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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. ​Money Follows the Person: 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.

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Personal Alarm Systems
Walking Aids
Disability Awareness Training
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Intellectual Disabilities
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Transfer Devices
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Functional Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Disabilities Issues
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Issue Advocacy
Disease/Disability Information
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Provides comprehensive supports (i.e. supported employment, residential, community engagement, adult day services, representative payee services, etc.) for adults with intellectual/developmental disabilities.

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

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Children's Out of Home Respite Care
Developmental Disabilities
Home Rehabilitation Programs
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
General Relief
Non-Emergency Medical Transportation
Disability Related Transportation
Intellectual Disabilities
Adult In Home Respite Care
Daily Living Aids
Children's In Home Respite Care
Prescription Expense Assistance
Individual Advocacy
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Functional Disabilities
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
An all volunteer organization which enables all families and other associated with an autistic, Aspergers' or Pervasive Development Disorder to have access to support groups, meetings, and additional information and resources. Affiliate of the Autism Society of America. Services include Support group meetings, Summer sports camp, Referral services, Email support, and Life skills support.

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Parent Support Groups
Therapeutic Camps
Special Interest Camps
Parents of People With Disabilities
Parenting Skills Classes
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Summer Camps
Disease/Disability Information
General Mental Health Support Groups
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Disability Awareness Training
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.

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

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

Categories

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

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

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Adult In Home Respite Care
Developmental Disabilities
Individual Advocacy
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Children's In Home Respite Care
Adult Out of Home Respite Care
Children's Out of Home Respite Care
State Government Agencies/Departments
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. ​Money Follows the Person: 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.

Categories

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

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

Categories

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

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Learning Disabilities
Disability Awareness Training
Specialized Pediatric Evaluation
Disabilities Issues
Parents of People With Disabilities
Individual Advocacy
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Issue Advocacy
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Functional Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Parent Support Groups
Caregiver/Care Receiver Support Groups
Individual counseling for those 18 and older. Areas of focus include: adjustment to living with a brain injury, caregiver concerns and fatigue, adjustment to change and life transitions, grief and loss, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, ADHD, wellness and self-care, women's issues, communication, and stress management. Telehealth sessions available.

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Solution Focused Therapy
Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
General Counseling Services
Individual Counseling
Private Therapy Practices
Bereavement and Grief Counseling
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy
Terminal Illness Counseling
Person Centered Therapy
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Telemental Health
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.

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Pediatric Developmental Screening
Developmental Disabilities
Specialized Pediatric Evaluation
Individual Advocacy
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. ​Money Follows the Person: 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.

Categories

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

Categories

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

Categories

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

Categories

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

Categories

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

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

Categories

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

Categories

Personal Alarm Systems
Walking Aids
Disability Awareness Training
Speakers/Speakers Bureaus
Home Barrier Evaluation/Removal Services
Intellectual Disabilities
Assistive Technology Expense Assistance
Transfer Devices
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Accessibility Related Standards/Legislation Compliance
Functional Disabilities
Specialized Information and Referral
Disabilities Issues
Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Youth/Student Support Groups
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Health/Disability Related Support Groups
Issue Advocacy
Disease/Disability Information
Individual Advocacy
Specialized Telecommunications Equipment
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Provides a wide range of services and support including residential, work and specialized services. Also provides individualized service facilitation to those served. Firmly dedicated to the provision of quality, outcome-based services to persons with developmental disabilities. Residential options: living at home, supported living, independent living Work & employment: community employment, supported community work-sites, agency provided work opportunities, supported self-employment ​​​Specialized services: medical services, behavioral services, communication services, nutritional services, physical and occupational therapy

Categories

Disease/Disability Information
Individual Advocacy
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs
Disability Awareness Training
Group Residences for Adults With Disabilities
Independent Living Skills Instruction
Occupational Therapy
Physical Therapy
Supported Living Services for Adults With Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
Supported Employment
The Department of Human Services Guardianship Program provides guardianship and/or conservatorship services as a last resort to qualified individuals age 18 or older with an intellectual or developmental disability as defined in SDCL 27B-1-18 or qualified individuals in the Long Terms Services and Supports program. The South Dakota Department of Human Services may be appointed as a guardian, a conservator, or both, for adults with developmental disabilities under its care or to whom it is providing services or financial assistance, but only if there is no individual, nonprofit corporation, bank or trust company, or other public agency that is qualified to serve, as defined in SDCL 29A-5-110, or qualified individuals in the Long Terms Services and Supports program. The department also provides financial assistance for qualified individuals who are willing and qualified to serve as a guardian and/or conservator of up to $1,500.00 for the establishment of a guardianship or conservatorship through the Guardianship Establishment Program. Limited amount of funds for this program are available each year on a first come first served basis for qualified individuals.

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State Government Agencies/Departments
Developmental Disabilities
Guardianship Assistance
Individual Advocacy
Home/Community Based Developmental Disabilities Programs