Local Resources
Dakota Lions Sight & Health
4501 West 61st Street North
Sioux Falls, SD 57107
(800) 254-6857 or (605) 373-1008
In Western South Dakota,
1774 E Centre Street, Suite 4
Rapid City, SD 57703
(eye and tissue bank providing full donation services)
DakotaLink Technology Solutions
1161 Deadwood Avenue, Suite #5
Rapid City, SD 57702
(800) 645-0673 or (605) 394-6742
(assistive technology, consultation, assessment and training for low vision needs)
National Federation of the Blind of South Dakota
903 Fulton Street
Rapid City, South Dakota 57701
(605) 721-3311
www.nfb-south-dakota.org/
(South Dakota Chapter affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind)
Service to the Blind and Visually Impaired (SBVI)
South Dakota Department of Human Services
2330 N. Maple, Suite 2
Rapid City, SD 57701
(800) 439-8861 or (605) 394-2253 or (605) 394-2261 TTY
dhs.sd.gov/sbvi/address.aspx
(individualized rehabilitation services that result in optimal employment and independent living outcomes for citizens who are blind or visually impaired)
South Dakota Braille & Talking Book Library
800 Governors Drive
Pierre, SD 57501
(800) 423-6665 or (605) 773-3131
(regional braille and talking book library services)
South Dakota School for the Blind & Visually Impaired
423 17th Ave SE
Aberdeen SD 57401
(888) 275-3814 or (605) 626-2580
sdsbvi.northern.edu
(services to meet the individual needs of students in South Dakota who are visually impaired, blind, or deaf-blind)
The Low Vision Center
Third Floor of the Black Hills Regional Eye Institute
2800 3rd Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
605-718-2303 or 800-658-3500
(low vision exams and consultation to regain visual independence with low vision devices)
Zone 5 Lions Clubs Sight & Service Committee
Box Elder, Black Hawk and Rapid City
(financial aid and assistance, request form available by contacting Northern Plains Eye Foundation, 716-6733, completed form must be submitted before the 20th of the month)
Black Hills Area Lions Clubs Partners
Hill City Lions Club
PO Box 209
Hill City, SD 57745
(meet 1st and 3rd Monday at Noon at Slate Creek Grill)
Piedmont Valley Lions Club
PO Box 412
Piedmont, SD 57769
(meet 1st and 3rd Tuesday at 5:30PM at Elk Creek Steakhouse, schedule and location vary in summer)
Rapid City Downtown Lions Club
PO Box 1423
Rapid City, SD 57709
rapidcitysd.lionwap.org
(meet 2nd and 4th Tuesday at Noon at Murphy’s Pub)
Rapid City Evening Star Lions Club
507 E. Meade Street
Rapid City, SD 57701
e-clubhouse.org/sites/rapidcityes/
(meet 2nd and 4th Thursday at 6:00PM at South Dakota School of Mines and Technology-Surbeck Center Hardrocker Conference Room)
Rapid City Metro Lions Club
2701 Mountain Meadow
Rapid City, SD 57702
(meet 2nd and 4th Tuesday at 6:00PM at T.R.E.A.)
Rapid City Rushmore Lions Club
PO Box 3131
Rapid City, SD 57709
rushmoresd.lionwap.org/
(meet each Wednesday, September thru May, except holidays, at 6:00PM at American Legion Club)