To assist people with developmental disabilities to control their own destiny and to achieve the quality of life they desire.

Our mission is to create solutions that change the lives of children, adults and families with disabilities or other needs; to promote disability prevention and awareness.

The Learning Disabilities Association of South Dakota (LDASD) is a non-profit, volunteer organization including individuals with learning disabilities, their families, and professionals. LDASD is dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for all individuals with learning disabilities and their families, to alleviating the restricting effects of learning disabilities.

The SDPRN is a Parent Information and Resource Center, funded through a discretionary grant from the
US Department of Education, Office of Innovations and Improvements.

Empowering families....Empowering lives. Our goals and objectives from the inception of South Dakota Parent Connection, Inc., have centered on services for the family including the dissemination of information, acting as a resource, and the presentation of workshops throughout the state of South Dakota.

The mission of Prairie Freedom Center for Independent Living is to empower individuals with disabilities who choose to live independently. Providing independent living-related information and referral services for South Dakotans with disabilities, Prairie Freedom Center for Independent Living’s programs include a training on living independently; consumer advocacy information on accessing support services; community living services; and attendant service programs.

SVS serves citizens with a wide range of disabilities, provides training and employability development services, residential accommodations, and various medical and therapeutic services. A residential and day program for ages 14+.

To protect and advocate the rights of
South Dakotans with disabilities through
legal, administrative, and other remedies.

To empower families caring for children with disabilities with knowledge and supports to participate fully in the planning and delivery of quality educational services.

Meeting the needs of persons with speech, language, and hearing disorders and enhancing the professional development of audiologists and speech-language pathologists

The Center for Disabilities is a division of the Department of Pediatrics at The University of South Dakota School of Medicine & Health Sciences. The Center for Disabilities is South Dakota's University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service (UCEDDERS) sometimes referred to as University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities (UCEDD).