On April 16th, Family Connections of Columbia, SC, celebrated the grand opening of "The Connection," South Carolina's first full-service support center dedicated entirely to families raising a child with special needs. The ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at 10:45 am, and the event included a steel drum band from Dent Middle School, a speech by Executive Director Andy Pope, and even some talks by children and a parent who regularly participate in the Family Connections' services.
The School of Medicine Library and the Center for Disability Resources Library were proud to help sponsor the new support center with the purchase of computers and equipment through a $5,959 grant awarded from the National Network of Libraries of Medicine Southeastern/Atlantic Region to Roz Anderson and Steven Wilson for their "Creating the InfoAble Portal" project. The grant will improve access to information technology and library and information services by creating the InfoAble Portal, which will become the default homepage for the new multimedia computer system and a new product feature on the Center for Disability Resources Library web site.
NOTE: Click the title above to go to the Family ConnectionSC web site.
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