Friday, March 30, 2018

Traffic Injury & TBI-Related Death

 
#beawareofbi
 

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
121 Executive Center Drive, Suite 135
Columbia, SC 29210
803-731-9823

Thursday, March 29, 2018

Horry Transition Program

**LAST CHANCE TO REGISTER**

The New SC High School Credential will be implemented statewide beginning in the fall of 2018. Would you like to learn more about how Horry County School District developed and implemented a program that has components similar to the SC High School Credential requirements? Join the Transition Alliance of South Carolina and Leaders from Horry County School District to learn more about the Horry County program from both an urban and rural school perspective. Program teachers, support staff, building and district administrators, businesses and adult service partners will be on hand to share their insights, approaches and resources – as well as to answer any questions you might have.

April 12th 9:00am-4:00pm, April 13th 8:00am-12:00pm

• $35/person – includes lunch and all materials
• Limited to the first 200 registrants
• Registration will close on April 1, 2018
• No on-site registration

Click here to Register.

Click here for Hotel Accommodations.


**SEATING IS LIMITED**

Contact Information:
transition@uscmed.sc.edu

Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Wanna play golf with us? 

 
Time to tee it up!

Register your team or become a sponsor TODAY!
 
 
Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
121 Executive Center Drive, Suite 135
Columbia, South Carolina , 29210
Telephone: 803-731-9823


Tuesday, March 27, 2018

Attend The Long Road Home Workshop


The Long Road Home Workshop
Discover the knowledge, the heart and the courage to be a great self advocate.
 
WHERE
Brookland Banquet and Conference Center
1066 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone (803) 296-7525, Toll Free (877)621-6036


WHEN
Thursday, May 17th, 2018
10 am to 11 am

 
For more information contact:
Kristi Hartwell
Center for Disability Resources
 kristi.hartwell@uscmed.sc.edu
803-935-5947
1-866-697-0732 (toll free)
 
Sponsored by the SC Developmental Disabilities Council


Monday, March 26, 2018

2018 State Transition Conference- Exhibitor & Sponsor Invitation


Greetings!

We hope you will be able to be a part of our  
5th Annual Transition Conference!

We expect 300-400 transition professionals from around the state of South Carolina to attend this year's event. Space in the hotel ballroom is limited this year to 400 participants. 

We encourage you to register early to ensure your participation!

CONFERENCE & HOTEL INFORMATION

EXHIBITOR REGISTRATION


If your organization is interested in sponsoring this event please contact us!

Visit us on the Web:
www.transitionalliancesc.org

Like us on Facebook:
@transitionalliancesc

Follow us on Twitter:
@transition_sc

Friday, March 23, 2018

More than 5.3 Million people are living with TBI

#BEAWAREOFBI

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
121 Executive Center Drive, Suite 135
Columbia, South Carolina , 29210
Telephone: 803-731-9823 

Video Review by Kelly Doyle

“The Best Thing You’ll Ever do for Yourself” Video Review
By Kelly Doyle


The best thing that you will ever do for yourself is respect yourself and other people. But you have to give respect in order to get respect back. You need to have respect for whoever is in charge of your house or at your job. You need to respect for everybody and they should respect you too. If you feel like they are not respecting you then you should tell them how you feel but don’t be rude about it unless they really deserve it.




Thursday, March 22, 2018

Who wants access, independence and equality?


JOIN THE MOVEMENT!

Advocacy Day for Access & Independence
April 25, 2018 at 10:00 AM at the South Carolina State House

We invite you to join us as we gather at the SC State House 
for a rally to unlock the barriers for individuals with disabilities! 
The rally will include speakers from the disability community, 
legislators, and disability advocates.
Let us know you are coming by registering today
Free T-shirts will be available on a first come, first serve basis.


Come have breakfast with your representatives 
to address the barriers impacting South Carolinians with Disabilities, as well!
Breakfast will be served in 112 Blatt on the State House grounds from
8:00 a.m. - 10:00 a.m.

*****
#BarrierFreeSC
Use our hashtag on social media platforms to share your stories 
about unlocking barriers for people with disabilities! 
Read about others' stories and share your experiences!

Visit Our Website

Our mailing address is:
Able South Carolina
720 Gracern Road
Suite 106
Columbia, SC 29210

 

Wednesday, March 21, 2018

What is a Concussion?

 
For more information contact:
 
 
Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
121 Executive Center Dr., Ste. 135
Columbia, SC  29210
Telephone: 803-731-9823

Monday, March 19, 2018

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month

Do you know the number of adults and children who injured each year?
A staggering 2.5 million children and adults are injured each year!
 

Friday, March 16, 2018

March Transition Newsletter

 
Spring time is on the way!

Read further for transition news and events from around the state.
 
SAVE THE DATES FOR THESE UPCOMING EVENTS!
 
March 27th
 
 
 
March 28th
 
April 25th
 
Advocacy Day for Access & Independence support has grown to 25 organizations statewide all unified in an effort to ensure people with disabilities have equal access and opportunity!
 
September 30th -October 2nd
 
 
Congrats Colleton!
Congrats to Colleton County
on their first combined Preschool Inclusion
and Secondary Transition Interagency Teams' Transition Fair!
 
Why Choose SCOIS?
 
This website provides links to why schools should use SCOIS; a blog maintained by the SC Department of Education with updates on Microburst Learning, SCIOS, and Climb; programs offered; introductions of the SCDE SCOIS team, and more.
 


Thursday, March 15, 2018

FREE Assistive Technology Items!


Check out some of the items that we have available for
FREE
through our Reuse Service!
 
If you have questions or want to pick up an item,
please email me, Alli Upchurch, or call 803-935-5273.
 
 
Rifton Metal Gait Trainer
Model K24
Frame height 19 inches;
armrest height 21-29 inches;
100 pound capacity.

 
Pediatric Wheelchair
Seat width 9 inches;
back height 11 inches.
 
 
450 lb. capacity
 
 
 
 
Size medium
 
 
 
 
Adaptive Stroller
 
Rifton Prone Stander
 
Don’t see what you are looking for?
 
Check out the AT Exchange!

Alli Upchurch, MRC, CRC Program Coordinator II
SC Assistive Technology Program
Center for Disability Resources (UCEDD)
  University of South Carolina School of Medicine
Columbia, SC  29208 http://scatp.med.sc.edu/ | Phone: 803-935-5273 | Fax: 803-935-5342

Wednesday, March 14, 2018

March is Brain Injury Awareness Month!

 
March is Brain Injury Awareness Month!

We are excited to get the month started! We would love for you all to join in on the calendar events! We have Tia Chi, 'Cocktails that Care' and monthly brain injury support group meetings across the state! We look forward to seeing your faces at these events! Make sure you look on our social media pages for BI facts of the week.

#changeyourminds #bewareofbi
 
 
Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
121 Executive Center Drive, Suite 135
Columbia, South Carolina , 29210
Telephone: 803-731-9823
 
 


 
 


FREE Webinar Trainings!




Free webinars - K-12

AT and Apps to Support Math for Diverse Learners! from CTD
March 14, 2018 at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern


Assistive Technology: What is it and How to Use it from PACER
March 21, 2018 at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern (90 min.)


Study Skills 2: Multi-Sensory Learning and Review from CTD
March 22, 2018 at 9:30am Pacific, 12:30pm Eastern


ABCs & AAC: Alphabet Books in AAC Implementation from AbleNet
March 28, 2018 at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern (75 min.)


SETC webinars are at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern, except as noted.

March 14:   Overview of Reading Accommodations
March 15:   Switch Access to Chromebooks and iPads
March 19:   Top 5 AAC Apps (12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern)
March 20:   Access to Print & Electronic Text
March 22:   Speech Recognition: When, Where, & Why
March 26:   3rd Party Keyboards in iOS


You May Have Missed

AT101: Understanding and Advocating for Assistive Technology from Learning Disabilities Assn. of America


AT102: Back to the Basics-Tablets and Apps for LD from Learning Disabilities Assn. of America

PDF Accessibility: A Deeper Dive - Exploring Tools and Solutions from Great Lakes ADA Center

AT Video Pick of the Month


Symbols and Learning to Read with Dr. Caroline Musselwhite. Dr. Caroline Musselwhite is an assistive technology specialist with more than 30 years of experience working with children and adolescents with significant disabilities.

Tuesday, March 13, 2018

Free Training on Money Management

 
 
Learning to manage money helps people with disabilities to create goals for the future and get the things they need in order to live independently. Join Able SC for this FREE training to learn:

• Steps to take to help you reach your financial goals
• Budgeting tools to help manage your money
• Tips on how to track daily spending habits

Online: Monday, March 19, 2-3:00 PM
In-person: Tuesday, March 20, 2-3:30 PM

720 Gracern Road, Suite 106, Columbia SC 29210
 

For questions or accommodation requests,
contact Dori at 800-681-6805/TTY: 803-779-0949 or
dtempio@able-sc.org.
Please make accommodation requests a week in advance of the training date.
 

Tai Chi in the Park


 
121 Executive Center Drive, Suite 135
Columbia, SC 29210
803-731-9823


Tuesday, March 06, 2018

Every 13 Seconds...


Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
121 Executive Center Drive, Suite 135
Columbia, South Carolina , 29210
Telephone: 803-731-9823