News & Updates

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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