STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Deborah Barnett, Director
Office of Special Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 5750l-2291
(605) 773-3678
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Michelle Powers
Office of Special Education
700 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-3678
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Barb Lechner
Education Program Assistant Manager
Office of Special Education
700 Governor's Drive
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-3678
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
David Miller, Director
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Hillsview Plaza, E. Hwy 34
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
(605) 773-3195
URL: http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/dhs/drs/drs.htm
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL
EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Gloria Smith-Rockhold, Program Liaison
Division of Workforce and Career Preparation
700 Govenors Drive
Richard F. Kneip Bldg.
Pierre, SD 57501-2291
(605) 773-4747
E-mail: gloria@deca.state.sd.us
URL: http://www.state.sd.us/state/executive/deca
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Division of Mental Health
SD Human Services Center
3515 Broadway Avenue
P.O. Box 76
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 668-3102
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Rhonda Lammers, Program Specialist
Division of Mental Health
3515 Broadway Avenue
P.O. Box 76
Yankton, SD 57078
(605) 668-3548
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAM
Betty Oldenkamp, Division Director
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Hillsview Plaza, East Highway 34
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3438
URL: http://www.state.sd.us
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Betty Oldenkamp
Department of Human Services
Hillsview Plaza, East Highway 34
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3438
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Charlie A. Anderson, Executive Director
SD Governor's Planning Council
on Developmental Disabilities
Hillsview Plaza, E. Hwy 34
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-5070
(605) 773-6415
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Robert J. Kean, Executive Director
Mental Health Advocacy Program
South Dakota Advocacy Services
221 S. Central Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 224-8294; (800) 658-4782 (in SD)
E-mail: sdas@iw.net
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Nancy Hoyme, Director Manager
Children's Special Health Services
Health Medical Services & Laboratory
Department of Health
615 E. Fourth Street
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3737
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Grady Kickul, Director
Service to the Blind & Visually Impaired
East Highway 34
c/o 500 E. Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-4644
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Benjamin Soukup, Director
Communication Services for the Deaf
102 N. Krohn Place
Sioux Falls, SD 57103
(605) 367-5760 (V/TTY)
(800) 640-6410 (V/TTY, in SD)
E-mail: bjsoukup@mcimail.com
STATE RESPITE CARE PROGRAM
Kathy Olson, Program Specialist
Department of Human Services
Hillsview Plaza, East Highway 34
c/o 500 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 773-3438
E-mail: kathyo@dhs.state.sd.us
URL: http://www.state.sd.us/STATE/executive/dhs/respite
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact
either:
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Brain Injury
Louise Nash
South Dakota Brain Injury Association
R.R. 2, Box 449
Aberdeen, SD 57401-9702
(605) 229-2177
Mental Health
National Mental Health Association
1021 Prince Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-2971
(800) 969-6642
Donna Yocom, Executive Director
NAMI, South Dakota
P.O. Box 221
Brookings, SD 57006
(605) 697-7210; (800) 551-2531
Mental Retardation
John Stengle, Executive Director
The Arc of South Dakota
P.O. Box 220
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 224-8211
Speech and Hearing
SD Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 308
Sioux Falls, SD 57101-0308
(605) 331-2927
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of SD
3401 E. 31st Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57103-4409
(605) 332-4363
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Easter Seal Society of SD
1351 N. Harrison Avenue
Pierre, SD 57501
(605) 224-5879; (800) 592-1852
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Judy Struck, Executive Director
SD University Affiliated Program
Health Science Center
1400 West 22nd Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 357-1439; (800) 658-3080 (V/TTY)
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Ron Reed, Project Director
DakotaLink
1925 Plaza Boulevard
Rapid City, SD 57702
(605) 394-1876 (V/TTY); (800) 645-0673 (V/TTY)
PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT
Monica Degen, Director
SD Parent Connection
3701 W. 49th Street, Suite 200B
Sioux Falls, SD 57106
(605) 361-3171
(800) 640-4553 (In SD)
E-mail: jdiehl@sdparentconnection.com
URL: http://www.dakota.net/sdpc
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Parent to Parent, Inc.
2501 West 26th Street
Sioux Falls, SD 57105
(605) 334-3119; (800) 658-5411 (in SD)
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Connie LeZotte, President
South Dakota Congress of Parents and Teachers
411 East Capitol
Pierre, SD 57501-3194
(605) 224-0144
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