Free Webinar on Nutrition & Weight Management

 

Join the conversation at our next webinar on Nutrition and Weight Management with Dr. Jesse Lieberman.  This educational webinar will focus on proper nutrition and weight management for individuals with spinal cord injuries.

 

Thursday, July 12
1:30 ET

Dr. Lieberman is a physician in the outpatient clinic at Carolinas Medical Center who primarily serves patients with spinal cord injuries.  His areas of interest include cardiovascular disease prevention in individuals with chronic spinal cord injuries, primarily through nutrition interventions.

 

After the webinar, we will have a Q&A session!

 

Reserve Your Spot!

 

 



Our Greenville Office is Moving!

 

 

Our Greenville Office is Moving!

On Thursday, June 28, 2018, our Upstate office will be moving. During the move, phones and emails may temporarily be down. We hope to have everything back up by Friday mid-afternoon. If you need immediate assistance please contact our Columbia office at 803-779-5121.



Our New Upstate Address is
 
135 Edinburgh Court
Suite 101
Greenville, SC 29607

SC Spinal Cord Injury Association is Moving!

 

WE ARE MOVING!



 

Our new location will be at HealthSouth Columbia:
2935 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC 29203

 

A message from the Executive Director:

 

"We are excited to let you know we will be moving our office location! Starting June 28, we will be in transition to our new home at HealthSouth Columbia. This is going to be a great move and a wonderful partnership.

While our office is in transition, we will still continue to assist you.  Provided below is contact information you can use for assistance while we move. We anticipate completing our move by the first of July.  We appreciate your patience during this time."

 

--Angela Rodriguez, MSW

Please contact us during our transition by calling (803) 240-3576 and leaving a message or emailing angela@scspinalcord.org. 

PACK THE PARK: SC Spinal Cord Injury Association Fundraiser

 

Help us... 

 

SC Spinal Cord Injury Association and the Columbia Fireflies invite you to a special game night! Pack the Park for Midlands Gives on Tuesday, August 7th at 7:05 PM. We will receive 50% of proceeds from tickets purchased; organizations who sell the most tickets will be entered to win a cash prize. Each ticket is $10 and you must purchase through the organization.

 

It's also $2 Tuesday! Soft drinks, hot dogs and popcorn are all just $2. MUST ORDER BY AUG 1! We will send you an order form to fill out, tickets can be picked up at will call the day of the game. Guests who buy tickets through our association will be seated together as seats are available.
 

SIGN ME UP!

 

This fundraiser is separate from the Midlands Breeze peer support group meeting

taking place at the Fireflies stadium on July 21st.

 SC Spinal Cord Injury Association
720 Gracern Rd, Suite 106
Columbia, SC 29203

Xbox Launches Adaptive Gaming Controller

 

 

by Aaron Broveman

June 18, 2018

 

Microsoft Xbox is the first major console brand of this generation to have its own proprietary adaptive controller for gamers with limited upper body function.

 

The Xbox Adaptive Controller has two huge buttons and the ability to plug in up to 19 adapted  buttons or directional peripherals so gamers can customize a setup that best suits their function and the game they’re playing. It also has mapping options that can configure button position to anywhere a player needs and co-piloting capabilities that allow two controllers to play as one.

 

“If one person only has function on their left hand, they can control the left side of the controller and another person can use all the buttons on the right side. It’s called co-piloting because you can control the character, but if you need assistance, your co-pilot can take control immediately,” says Mike Luckett, a C6 quad and gamer. He tested and provided feedback on the XAC thanks to his involvement with Warfighter Engaged, a nonprofit that provides free adapted and custom-made controllers and peripherals to injured veterans and others with disabilities.

 

Click here to read more.

 

 



 



Project Search Grants Available

**Project SEARCH Grants Now Available**

The Arc of the Midlands is announcing the availability of training and technical assistance resources to implement Project SEARCH youth transition and employment sites in South Carolina. This initiative is sponsored by the South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council.  The training and technical assistance initiative includes partial licensing fees up to $8,000 each to implement up to four (4) new Project SEARCH sites for the 2019-20 school year. Project SEARCH is a business led internship program for transition-age students and working-age adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD) that enables people to gain real world experience, learn competitive job skills, and become employed in the community. The development of a Project SEARCH site is a community collaboration between local education agencies (generally serve as lead applicant for the high school transition model), South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department, and a Host Business. DDSN qualified community employment service providers/vendors supporting individuals with I/DD generally serve as the lead applicant for the adult model. Please see the attached documents for the official application, details and timeline, as well as additional background information on Project SEARCH. Applications are due September 7, 2018 by 5 p.m.  All questions can be directed to The Arc of the Midlands via Melinda Moore - Melinda@ArcMidlands.org   Announcement Application

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CDR Accessibilty Training

 

SCATP will host two trainings for CDR staff

on how to make accessible documents.

 
Training Dates

• Tuesday, July 24, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the Poplar Conference Room
• Tuesday, July 31, 2018, 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m., in the Poplar Conference Room

Space is limited to a maximum of 8 attendees per class.

Other sessions will be offered later in the fall.

Please call Lydia Durham at 803-935-5263 to reserve space in the class.

Class Overview

• Accessible documents allow people with disabilities access to the written word. 
• Resources will be shared. 

Objectives

• Participants will be able to make a MS Word document accessible
• Participants will be able to list two resources to use when making a document accessible

Note: Participants are encouraged to bring their own laptop computer to the training

SC Assistive Technology Program

Center for Disability Resources

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Columbia, SC  29208

http://scatp.med.sc.edu/

Phone: 803-935-5276

Fax: 803-935-5342

 

 

 

Take a Survey: We Want to Hear from You About Mental Health!

We want to hear from young adults who are:
~18-30 years old
~Have a disability
~Have a mental health diagnosis or receive treatment for mental health symptoms

You can tell us about your experience by:
~Taking our survey
~Sharing your story at a Virtual Town Hall


YOU CAN DO ONE OR BOTH!

Read More...

Research to Practice: SC High School Credential

 

We have great news!

The Transition Alliance of South Carolina

has secured 3 additional Research to Practice sessions focusing on

the SC High School Credential.

Register here!

 http://rtpsc.info.

 

Please note that SPACE IS LIMITED and seats are first come-first serve.

We look forward to seeing you in July!

THE SC HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL:

TRANSITION ASSESSMENT AND IEP/GOAL DEVELOPMENT
Monday, July 16th  (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)

This session will provide the basic information on The South Carolina High School Credential to ensure that classroom teachers and other service providers will leave with the resources and assistance needed to support the quality implementation of the SC High School Credential in Fall 2018. Beginning with the 9th grade class of the fall of 2018, school districts across the state have been charged by the South Carolina Legislature to offer an alternate course of study for applicable students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines the South Carolina High School Credential course of study is appropriate. This course of study is designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and work ethic needed to succeed in today’s job market. In addition, planning/sharing time will be built into each content session area and attendees are asked to bring laptops or other personal electronic devices so that they can begin to work on development of their own materials and resources Participants will have intensive training on how to write appropriate post-secondary and annual goals for the student’s IEP. Participants are encouraged to bring copies of IEP’s in order to create appropriate post-secondary and annual goals for their individual students. The afternoon session will focus on the role of transition assessment as it relates to the development of goals for the IEP. Participants will be able to review transition assessments that are appropriate for their students and create a menu of assessments that can be used throughout the student’s high school career. Sample paper and online assessments will be shared with participants.

THE SC HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL:

BREAKING DOWN CORE CONTENT TO DEVELOP CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
Wednesday, July 18 (8:30 AM - 4:30 PM)

This session will provide the basic information on The South Carolina High School Credential to ensure that classroom teachers and other service providers will leave with the resources and assistance needed to support the quality implementation of the SC High School Credential in Fall 2018. Beginning with the 9th grade class of the fall of 2018, school districts across the state have been charged by the South Carolina Legislature to offer an alternate course of study for applicable students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines the South Carolina High School Credential course of study is appropriate. This course of study is designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and work ethic needed to succeed in today’s job market. In addition, planning/sharing time will be built into each content session area and attendees are asked to bring laptops or other personal electronic devices so that they can begin to work on development of their own materials and resources. The session will focus directly on reviewing the curriculum for the SC High School Credential, sharing materials and working with the pacing guides to develop the individualized curriculum for the participant’s specific school the afternoon session will feature a Cyber-Café Fair to review materials to implement the curriculum.

THE SC HIGH SCHOOL CREDENTIAL:

DEVELOPING WORK-BASED EXPERIENCES
Thursday, July 19th (8:30 AM - 4:00 PM)

This session will provide the basic information on The South Carolina High School Credential to ensure that classroom teachers and other service providers will leave with the resources and assistance needed to support the quality implementation of the SC High School Credential in Fall 2018. Beginning with the 9th grade class of the fall of 2018, school districts across the state have been charged by the South Carolina Legislature to offer an alternate course of study for applicable students with disabilities whose Individualized Education Program (IEP) team determines the South Carolina High School Credential course of study is appropriate. This course of study is designed to equip students with the skills, knowledge, and work ethic needed to succeed in today’s job market. In addition, planning/sharing time will be built into each content session area and attendees are asked to bring laptops or other personal electronic devices so that they can begin to work on development of their own materials and resources. The morning session will focus directly on Work Experiences for students who are part of the credential course of study. Students must meet 360 hours of work experience before exiting high school and this session will provide intensive training on the development of these work experiences. The afternoon session will focus on the development of the school-based enterprises for students who are part of the SC High School Credential. Participants will learn how to develop and implement a variety of school-based enterprises.

Transition Alliance
Center for Disability Resources
University of South Carolina School of Medicine


 Department of Pediatrics
Columbia, SC 29208

 

Disability Benefits & Employment Workshop

 

Disability Benefits & Employment:

Make it Work For You!

June 28

 

 

• Are you interested in going to work or increasing your earnings?
• Do you need information on how working will affect your disability benefits? (SSI & SSDI)
• Do you want to connect with local agencies that can assist with finding a job and providing supports?

Please join us for this FREE community event!
Thursday, June 28, 2018
3:30 - 5:30 pm

C. Lem Harper Building Auditorium
631 Hampton Street
Columbia, SC 29201

 

Click here to register!

This event is coordinated through the efforts of the SC Disability Employment Coalition. Members of the Coalition are employers, state and private agencies, and individuals with disabilities working to address the employment barriers of people with disabilities in South Carolina. The SCDEC is supported through funding from the SC Developmental Disabilities Council and the Administration for Community Living at the US Department of Health and Human Services.



We Want to Hear From You!

 

We Need Your Help!

 

We are partnering with the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital to collect interviews from Patient Care Assistants and consumers with a PCA.

We are interested in learning more about what it is like to help people with their basic daily activities in their homes and what it is like to get help with doing daily activities if you have a health problem or disability. As a small thank you for your time you'll be compensated with a $50 gift card.

 

Are You a PCA?

If you are paid to help people with their daily activities – such as getting out of bed, getting ready for the day, going to bed at night, preparing and eating meals, getting around their home, or taking medicines – because of health problems or disability, we would like to hear from you!

  

To volunteer for this research project, you must:

• Help people in their homes with doing basic daily activities
• Be 18 years old or older
• Speak English and live in the United States

 

Do You Pay a PCA?

If you pay for someone to help you do your daily activities – such as getting out of bed, getting ready for the day, going to bed at night, preparing and eating meals, getting around your home, or taking medicines – we would like to hear from you too!

  

To volunteer for this research project, you must:

• Pay for people to help you with doing basic daily activities
• Need that help because of a health problem or disability that has lasted at least a year
• Be between 45-70 years old
• Speak English and live in the United States

 

These interviews are being conducted for a research project at the Mongan Institute for Health Policy at Massachusetts General Hospital. This one-time interview will take 1-2 hours to complete and will be recorded. Upon completion of the project, the recording will be destroyed. Your identity will be kept confidential.

 

If you are interested please contact Naomi Gallopyn at 617-643-5172. If she is unable to answer your call please leave your name, phone number, and email so that she can reach you.

Thank you! 

Able South Carolina
720 Gracern Road Suite 106
Columbia, SC 29210

http://www.able-sc.org/