About this Event
Breaking Barriers: Hayden's Story
Join the Workplace Disability Network (WDN) and Black Hills Special Services Cooperative (BHSSC) for Breaking Barriers: Hayden's Story, an interactive, hands-on workplace learning experience offered in recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM).
Through Hayden's experiences, participants will explore the workplace barriers employees with disabilities may encounter and examine how communication, workplace systems, and employer decisions can affect an employee's ability to succeed and remain employed.
Working together through scenario-based activities and guided discussion, participants will identify barriers, consider practical solutions, and leave with ideas they can apply within their own organizations.
This session is being offered as part of the RehabACTion Fall Conference.
Event Details
The Lodge at Deadwood – Pine Crest B
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
- Registration: 3:00 p.m.
- Training: 3:30–5:00 p.m.
During the training, participants will explore how to:
- Recognize barriers that can arise throughout the employment experience
- Strengthen workplace communication and the accommodation process
- Identify opportunities to improve hiring, onboarding, and employee support
- Consider practical approaches to removing barriers within workplace systems and practices
- Support the retention and success of skilled employees with disabilities
Meet the Trainer
Erin Grant
Collaborative Learning Specialist, ThirdSpace – Black Hills Special Services Cooperative
With nearly 20 years of experience in teaching, leadership, and curriculum development, Erin brings a collaborative approach and systems-focused perspective to the learning experience.
Thank You to Our Community Partners
Black Hills Energy • Black Hills Lifestyle • Black Hills Special Services Cooperative • Board of Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired • Board of Vocational Rehabilitation • Elevate Rapid City • KOTA-TV • Monument Health • Project Solutions Inc. • South Dakota Department of Human Services • Statewide Independent Living Council
Event venue & nearby stays
The Lodge at Deadwood, 100 Pine Crest Drive, Deadwood, United States
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