Dan Ward laughs during a training between Black Hills Works and B9Creations Friday. The two organizations partnered to design customized devices that will help Black Hills Works’ clients and make their lives easier. T

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ammy Murner, director of innovation and assistive technology for Black Hills Works, and Shelly Blank, assistant technical technician for Black Hills Works, along with two colleagues listen to Leonor Beranek, customer support specialist for B9Creations, explain the process of 3D printing Friday. Seemingly simply tasks like holding a fork, writing with a pencil or using a handheld shower are challenges for some people with disabilities.

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Black Hills Works and 3D printing manufacturer B9Creations have partnered to design customized devices that will make daily life easier. “While 3D printing is used fairly widely in medical health care spaces, this is one of the first partnerships I have heard of around disabilities,” said Shon Anderson, CEO of B9Creations. “It is super exciting that you’ve got two companies (partnering) in Rapid City. That’s pretty cutting-edge.” Black Hills Works provides support, homes, help with employment and social outings for more than 600 people with disabilities. In 2020, those individuals, plus the group homes Black Hills Works operates, generated more than […]

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