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Brookings Disability Awareness Committee, 520 3rd Street, Suite 230, Brookings, SD (2025)

The Brookings Disability Awareness Committee (Previously the Brookings Committee for People who have Disabilities) strives to advocate for the rights of people who have disabilities in our community. Throughout the year, specific events are held to bring awareness and information to our citizens. Technical assistance is provided to the business community, private individuals, governmental entities and nonprofit organizations. The goals of this service are to improve the quality of life for people who have disabilities through enhancing the knowledge base of entities in the community; and to further serve as a community-based advocacy group enhancing the ability of local entities to comply with Federal Civil Rights legislation.

11/12/2025

News Release: The Brookings Disability Awareness Committee (BDAC) has named two recipients of its 2025 Mayor's Awards.

The Lucas P. Wintrode Autism Support Services at South Dakota State University has been selected for this year’s A.B.L.E. Award. Cubby’s Sports Bar & Grill has been chosen for the Empower Award. Read full news release at https://www.cityofbrookings-sd.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=5362

The awards will be presented at the annual Mayor’s Awards and Holiday Celebration event on Dec. 3, at the Dacotah Bank Center, 824 32nd Ave. The event will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. with the awards program starting at 6 p.m. The public is invited to attend to help celebrate all awardees.

10/21/2025

Happening Tonight! Leadership through the Lens of Disability: Resilience, Empathy and Purpose

📅 Tuesday, Oct. 21
🕢 7:00 to 8:30 p.m.
📍 Volstorff Ballroom West (SSU 101A), University Student Union, South Dakota State University campus

Billie Sutton, former South Dakota senator and founder of the Billie Sutton Leadership Institute, will speak. He will share his powerful journey of resilience and transformation after a spinal cord injury ended his professional rodeo career.

His story is a compelling testament to purpose and the impact of embracing the inherent strengths and abilities in all of us — showing how adversity can lead to empathy, innovation and meaningful leadership.

This event is a collaboration of the SDSU Office of Student Accessibility, Student Connection and Engagement; Brookings Disability Awareness Committee, and Human Resources.

09/17/2025

We're partnering with the Brookings Disability Awareness Committee to host another 8-week American Sign Language Class! This class will run every Wednesday at 6:00pm from September 24-November 19 (with no class on 10/15).

In this class, you'll learn basic American Sign Language from a trained instructor. Please only register if you can make it to all of the sessions, as each class builds on the previous one.

Registration is open now! Register online at http://bit.ly/regbpl

If registration fills up, please feel free to register on the waitlist! Sometimes spots for programs open up, and having people on a waitlist helps us know if we should offer a program again in the future.

08/14/2025

Does your organization help promote the health and well-being of Brookings area residents who are disabled or neurodivergent? We'd love to have you come present to our committee at our monthly meeting!

Join us on the fourth Thursday of the month at noon to share about your organization's important work. If you'd like to present, please reach the BDAC via e-mail at abc@cityofbrookings-sd.gov at least 72 hours in advance of the month's meeting so that we can finalize your spot on our agenda.

Our meetings are hybrid for accessibility, so you can join in-person at the Brookings City and County Government Center or via Zoom. Your presentation can be informal (just you talking!) or more formal.

We're looking forward to learning more about what you do and how we can support you!

Address

520 3rd Street, Suite 230
Brookings, SD
57006

Opening Hours

Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm
Saturday	9am - 5pm
Sunday	1am - 5pm

Website

https://cityofbrookings-sd.gov/154/Brookings-Disability-Awareness-Committee

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