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Employment conference held for the disabled
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Dennis Ford of the Department for Children and Families, gives a lecture on Tuesday morning to clients of Rosewood Services and Sunflower Diversified Services on Job importance and job skills.
A big crowd showed up to the Employment Success Conference on Tuesday at the Great Bend Elks Lodge. The conference was a part of Disability Employment Success Day as proclaimed by the Great Bend Mayor Mike Allison and followed on the heels of Disability Mentoring Day that was held on Oct. 21.The conference was designed to help people with disabilities understand how important a job can be, and to explain how a job can enrich their lives. “The conference will match people with disabilities to employers in the community,” said Sarah Krom, community support coordinator for Sunflower Diversified services.