Upcoming Events

Sandlot (Sioux Falls) (PDF)

Smoke Alarm Program

Porter the Hoarder Recording

ASL Anywhere

Fall Sign Language Class (PDF)

Inclusion Day!

Check out the video Brandon Valley students created to celebrate Inclusion Day!

What does Inclusion Day mean to you? To learn what it means to others, please review their stories.

Stay up to date with SDSD’s services

SDSD maintains several listservs. Messages sent on the listserv will include program information and upcoming trainings and events. Please use the below links to manage subscription to our listservs.

SD Services for The Deaf Foundation

Supporting children who are deaf and hard of hearing in South Dakota

Opportunities funded by the Foundation:

Scholarships
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Camps
Technology Support
Educational and Family Activities

To learn where our Mobile Lab will be, call 605-367-5200.

Mobile Lab

The purpose of the SDSD mobile hearing lab is to expand audiology services across the state of South Dakota. These services include school hearing screenings at no cost to the school district.

School districts that are interested in scheduling hearing screenings through the mobile hearing lab are encouraged to contact SDSD via email at: hearingtest@sdsd.sdbor.edu.

The SDSD mobile hearing lab has been providing services since January 2010 and evaluates thousands of children annually.

Early Hearing Detection & Intervention

The Joint Committee on Infant Hearing and U.S. Public Health Service's Healthy People 2010 health objectives recommend that all newborns be screened for hearing loss by 1 month of age, have diagnostic follow-up by 3 months of age, and receive appropriate intervention services by 6 months of age. Early hearing screening is critical in making the best decision for a child's future.

Check out the above video about early hearing detection and identification. The video was created through the collaborative efforts of South Dakota Department of Health (https://doh.sd.gov), University of South Dakota, and South Dakota Services for the Deaf.