SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — South Dakota officials and a state retailer group are making a push for businesses to hire people with disabilities.

The Argus Leader reports officials with the state Department of Human Services and the South Dakota Retailers Association see people with disabilities as being an untapped labor market.

Association director Shawn Lyons says it seems like retailers would want to engage with that labor market, given the demand for workers.

The department and the retailers association were scheduled to hold a webinar August 11th to help employers find and hire people with disabilities. The webinar was set to provide information about diagnoses that are disabilities and how to make reasonable accommodations, and what to avoid asking during job interviews.

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