Useful Links
Note: Suggestions for additional links may be submitted to
Dan Luke
Administrative
Rules of SD for ATC's
Advocacy Services
South Dakota Advocacy Services protects and advocates the rights of South
Dakotans with disabilities through legal, administrative, and other methods.
Aging
with Developmental Disabilities
The RRTCADD's mission is to promote the independence, productivity, community
inclusion, full citizenship and self-determination of older adults with mental
retardation through a coordinated program of research, training, technical
assistance and dissemination activities. The main goal of the RRTC is to
translate knowledge gained from research into practice through broad-based
training, technical assistance, and dissemination to persons with mental
retardation, their families, service providers, administrators and policy
makers, advocacy groups, and the general community.
Alzheimer’s Association
The Alzheimer’s Association, a world leader in Alzheimer research and
support, is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to
finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s.
Alzheimer’s Association - South Dakota Office
The Alzheimer’s Association, a world leader in Alzheimer research and
support, is the first and largest voluntary health organization dedicated to
finding prevention methods, treatments and an eventual cure for Alzheimer’s.
American Association on
Mental Retardation
An on-line resource that gives information about the mental retardation and
disabilities field.
American Cancer Society
The American Cancer Society is the nationwide community-based voluntary
health organization dedicated to eliminating cancer as a major health problem by
preventing cancer, saving lives and diminishing suffering from cancer through
research, education, advocacy, and service.
American Medical Association
The AMA is much more than an organization of physicians. We are the patient's
advocate and the physician's voice.
American Network of Community Options and
Resources
Works on behalf of private agencies that provide services and supports to
people with mental retardation and other developmental disabilities.
www.TheArcLink.org
The Arc of the United States is the national organization of and for people with
mental retardation and related disabilities and their families. We are devoted
to promoting and improving the quality of services for consumers and families.
We believe TheArcLink.org puts information about services in the hands of those
who need it most and is a powerful way to get information directly to the
consumer. It gives people the tools they need to make informed choices.
assistivetech.net
Online information resource providing up-to-date, thorough information on
assistive technologies, adaptive environments and community resources.
Black Hills Workshop
Adjustment Training Center located in Rapid City, SD
Brain
Injury Association of Minnesota
The Brain Injury Association of Minnesota is an organization of individuals with
brain injury, their family members, friends and professionals, who want to use
their experience to help others cope with the changes and challenges of brain
injury.
Business
Resources
This site provides a listing, and contact information for companies that
maintain their own historical records, or use consulting firms to maintain their
archive collection.
Center
for Non-Profit Management
Our mission is to develop and share knowledge and management skills that
expand the capacity of nonprofit organizations to improve the quality of life in
the communities they serve.
Corporation for National Service,
Learn and Serve America
The Corporation for National Service carries on that tradition by working
with governor-appointed state commissions, nonprofits, faith-based groups,
schools, and other civic organizations to provide opportunities for Americans of
all ages to serve their communities.
The Council on Quality
and Leadership in Supports for People with Disabilities
An international organization at the forefront of the movement to create
opportunities for people with disabilities.
DakotaLink
DakotaLink is an assistive technology project funded by a grant from the
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR),
U.S. Department of Education, authorized by the Technology-Related Assistance
for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988, as amended (P.L. 103-218).
DB-LINK
- The National Information Clearinghouse On Children Who Are Deaf-Blind
This site is home to a wealth of information about deaf-blindness. Remember
that we are more than just a website and our services include an extensive
library of materials, and information specialists who are available to help find
answers to your questions.
Disability
Services
Quality
Improvement
Center
The Region VIII DSQIC is located at
Utah
State
University
in
Logan
,
Utah
. In 1998 we were funded by the Head Start Bureau to promote an environment that
fosters development and inclusion of children with disabilities and their
families. We provide services to 90 Head Start and 35 Early Head Start programs
in
Colorado
,
Montana
,
North Dakota
,
South Dakota
,
Utah
, and
Wyoming
.
Division
of Developmental Disabilities
State of South Dakota Division of Developmental Disabilities
Eldercare Locator, Department of Health and
Human Services Administration on Aging
Includes information designed for Older Americans and their families as well
as those concerned about providing the opportunities and services
to enrich the lives of older persons and support their independence.
Epilepsy Foundation of America
The Epilepsy Foundation is a national, charitable organization wholly
dedicated to the welfare of people with epilepsy
Family
Village
We are a global community that integrates information, resources, and
communication opportunities on the Internet for persons with cognitive and other
disabilities, for their families, and for those that provide them services and
support. Our community includes informational resources on specific diagnoses,
communication connections, adaptive products and technology, adaptive recreational activities, education, worship, health issues, disability-related
media and literature, and much, much more!
Family
Voices of South Dakota
Family Voices of South Dakota is a statewide network that promotes the
partnership of families and professionals, while advocating for the involvement of
all families caring for children with special needs as decision makers at all
levels of health care
Federal
Agencies and Commissions
Listing of Federal Agencies and Commissions.
Federal
C
Free on-line consumer information to help the public.
FedStats
The gateway to statistics from over 100 U.S. Federal agencies
Firstgov.gov
The US Government's Official Web Portal.
Gentle
Teaching
A resource to all who wish to learn about and practice Gentle Teaching.
HalfthePlanet
HalfthePlanet is the authoritative online resource for reliable tools for
independent living for the disability community. We are dedicated to the belief
that only when the barriers to accessibility are removed and practical solutions
to everyday life are provided can all people live independent and fulfilling
lives.
HandsNet
Allows you to spend more time using information and less time searching
for human services information
Healthsquare
Health Square is a woman's health information center, providing
free access to high quality medical and healthcare information, written
specifically for the lay person.
Health Care Financing Administration
The federal agency that administers Medicare, Medicaid and the State
Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP).
Internet
Resources for Special Children
The IRSC web site is dedicated to children with disabilities and other
health related disorders worldwide. Our mission is to improve the lives of these
children.
JobAccess
The goal of JobAccess is to enable people with disabilities to enhance their
professional lives by providing a dedicated system for finding employment. By
posting job opportunities with JobAccess, employers not only exhibit an open
door policy but also demonstrate their responsiveness to affirmative action by
genuinely recruiting qualified persons with disabilities.
Liberty
Center
Liberty Center provides out of school care and now full-day childcare for
children ages 3-21 with disabilities and their siblings in Sioux Falls and the
surrounding area. Liberty Center will also be offering full day Saturday care
beginning November 3rd of 2007. Liberty Center is located in Sioux Falls at 1721
W. 51st St. and the phone number is 605-271-6327
Life Skills For
Vocational Success Homepage
This site is intended for anyone interested in teaching people life skills
as a means to increasing the chance of vocational success. The site contains
over 60 lesson plans to teach people life skills. It also includes links to
other rehabilitation and disability related sites and inks to companies that
sell life skills training materials.
Minnesota
Council of Nonprofits
Established in 1987, the Minnesota Council of Nonprofits (MCN) is a statewide
membership association of nonprofit organizations sharing information, services
and research to educate its members and the community.
Mountain
Plains
Regional
Resource
Center
(MPRRC)
Mountain
Plains
Regional
Resource
Center
(MPRRC) is one
of six Regional Resource Centers and is part of the Federal and Regional
Resource Centers Network (RRFC), which provides services to the 50 states, the
District of
Columbia
, the U.S. Trust
Territories, and the schools of the Bureau of Indian Affairs (BIA).
National Center
for the Dissemination of Disability Research
Established in 1995, the NCDDR performs research, technical assistance and
demonstration activities focusing on the dissemination and utilization of
disability research funded by the National Institute on Disability and
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR).
National Council on
Disability
The National Council on Disability (NCD) is an independent federal agency
making recommendations to the President and Congress on issues affecting 54
million Americans with disabilities.
National
Dissemination
Center
for Children with Disabilities
We are the center that provides information to the nation on:
disabilities in children and youth; programs and services for infants, children,
and youth with disabilities; IDEA, the nation's special education law; No Child
Left Behind, the nation's general education law; and research-based information
on effective practices for children with disabilities.
National
Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
The National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
provides leadership and support for a comprehensive program of research related
to the rehabilitation of individuals with disabilities. All of our programmatic
efforts are aimed at improving the lives of individuals with disabilities from
birth through adulthood.
National Institute of Mental Health
The mission of the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) is to diminish the
burden of mental illness through research. This public health mandate demands
that we harness powerful scientific tools to achieve better understanding,
treatment and, eventually prevention of mental illness.
New
York State Commission on Quality of Care
The Commission on Quality of Care for the Mentally Disabled serves people
with mental disabilities and their families by providing independent oversight
of the quality and cost effectiveness of services provided by all mental hygiene
programs in New York State.
Northern Hills Training Center
Adjustment Training Center located in Spearfish, SD.
Parent
Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights -- A National Center based in
Minnesota
The mission of
PACER
Center
is to expand opportunities and enhance the quality of life of children and
young adults with disabilities and their families, based on the concept of
parents helping parents.
These are a few web sites that families could apply for to help with the high
cost of prescription drugs.
http://www.phrma.org/searchcures/dpdpap/
http://www.needymeds.com
http://www.themedicineprogram.com
People
with Disabilities
This page contains information, from all parts of HUD's web site, that
will interest
you - it gives you one - stop shopping!
Program Development Associates
Disability training and multimedia solutions from the experts on Disability
Awareness, Advocacy, Developmental and Learning Disabilities, and Special
Education. PLUS Physical Disabilities, Mental Health, Assistive Technology and
Vocational Rehab.
QualityMall.org
A showcase of promising practices and innovations that promote quality of
life for persons with developmental disabilities
Research
and Training Center on Community Living
The Research and Training Center on Community Living provides research,
evaluation, training, technical assistance and dissemination to support the
aspirations of persons with developmental disabilities to live full, productive
and integrated lives in their communities.
Research
Information For Independence Living
RIIL is funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability
Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR). RIIL is a joint effort of the Research and
Training Center on Independent Living (RTCIL ) at the University of Kansas And
the Independent Living Research Utilization (ILRU ) Program of TIRR.
Research
and Training Center on Community Integration of Individuals with Traumatic Brain
Injury
The Research and Training Center's (RTC) purpose is to expand our
knowledge of 'what works' to help people with traumatic brain injuries (TBI) in
living their lives after injury. Our current research includes projects on
getting back to work, aging with TBI, emotional adjustment post-TBI, screening
for TBI in children, substance abuse prevention and peer mentoring. The primary
purpose of this website is to disseminate to people with TBI, their family
members and to professionals the results of the Center's research and training
activities. The RTC is based at the Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York
City.
Riverside
Publishing
Riverside Publishing is dedicated to providing society with the finest
professional testing products and services available.
RXList
Drug Research Site
SDACBS
List of Member Agencies
Search
Beyond Adventures
Search Beyond Adventures provides escorted tours for adults with disabilities.
If you have a disability, or are looking for a vacation for someone with a
disability, browse our website. Inside you will discover exciting destinations
throughout North America, Europe, the Caribbean, and Africa. Whether you are
looking for a wilderness canoe trip or a luxury cruise, you'll find Search
Beyond Adventures has the largest selection of disability travel tours...and at
the lowest prices! So, be adventurous and explore our website, and then the
world!
Sign
Language-Related Sites
American
Sign Language Browser
Online ASL dictionary with videos of how to sign each word from the Michigan State University Communication Technology Laboratory.
www.aslpro.com
A free ASL educational website featuring over 6,000 signs. Includes video
dictionary of common words and phrases and various ASL quizzes.
http://asl.ms/
ASL Fingerspelling site.
http://www.lifeprint.com/asl101/index.htm
ASL University. An on-line ASL course that you can go through at your own pace. Includes photos of each sign and great quizzes!
http://www.lifeprint.com
ASL dictionary from ASL University. Includes photos and some animations.
Sioux
Empire United Way
Sioux Falls BUSINESS LEADERSHIP Network
Social Security Administration
Sioux
Falls Events.com
A site that list ongoing events (parades, art fairs, farm shows, music
festivals, museums and tours, sporting events, etc.) in the Sioux Falls area. A
good resource for planning client activities.
Sioux
Falls Human Relations Committee
The Sioux Falls Human Relations Commission is the local government agency
responsible for the prevention and elimination of illegal discrimination. The
Commission was created by City Ordinance to enforce the law of equal opportunity
for all Sioux Falls citizens. Sioux Falls City Ordinance Chapter 21 1/2
prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, sex,
national origin, ancestry, disability, or familial status in housing matters.
Society
For Nonprofit Organizations
Our mission is to promote a vigorous nonprofit sector through education,
collaboration, and research in order to advance healthy and participatory
communities.
Southeastern Behavioral HealthCare
South Dakota
Coalition for Children
The South Dakota Coalition for Children strives to shape policies and
programs to ensure the well-being of all children in
South Dakota
.
South
Dakota Council on Developmental Disabilities
South Dakota Department of Human
Services
South Dakota Department of Social Services
Sioux Falls MAP - Moving Assistance
Program
The Sioux Falls Moving Assistance Program is a volunteer organization that
helps people move when they cannot afford to hire someone to move them, etc.
South Dakota
Parent Connection, Inc
South Dakota Parent Connection, Inc is a Parent Training and
Information
Center
. We are a non-profit organization formed by parents, educators, and services
personnel to provide information and training to parents of children with
disabilities or special needs throughout the state of
South Dakota
.
State of South Dakota
State website information
PIERRE, S.D. – South Dakota Connect, a new service-oriented website
launches today and connects all citizens, state employees and others alike to
the most frequently requested services and programs available through the
Departments of Social Services, Human Services and Health. South Dakota Connect
is an information gateway for individuals to quickly find services and
resources, without knowing the name of a certain program or which program
belongs to which Department
Support
for Families of Children with Disabilities (SFCD)
A parent-run San Francisco-based nonprofit organization founded in 1982. We
support families of children with any kind of disability or special health care
need as they face challenges.
Traumatic
Brain Injury Resource Guide
The TBI Resource Guide is the internet's central source of information, services
and products relating to traumatic brain injury, brain injury recovery, and
post-acute rehabilitation.
USD Center for Disabilities
The Center for Disabilities is South Dakota's University Center for
Developmental Disabilities Education, Research and Service. The Center for
Disabilities major focus areas are Academic Training, Community
Education/Technical Assistance, Information Dissemination, Research/Evaluation,
and Services/Supports.
US
Congress on the Internet
US
Consumer Gateway
Your resource for consumer information from the federal government.
US Department of Health and
Human Services Administration for Children and Families - Child Care Bureau
US Department of Health and
Human Services Administration for Children and Families - Family and Youth
Services Bureau
US Department of Health and Human
Services, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development
US Department of Education, Information Resource
Center
Voter
Information on the elected officials at a person's district level through the federal
level. Profile information is available on each office.
Wegner Health Science
Center (USD)
Medical library located in Sioux Falls (behind Sioux Valley Hospital)
that is a good resource for medical information.
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