzed from that point down. Spinal cord strokes are extremely rare—far less common than strokes that occur in the brain. Statistically, spinal cord strokes account for

April is National Parkinson’s Awareness Month Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson’s each year. Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disorder. Symptoms generally develop slowly over years and the progression of symptoms is often different from one person to another due to the diversity of the disease. Heidi Aderhold began experiencing tremors

March is National Multiple Sclerosis (MS) Month Michele Snyders was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis (MS) on April 4, 2018. She began experiencing weakness in her legs, her foot would drag on the ground after walking for a while, and she had an electrical shock sensation that ran down her neck and arms whenever she bent