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Support Services | Independent Living Choices

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

What's Here

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Transfer Devices
Youth/Student Support Groups
Personal Alarm Systems
Issue Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disabilities Issues
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Intellectual Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Disease/Disability Information
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Awareness Training
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

Support Services | Independent Living Choices

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

What's Here

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Transfer Devices
Youth/Student Support Groups
Personal Alarm Systems
Issue Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disabilities Issues
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Intellectual Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Disease/Disability Information
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Awareness Training
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

Veteran Support Services | Sergeant Colton Levi Derr Foundation

Provides support to veterans through financial aid, legal guidance, transportation, therapy, treatment access, disability claims assistance, and equine therapy. Offers advocacy services to address barriers veterans face. If direct help isn't available, staff will connect individuals to the appropriate resources.

What's Here

Individual Advocacy
Veterans
Individual Counseling
Issue Advocacy
Utility Service Payment Assistance
Veteran Reintegration Counseling
Equestrian Therapy
Rental Deposit Assistance
Veteran Benefits Assistance
Case/Care Management
Rent Payment Assistance

Child's Voice | Sanford Health

Child's Voice is a nationally accredited Child Advocacy Center that provides medical evaluations for children who may be victims of abuse and neglect. The primary goal of all children's advocacy centers is to ensure that children disclosing abuse are not further victimized by the intervention systems designed to protect them. Children are referred to Child's Voice by law enforcement, Child Protective Services and medical professionals. Child's Voice uses a multidisciplinary team approach to evaluate children with suspected child abuse and neglect. This means that law enforcement, child protection, medical professionals, counselors, state's attorneys and victim advocates all work together to coordinate an effective response for the child and their family. Child's Voice provides forensic interviews, medical exams, family consultations, and advocacy.

What's Here

Child Abuse Issues
Child Abuse Prevention
Child Advocacy Centers
Individual Advocacy
Child Abuse Medical Evaluations
Specialized Pediatric Evaluation

Shelter and Crisis Intervention Services | Childrens Home Shelter for Family Safety

Provides immediate shelter and crisis intervention services to victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, human trafficking, and child abuse and neglect. Immediate shelter services are available 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Trained staff is on-site to assist with the needs of anyone with safety issues seeking shelter. Case management, counseling, advocacy, support groups, parenting groups, and activities for children are offered and provided. Meals are provided and personal care items and clothing are available as needed at no cost to the client. Crisis intervention services include crisis phone, crisis drop-in counseling, support groups, parenting classes, 911 phones to public, safety planning, referrals to community resources, assistance with filling out protection orders, and court advocacy. Applications available to help victims of crime apply for victims compensation. Individual, child and family counseling is available to victims of abuse. Public education presentations are available upon request.

What's Here

Domestic Violence Hotlines
Individual Advocacy
Court Ordered Parenting Programs
Human Trafficking Shelters
Domestic Violence Shelters
Sexual Assault Hotlines
Human Trafficking Prevention
Youth Shelters
Crisis Nurseries/Child Care
Spouse/Intimate Partner Abuse Prevention
Human Trafficking Hotlines
Youth Development
Domestic Violence Issues
Child Abuse Prevention
Protective/Restraining Orders
Community Safe Places

Disability Support Services | Valiant Living

Provides the following services on the road to a life of purpose and possibilities: residential services, employment discovery, supported employment, community life engagement, client benefits management, nursing/coordination of medial services, special education/transition services, and behavior support services.

What's Here

Individual Advocacy
Developmental Disabilities
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Transition Services for Students With Disabilities
Adult Day Programs
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Special Education Classes/Centers
Intellectual Disabilities
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Representative Payee Services
Supported Employment

Support Services | Independent Living Choices

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

What's Here

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Transfer Devices
Youth/Student Support Groups
Personal Alarm Systems
Issue Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disabilities Issues
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Intellectual Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Disease/Disability Information
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Awareness Training
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

Disability Support Services | Aspire, Inc.

Provides comprehensive supports (i.e. supported employment, residential, community engagement, adult day services, representative payee services, etc.) for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

What's Here

Supported Employment
Individual Advocacy
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Intellectual Disabilities
Adult Day Programs
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Developmental Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Representative Payee Services
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Case/Care Management
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities

Family Support Coordinators | Black Hills Special Services Cooperative

Provides people and their families with services and supports to meet their unique needs. The Family Support 360 (FS360) Program is self-directed, which means the person and their family choose the services, the staff who provide them, and a schedule based on their needs. FS360 helps people and their family receive state-funded services and other community services, together with natural supports (extended family members, friends, neighbors, church congregations, and community organizations). Family Support Service Coordinators act as an advocate for you and your family. Services and supports include but are not limited to: service coordination, environmental accessibility adaptive equipment, vehicle modifications, companion services, supported employment, personal care, respite care, special medical adaptive equipment and supplies, nutritional supplements, specialized therapies, and recreational and social opportunities.

What's Here

Functional Disabilities
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Daily Living Aids
Children's In Home Respite Care
Intellectual Disabilities
General Relief
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Prescription Expense Assistance
Disability Related Transportation
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Adult In Home Respite Care
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Home Rehabilitation Programs
Individual Advocacy
Developmental Disabilities

Disability Support Services | Advance

A community support provider offering services to individuals with disabilities in the areas of residential services, day services, medical services, personalized support plan, to help with attaining desired dreams and goals in the areas of home, work, and community; and the Career Advantage program.

What's Here

Supported Employment
Adult Day Programs
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Individual Advocacy
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Developmental Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction

Therapy | Lifescape

​Specialized therapy (including occupational, speech, behavior and physical therapies) and psychology services for individuals of all ages in Sioux Falls. Therapists provide specialized treatments in assistive technology, seating and positioning, feeding and swallowing, augmentative communication, sensory integration, pediatric bowel and bladder incontinence; visual motor/perception; torticollis treatment; serial casting; behavior management; and screenings and evaluations of Autism.

What's Here

Psychological Assessment
Developmental Disabilities
Family Counseling Agencies
Occupational Therapy
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Autism Therapy
Physical Therapy
Educational Testing
Mental Health Screening
Specialized Pediatric Evaluation
General Counseling Services
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Speech Therapy
Learning Disabilities
Individual Advocacy
Functional Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities
Telemental Health
Parent Counseling

Support Services | Independent Living Choices

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

What's Here

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Transfer Devices
Youth/Student Support Groups
Personal Alarm Systems
Issue Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disabilities Issues
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Intellectual Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Disease/Disability Information
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Awareness Training
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

Therapy | Lifescape

​Specialized therapy (including occupational, speech, behavior and physical therapies) and psychology services for individuals of all ages in Sioux Falls. Therapists provide specialized treatments in assistive technology, seating and positioning, feeding and swallowing, augmentative communication, sensory integration, pediatric bowel and bladder incontinence; visual motor/perception; torticollis treatment; serial casting; behavior management; and screenings and evaluations of Autism.

What's Here

Psychological Assessment
Developmental Disabilities
Family Counseling Agencies
Occupational Therapy
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Autism Therapy
Physical Therapy
Educational Testing
Mental Health Screening
Specialized Pediatric Evaluation
General Counseling Services
Adolescent/Youth Counseling
Speech Therapy
Learning Disabilities
Individual Advocacy
Functional Disabilities
Intellectual Disabilities
Telemental Health
Parent Counseling

Respite Care Program | South Dakota Department of Human Services

Provides respite care to families, regardless of income, who have children or adult family members living in their home, with disabilities or chronic illnesses, and to persons at risk of abuse and neglect. The eligibility categories are: Developmental delays for children under 3 years Developmental disabilities Chronic medical conditions for children up to age 18 Serious emotional disturbance Severe and persistent mental illness Traumatic brain injury, prior to age 21. The respite care program is also available to post-adoptive families, referred by Adoption Agency, with or without special needs, and foster parents who are referred by the SD Department of Social Services.

What's Here

State Government Agencies/Departments
Individual Advocacy
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Children's In Home Respite Care
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Adult In Home Respite Care
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Developmental Disabilities

Support Services | Independent Living Choices

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

What's Here

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Transfer Devices
Youth/Student Support Groups
Personal Alarm Systems
Issue Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disabilities Issues
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Intellectual Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Disease/Disability Information
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Awareness Training
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

Disability Support Services | Black Hills Works, Inc.

Black Hills Works is a community support provider that offers an array of programs to adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Services include residential, employment, volunteer and community services, specialty services, and art expression.

What's Here

Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Individual Advocacy
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Employment
Job Training Formats
Intellectual Disabilities
Case/Care Management

Birth to Three | South Dakota Department of Education

The South Dakota Birth to Three Early Intervention Program supports children from birth until their third birthday who have developmental delays or disabilities and their families. To determine if your child qualifies for Birth to Three services, reach out to your local Birth to Three Service Coordinator by visiting the website link.

What's Here

Developmental Disabilities
Individual Advocacy
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs

Disability Support Services | DakotAbilities

Provides support services for adults with disabilities including accessible housing, nursing care, physical habilitation, and day services. This includes employment and volunteer opportunities. The goal is to help people with disabilities live full and meaningful lives and help them be their own best advocates.

What's Here

Individual Advocacy
Intravenous Medication
Intellectual Disabilities
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
COVID-19 Diagnostic Tests
Developmental Disabilities
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Case/Care Management
Adult Day Programs
Supported Employment
Adult Immunization
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Functional Disabilities

Support Services | LifeQuest

Provides a variety of services to assist adults with disabilities. Programs include residential services, community support services, a variety of day services, employment services, family support program, and shared living.

What's Here

Intellectual Disabilities
Supported Employment
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Adult Day Programs
Developmental Disabilities
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Individual Advocacy
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups

Disability Support Services | South Dakota Parent Connection, Inc.

Serving families of children with disabilities and special health needs for 40 years; services include individual assistance, connection to programs at the local, state and national level, and helps parents and schools navigate the special education process. Staff also deliver workshops in-person for groups upon request. Willing to work with parents and professionals to develop and deliver training based on the needs of the group. Workshops/presentations are delivered at no cost to parents. A nominal fee structure is in place for delivery to professional groups.

What's Here

Intellectual Disabilities
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parents of People With Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Special Education Classes/Centers
Disability Awareness Training
Individual Advocacy
Developmental Disabilities
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Youth/Student Support Groups
Functional Disabilities
Peer Counseling
Learning Disabilities
Workshops/Symposiums
Specialized Information and Referral

Support Services | Independent Living Choices

Provides the following services - Advocacy: Teaches people with disabilities the skills needed to advocate for themselves. Independent Living Skills: Provides hands-on training in daily-living skills including cooking, budgeting, organizing, and more. Information and referral: Connects people with resources which can provide needed information to assist individuals to live independently. Peer counseling: Provides opportunities for people with disabilities to engage with others in small or large groups or on an individual basis. Transition: Facilitates the transition of individuals with disabilities from a nursing home to independent living; providing prevention services to individuals who choose to live independently and not in a nursing home or assisted-living setting; and assisting youth to gain skills as they transition into adulthood. Community Living Services: Assists individuals in obtaining accessible, affordable housing, transportation, and other community living services. Home Modifications Adaptive Devices: Provides home modifications and adaptive devices, which could include ramps, lift chairs, bathroom modifications, reachers, canes, walkers and more. Telecommunication Adaptive Devices: Provides adapted telecommunication services, which includes an emergency phone dialer. American's with Disabilities Act: Serves as educators and consultants for contractors, businesses, organizations, and individuals regarding the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) and its guidelines and requirements. Assistive Daily Living Services: Provides services for people ages 18 and older, with physical disabilities affecting all four limbs, who need assistance with daily living activities. Services include program education and support and personal attendant services. Home Again South Dakota: Provides options for older adults and/or people with disabilities living in nursing homes, hospitals, or long-term care facilities to enable them to successfully return to their homes and communities. Helps individuals identify barriers to living on their own, helps them find a place to live that meets their needs, and helps them find the services and supports they need to continue living independently.

What's Here

Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Walking Aids
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Transfer Devices
Youth/Student Support Groups
Personal Alarm Systems
Issue Advocacy
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Disabilities Issues
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Information and Referral
Intellectual Disabilities
Functional Disabilities
Disease/Disability Information
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Awareness Training
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities

Disability Support Services | South Dakota Parent Connection, Inc.

Serving families of children with disabilities and special health needs for 40 years; services include individual assistance, connection to programs at the local, state and national level, and helps parents and schools navigate the special education process. Staff also deliver workshops in-person for groups upon request. Willing to work with parents and professionals to develop and deliver training based on the needs of the group. Workshops/presentations are delivered at no cost to parents. A nominal fee structure is in place for delivery to professional groups.

What's Here

Intellectual Disabilities
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Parents of People With Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Special Education Classes/Centers
Disability Awareness Training
Individual Advocacy
Developmental Disabilities
Personal Health Care Advocate Services
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Parent Support Groups
Youth/Student Support Groups
Functional Disabilities
Peer Counseling
Learning Disabilities
Workshops/Symposiums
Specialized Information and Referral

Disability Related Programs and Support Groups | Center for Disabilities - University of South Dakota

Focuses on empowering people with disabilities to live, work, and participate fully in their communities. Provides training, technical assistance, education, research, and services to promote best practices and build statewide and local community capacity. The team builds meaningful relationships with individuals with disabilities, their families, and the people they interact and work with on a day-to-day basis. Advocates for increased self-determination, independence, productivity, and a healthy and satisfying quality of life for self-advocates and the community at large. Programs and services include: Evaluation Clinics (Autism Spectrum Disorder Clinic, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Clinic, LEND Developmental Clinic, and Transition in Action Clinic), Autism Spectrum Disorder program, Birth to Three Program, Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders Program, LEND Program, RISE-UP Program, and Oyate Circle Program.

What's Here

Disability Awareness Training
Functional Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Specialized Pediatric Evaluation
Parent Support Groups
Parents of People With Disabilities
Disabilities Issues
Learning Disabilities
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Issue Advocacy
Individual Advocacy

LEND Developmental Clinic | Center for Disabilities - University of South Dakota

The Center for Disabilities LEND Clinic works to improve the health of infants and children with neurodevelopmental and related disabilities. The Center for Disabilities helps families who are interested in learning how to support their child's strengths and address their weaknesses and health care needs. The South Dakota LEND Developmental Clinic provides a free interdisciplinary evaluation to children who are between six months and six years old who may have a developmental concern. The evaluation is offered once a month at the USD Sanford School of Medicine Health Science Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

What's Here

Specialized Pediatric Evaluation
Individual Advocacy
Pediatric Developmental Screening
Developmental Disabilities

Council on Developmental Disabilities | South Dakota Department of Human Services

Made up of 25 members appointed by the Governor. The Council receives federal dollars that it then grants to other community agencies for projects benefiting people with developmental disabilities (DD), projects include funding for individuals with DD and their family members to attend workshops and conferences, Partners in Policy-Making, Youth Leadership Forum, SD Advocates for Change, and Information and Referrals.

What's Here

State Government Agencies/Departments
Specialized Information and Referral
Issue Advocacy
Individual Advocacy
Developmental Disabilities
Disability Awareness Training
Workshops/Symposiums
Legislative Advocacy
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs