You Are Invited to Two Free Community Events – August 7 & 8
Join us for two inspiring, free community events celebrating perseverance, teamwork, and the love of baseball.
Friday, August 7 – Curveballs Documentary Screening
You are cordially invited to a free screening of the award-winning documentary Curveballs. The film follows the inspiring journey of the Louisville Slugger Warriors, a national amputee baseball team and 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
The team is made up of amputee athletes from across the country who played college baseball either before or after becoming amputees. EDR Board Member Parker Hanson is a proud member of the Louisville Slugger Warriors and is featured in the documentary.
EDR will have a booth at the Friday event, and we’d love for you to stop by and learn more about us.
Curveballs received international recognition, recently earning second place in the Documentary Team Sports category at the Olympic Film Festival in Milan, Italy.
Saturday, August 8 – Louisville Slugger Warriors vs. SABL All-Stars
Come out and cheer on the Louisville Slugger Warriors as they take on the SABL All-Stars in a special exhibition game beginning at 12:00 p.m. at Field 1 Sanford Diamonds, 2405 W. Benson Road.
We hope you’ll join us for one—or both—of these uplifting events!
Employers and the ADA: Myths and Facts
This month we celebrate the 36th Anniversary of The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is a landmark federal law that protects the rights of people with disabilities by eliminating barriers to their participation in many aspects of living and working in America. In particular, Title I of the ADA prohibits covered employers from discriminating against people with disabilities in the full range of employment-related activities, from recruitment to advancement, to pay and benefits.
The foundation for the ADA is America’s promise of equal access to opportunity for all citizens.
Being supportive of people with disabilities — in recruitment, retention, promotion, and in providing an accessible environment — gives businesses a competitive edge. Below are a few common myths about how the ADA affects employers and research and facts that negate them.
Myth: When there are several qualified applicants for a job and one has a disability, the ADA requires the employer to hire that person.
Fact: An employer is always free to hire the applicant of its choosing as long as the decision is not based on disability. If two people apply for a data entry position for which both speed and accuracy are required, the employer may hire the person with the higher speed and level of accuracy, because he or she is the most qualified.
Myth: Under the ADA, employers must give people with disabilities special privileges, known as accommodations.
Fact: Reasonable accommodations are intended to ensure that qualified individuals with disabilities have rights in employment equal — not superior — to those of individuals without disabilities. A reasonable accommodation is a modification to a job, work environment or the way work is performed that allows an individual with a disability to apply for a job, perform the essential functions of the job, and enjoy equal access to benefits available to other individuals in the workplace.
Myth: Providing accommodations for people with disabilities is expensive.
Fact: The majority of workers with disabilities do not need accommodations to perform their jobs, and for those who do, the cost is usually minimal. Moreover, tax incentives are available to help employers cover the costs of accommodations, as well as modifications required to make their businesses accessible to persons with disabilities.
Source: Department of Labor website
Employment Disability Resources is proud to offer the Disability Employment Partner program!
In partnership with the Sioux Falls Disability Awareness and Accessibility Review Board (DAARB), we give local businesses who employ one or more people with disabilities an award to acknowledge and celebrate their diverse, inclusive workplace culture. Watch for the “Disability Employment Partner” sticker on the doors of local businesses.
Businesses that recently received a Disability Employment Partner award:
- South Dakota Association of Healthcare Organizations
For more information about employing individuals with disabilities, please contact:
Vicki Stewart, Executive Director
Employment Disability Resources
2900 W. 11th Street, Suite 101, Sioux Falls, SD 57104
605-215-1760 or [email protected]