ABERDEEN, S.D.(HubCityRadio)- The Aberdeen Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber Connections Series continued Thursday at the K.O.Lee Public Library.

Feature speaker was Kimberly Ludwig with the Department of Rehabilitation Services .  The theme is Connecting Students with Disabilities to Careers: Bridging the Gap.

Ludwig preview her presentation to the public.

Ludwig talks about the legal definition of a disability.

Ludwig discuss that a disability can happen anytime in life.

Ludwig describe how vocational rehabilitation works.

Two programs are connected to that.  One deals with project skills.

Ludwig goes over the benefits for the students and the businesses.

Ludwig discuss the other program which is similar to project skills called employment skills.

Minimum age to be eligible is 16-years-old.  You can learn more about this at www.dhs.sd.gov.