SUIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO AM) - Avera, LifeScape and the U-S Attorney’s Office in South Dakota held a disabilities rights conference in Sioux Falls today.
Boston Marathon bombing survivor Heather Abbott was hit by shrapnel and lost her left leg.
The conference was intended to educate the public about its role in protecting the rights of the disabled.
This is National Disability Employment Awareness Month and a conference in Sioux Falls today highlighted the rights of the disabled.
Jenny Briest, wife of Corey Briest severely injured in Iraq, told attendees today about his special relation with his service dog Baker.
Briest, of Yankton, suffered traumatic brain injuries and wasn’t expected to survive his wounds