Services and Support | South Dakota Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs

South Dakota Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs (SD DROP) provides services and support to people who are deaf, hard of hearing, deaf/blind, and/or have a speech disability. This includes: Community Education and Support: Provides a variety of direct service programming to deaf and hard of hearing consumers and the general public, including advocacy, peer support, mentoring, independent living, deaf mentoring, social services, recreation and social activities, senior citizen services, and other services as available. Employment Services: Assistance is provided with seeking and keeping employment, including job search and applications, preparing for interviews, initial job training, job coaching, assistance with co-workers and staff meetings. Telecommunication Equipment Distribution: Providing installation, training, and equipment including amplified telephones, captioned telephones, ring signalers, and mobile phones/tablets. American Sign Language: Community based and contractual sign language classes, interpreter mentoring, information regarding ASL, deaf culture, and deaf history available to the public and private organizations.

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211 South Dakota

Physical Address

524 N. Sycamore Avenue, Suite 2, Sioux Falls, SD 57110

Hours

11:30am - 4:00pm (CT), Monday - Thursday, other hours by appointment

Voice

605-370-6593

Videophone Deaf Community Support Specialist

Voice

605-362-2618

Voice Main reception line

Application process

Call, visit website, or email for information.

Eligibility

Open to individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, family members, service providers, community members, and/or teachers of deaf or hard of hearing persons

Agency info

South Dakota Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs

Provides telephone accessibility to people who are deaf, hard-of-hearing, deaf-blind and/or have a speech disability. Serves the state of South Dakota.