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SD Deaf Resource & Outreach Programs has been serving the community for more than 45 years.
Services Provided
Information Referral
Services provided in relation to a consumer’s rights or a referral to other resources. SD-DROP connects the consumer to necessary services through disability, civic or social programs, or provides information and referral to programs that address the barriers confronted by deaf and hard of hearing individuals in areas of education, employment, and other settings.
Employment Services
In partnership with Vocational Rehabilitation, SD-DROP3 provides job coaching, job shadowing, communication assistance, sensitivity training, and sign language classes for employment with deaf employees.
Peer Support
Services provided to promote personal growth by sharing experiences either in a group setting or through one-on-one meetings between our specialists and individuals who may be homebound or live in rural areas. Peer support services may include information sharing, support services, mentoring and parent-to-parent opportunities. Peer Support may help facilitate personal and social adjustment skills, communication skills, educational activities, and develop resources.
Communication Assistance
SD-DROP works to bridge communication and cultural gaps. Individual or small group sign language classes help parents and caregivers to communicate more effectively with deaf individuals. Larger classes may be offered to the community for a small fee.
Family Communication
Community Integration Skills Training
Deaf Awareness Training/Technical Assistance/Consultation
Interpreter Mentoring/ASL Classes
Our Offices in South Dakota
Sioux Falls
524 N Sycamore Ave, Suite 2
Sioux Falls, SD 57110
Phone #: (605) 362-2618
Learn More About the Telecommunication Equipment Distribution Program
Project LinkSD
Project LinkSD is made possible through the State of South Dakota, Department of Human Services, Division of Rehabilitative Services, under the Relay South Dakota program.
Meet the SD Deaf Resource &
Outreach Programs Team
Lance Sigdestad
Executive Director
Aberdeen area
VP: 605-370-6593
Katie Peterson
Operations Director
Rapid City Area
VP: 605-274-7717
Voice: 605-519-8208
Community Support
MaKenzie Ovenstone
Community Support Specialist
Rapid City area
VP: 605-413-1927
Todd Honas
Community Support Specialist
Sioux Falls area
VP: 605-496-0027
Equipment Distribution
Jackie Bosma
Equipment Distribution Specialist
Aberdeen area
VP: 605-626-2668
Tim Hempel
Equipment Distribution Specialist
Sioux Falls area
VP: 605-362-2912
Rapid City area
Equipment Distribution Specialist
Rapid City area
VP: 605-394-6864