South Dakota Disability Resources
A free, plain-language guide to disability services across South Dakota. Find who to call first for early intervention, special education, Medicaid waivers, vocational rehabilitation, transition planning, employment supports, and crisis help, county by county, with Spanish-language support. Always call to confirm details, which can change.
What this guide covers
- Early intervention for children under 3 and special education (IEPs) for ages 3–21
- Medicaid waivers and home- and community-based services
- Vocational rehabilitation and supported employment
- Transition planning for students moving from school to adult life
- Guardianship, benefits, and crisis resources, including 988 and local supports
Statewide programs in South Dakota
These serve every county in South Dakota. Details change, so always call to confirm.
- Center for Disabilities. University center on disabilities (UCEDD)
- Disability Rights South Dakota (800-658-4782). Protection & Advocacy: free disability rights legal help
- South Dakota Council on Developmental Disabilities ((605) 773-6369). State Council on Developmental Disabilities
- DakotaLink ((605) 394-6742). State assistive technology program: device loans, demos & reuse
- South Dakota Parent Connection (605-361-3171). Parent center: free special-education help for families
Find your county in South Dakota
- Aurora County
- Beadle County
- Bennett County
- Bon Homme County
- Brookings County
- Brown County
- Brule County
- Buffalo County
- Butte County
- Campbell County
- Charles Mix County
- Clark County
- Clay County
- Codington County
- Corson County
- Custer County
- Davison County
- Day County
- Deuel County
- Dewey County
- Douglas County
- Edmunds County
- Fall River County
- Faulk County
- Grant County
- Gregory County
- Haakon County
- Hamlin County
- Hand County
- Hanson County
- Harding County
- Hughes County
- Hutchinson County
- Hyde County
- Jackson County
- Jerauld County
- Jones County
- Kingsbury County
- Lake County
- Lawrence County
- Lincoln County
- Lyman County
- Marshall County
- Mccook County
- Mcpherson County
- Meade County
- Mellette County
- Miner County
- Minnehaha County
- Moody County
- Oglala Lakota County
- Pennington County
- Perkins County
- Potter County
- Roberts County
- Sanborn County
- Spink County
- Stanley County
- Sully County
- Todd County
- Tripp County
- Turner County
- Union County
- Walworth County
- Yankton County
- Ziebach County
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