| Official State Web Site |
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| Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact to your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House: |
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| www.state.sd.us
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| Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth to 3 |
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| Birth to Three Connections
Special Education Programs
Department of Education Offices
Office of Educational Services and Supports
700 Governors Drive |
| Pierre SD 57501-2291 |
| (800) 305-3064 (in SD) |
| (605) 773-3678 |
| (605) 773-4478 |
| susan.sheppick@state.sd.us |
| http://doe.sd.gov/oess/birthto3/index.asp |
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| Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5 |
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| Special Education Programs
Department of Education Offices
Office of Educational Services and Supports
700 Governors Drive |
| Pierre SD 57501-2291 |
| (605) 773-3678 |
| http://doe.sd.gov/oess/specialed/index.asp |
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| State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency |
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| Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
Hillsview Plaza, East Highway 34
c/o 500 E. Capitol |
| Pierre SD 57501-5070 |
| (605) 773-3195 |
| grady.kickul@state.sd.us |
| http://dhs.sd.gov/drs/ |
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| Coordinator for Transition Services |
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| Black Hills Special Services Coop.
221 S. Central |
| Pierre SD 57501 |
| (605) 224-5336 |
| drounds@tie.net |
| www.tslp.org |
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| Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities |
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| Office of Career and Technical Education
South Dakota Department of Education
700 Governors Drive |
| Pierre SD 57501-2291 |
| (605) 773-4740 |
| brad.scott@state.sd.us |
| http://doe.sd.gov/octe/ |
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| State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Department of Human Services
Division of Mental Health
Hillsview Plaza, East Highway 34
c/o 500 E. Capitol |
| Pierre SD 57501-5070 |
| (605) 773-5991 |
| (605) 773-5990 (TTY) |
| revi.warne@state.sd.us |
| http://dhs.sd.gov/dmh/ |
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| Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities |
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| Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
Hillsview Plaza, East Highway 34
c/o 500 E. Capitol |
| Pierre SD 57501 |
| (800) 265-9684 |
| (605) 773-3438 |
| wanda-seiler@state.sd.us |
| http://dhs.sd.gov/dd/ |
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| State Developmental Disabilities Representative for Children and Youth |
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| Division of Developmental Disabilities
Department of Human Services
Hillsview Plaza, East Highway 34
c/o 500 E. Capitol |
| Pierre SD 57501-5070 |
| (800) 265-9684 |
| (605) 773-3438 |
| (605) 773-5990 (TTY) |
| donna.olivier@state.sd.us |
| http://dhs.sd.gov/dd/ |
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| Client Assistance Program |
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| Contact Protection and Advocacy Agency, above. |
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| Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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| MCH Programs
Children's Special Health Services
Health and Medical Services
Department of Health
615 E. Fourth Street |
| Pierre SD 57501 |
| (800) 305-3064 |
| (605) 773-3737 |
| barb.hemmelman@state.sd.us |
| www.state.sd.us/doh |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired |
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| Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired
Hillsview Plaza
500 E. Capitol |
| Pierre SD 57501 |
| (605) 773-4644 |
| infosbvi@state.sd.us |
| http://dhs.sd.gov/sbvi/ |
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| Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing |
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| Communication Services for the Deaf, Inc. (CSD)
102 N. Krohn Place |
| Sioux Falls SD 57103 |
| (800) 642-6410 (V/in SD) |
| (605) 367-5760 (V) |
| (866) 273-3323 (TTY); (605) 367-5761 (TTY) |
| bsoukup@c-s-d.org |
| www.c-s-d.org |
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| Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments |
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| (800) 877-1113 (V/TTY); 711 (TTY) |
| (877) 981-9744 (Speech to Speech) |
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| State Education Agency Rural Representative |
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| Contact State Department of Education: Special Education, listed above. |
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| University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities |
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| Center for Disabilities
Health Science Center
1400 W. 22nd Street |
| Sioux Falls SD 57105 |
| (800) 658-3080 (V/TTY) |
| (605) 357-1439 |
| www.usd.edu/cd |
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| Disability-Specific Organizations |
| Attention Deficit Disorder |
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| To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 |
| Landover MD 20785 |
| (800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet) |
| (301) 306-7070 |
| www.chadd.org |
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| Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543 |
| Pottstown PA 19464-0543 |
| (484) 945-2101 |
| www.add.org |
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| Autism |
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To identify an autism group in your state, contact:
Autism Society of America
7910 Woodmont Avenue, Suite 300
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| Bethesda MD 20814 |
| (800) 3-AUTISM |
| (301) 657-0881 |
| www.autism-society.org |
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| Blind/Visual Impairments |
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American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
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| New York NY 10001 |
| (800) 232-5463 |
| (212) 502-7600 |
| afbinfo@afb.net |
| www.afb.org |
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| Speech, Language, and Hearing |
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| South Dakota Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 308 |
| Sioux Falls SD 57101 |
| (605) 274-2423 |
| sdslha@yahoo.com |
| www.sdslha.org |
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| Organizations for Parents |
| Parent Training and Information Center (PTI) |
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| South Dakota Parent Connection
3701 W. 49th Street, Suite 102 |
| Sioux Falls SD 57106 |
| (800) 640-4553 (in SD) |
| (605) 361-3171 (V/TTY); |
| sdpc@sdparent.org |
| www.sdparent.org |
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| Other Disability Organizations |
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| South Dakota Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities
221 South Central Avenue |
| Pierre SD 57501 |
| (800) 210-0143 (V/TTY) |
| (605) 945-2207 (V/TTY) |
| shellyp@sd-ccd.org |
| www.sd-ccd.org |
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| Independent Living |
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| To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000 |
| Houston TX 77019 |
| (713) 520-0232 (V); |
| (713) 520-5136 (TTY) |
| ilru@ilru.org |
| www.ilru.org |
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| To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor |
| Washington DC 20036 |
| (202) 207-0334 (V) |
| (202) 207-0340 (TTY) |
| ncil@ncil.org |
| www.ncil.org |
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