What is SDDeaf (SDSD)?

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SDDeaf (sddeaf.org) is the online home of SDSD, a South Dakota program that serves deaf and hard-of-hearing children and their families. It provides outreach, audiology services, and multidisciplinary evaluations through clinics in Sioux Falls and Rapid City, and it works with school districts across the state. If you are a parent, educator, or provider looking for statewide deaf and hard-of-hearing support in South Dakota, this is the entry point.

Who SDSD serves

The site's 2024–2025 "Reach Across SD" figures give a clear picture of the population:

Measure 2024–2025 figure
Clients served 714
Ages 0–5 121
Ages 6–21 593 (34 graduated)
New client referrals 166
Multidisciplinary evaluations 19
Student evaluations completed 20
School districts partnered with SDSD 15

For comparison, the site reports 329 clients served in 2009–2010, so the program's reach has more than doubled over that period.

Services and resources

The site points to several programs and materials:

  • Shared Reading Project (PDF)
  • Camps for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Children (external website)
  • Smoke Alarm Program (PDF) — a visual smoke alarm resource for deaf and hard-of-hearing households
  • ASL Anywhere (PDF)

Staff listed on the page include 2 pediatric audiologists, 4 audiology assistants, and 14 outreach consultants.

Clinics and contact

SDSD operates two clinics. Note that the site flags intermittent phone problems at the Rapid City clinic and offers alternate numbers.

Sioux Falls Clinic

4101 W 38th St., Suite 101, Sioux Falls, SD 57106

  • Phone: 605-367-5200
  • Video Phone: 605-496-9058
  • Fax: 605-367-5209
  • Email: [email protected]

West River (Rapid City) Clinic

2138 Jackson Blvd, Rapid City, SD 57702

Because of the Rapid City phone issue, the site advises: call 605-641-7411, email [email protected], or text 605-799-1745. A second Rapid City address (1220 Mt Rushmore Rd, Suite 2) is also listed with the same phone and fax, plus text 605-799-1945.

Staying informed

SDSD maintains several LISTSERVs that send program information and notices of upcoming trainings and events. Subscription links are provided for:

  • SD Birth–3 Providers
  • SDSD Families
  • SDSD Professionals and Stakeholders
  • SDSD Sign Language Group
  • SD Special Education Directors
  • SD Superintendents

If you want event and training updates, subscribing to the list that matches your role is the most direct route.