Resources Cont.

Organization
South Dakotas Well-Child
Care Program
Research
Guide
(605) 773-4749
www.dds.sd.gov/medicaide/
recipients/wellchildcar.aspx
Services included are health ser-
vices and treatment of illness,
immunizations, and mental
health services are just a few. Here are a few of the
This services are covered up until resources in our
the age of 21
community for your family
Individual enjoying his time
HorsePower
at HorsePower
to utilize. They range from
(605) 251-1685
www.horsepowersf.com health to living to medical.
HorsePower provides equestriam The services focus on your
therapies for individuals with
exceptionalities as a way to find
students life now, in high
independence, accomplishment, school, and as well as when
self-pride, and well-being. they transition to
adulthood.
South Dakota Parent Con-
nection
(1 800) 640-4553
www.sdparent.org
Their goal is to connect families
with students with disabilities to
a full range of information, train-
ing, resources in an environment Family suing the resources
of support, hope, and respect. with SD Parent Connection
They provide individual assis-
tance, workshops, online and
printed resources, and connec-
tions to other organizations.
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Independent Living Choices:
(605) 362-3550
www.ilcchoices.org/
Their goal is to provide a variety of
services to students who want to
make choices about their future and
lives. One of their main focuses is
their Summer Transition Program
that helps students with transitioning
to adulthood.
LifeScape
(605) 444-9900
www.lifescapesd.org/
LifeScape has a multitude of re-
sources available for families and stu-
dents with exceptionalities. From
therapy to residential services to
helping supported employment, there
are so many opportunities here to
help your child succeed within their
facilities as well as in real world pre-
paredness.
DakotAbilities
(605) 334-4220
www.dakotabilities.org/
DakotAbilities provides a variety of
services and supports with day pro-
grams as well as in a residential set-
ting. Students are offered day pro-
grams vocational support and other
alternatives that help develop inde-
pendence, self-esteem, and satisfac-
tion with different learning tasks.
Council for Exceptional Children
www.cec.sped.org
Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
is a national organization that is fo-
cused on the success of children with
exceptionalities. Through this associa-
tion, there are a variety of resources all
connected in this one organization.
There is also a lot of research readily
available.
Supported Service by LifeScape
The University of South Dakota,
Sanford School of Medicine, Cen-
ter for Disabilities
(605) 357-1439
https://www.usdledu/medical-school/
center-for-disabilities/
The Center of Disabilities does a lot of
research towards disabilities as well as
offers seminars and workshops that are
exceptionality based for students, fami-
lies, and communities teams. The top-
ics range from ASD to Transition to
Supported and Customized Employ-
ment.
Student using assistive technology
South Dakota Council on Devel-
opmental Disabilities
(605) 773-5990
https://dhs.sd.ogv/
councilondevelopmentaldisabili-
ties.aspx
Their goal is to assist people with disa-
bilities and their families in achieving
the quality of life they desire through
system changes and capacity building.
They are also a great resource to other
resources.
South Dakota Technology Relat-
ed Assistance Services Program
(605) 394-6742
www.sd.at4all.com
This program allows for people to use
and rent different assistive equipment.
Some are through an exchange as well
as Medicaid equipment reusing.
There are items to buy from used
wheelchairs to the Optelec for stu-
dents with visual impairments.