JULY 02
Our summer travel series continues!
Our Midlands Breeze peer support group had some really good tips for finding accessible hotels for traveling with spinal cord injury. We wanted to take that a little further and share some tips for booking the best wheelchair accessible hotels, as well as some hotel room hacks.
- Search online for a rough view on accessibility features, then CALL the hotel.
- Ask questions and voice concerns and accommodations needed. What one hotel views as accessible may not be what you need, or what another hotel views as accessible.
- Ask for photos so you can get an idea of size of the room, space available, and set up.
- Get a confirmation. One of the biggest tips we heard from our members was they made sure to get the name of the person who helped answer their questions, and who they ultimately booked with.
- Bring essentials with you, like a hair dryer in case you can't reach the one provided, or a shower seat.
- No accessible rooms available? Ask for a free upgrade to a larger, more spacious room.
- If someone helps you with your luggage, get their name-- they will be your go-to during your stay.
- Make sure the thermostat is accessible.
- Check the bed-- if it does not allow for easy transfer, get someone at the hotel to adjust the bed height by removing whatever is giving the bed its height.
- Make sure there is a clear wheelchair path, and if not-- have someone at the hotel remove extra furniture, like a desk chair.
- Travel with a power strip.
Join us August 7th for a fundraiser Fireflies baseball game at Spirit Communications Park! The game starts at 7:05. Tickets are $10 each and we will receive 50% of proceeds from ticket sales. The organization who sells the most tickets will be entered into a drawing for a cash prize.
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Stop, Focus, Connect:
Pathway to Pleasure After SCI
We are hosting a conference on sexuality and disability in three different cities,
featuring speaker and self proclaimed Sexologist, Dr. Mitchell Tepper, PhD, MPH.
Sign up on our website, cost is $26 per person, per city.
August 28 - Charleston
August 29 - Columbia
August 30 - Greenville
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The 2018 Roll on Capital Hill
The 2018 Roll on Capital Hill was attended by more advocates than ever before-- among those advocates was South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association Executive Director, Angela Rodriguez and members Joe Pomeroy and Charles Hall! Over 120 wheelchair user members, clinicians, partners and other disability advocates from 33 states gathered in Washington D.C. and visited more than 200 congressional offices. Representatives from our Association met with 4 congressmen and 2 senators, including Senator Tim Scott and Congressman James Clyburn. We are so proud to have been a part of this event and to have advocated for the members of our Association with spinal cord injuries.
We have moved office locations!
We are so excited to have successfully moved into our new offices located in Encompass Health Columbia. We are still in transition but will be available to help you in any way we can during this time, so please do not hesitate to call-- we are here for you.
Our new address is:
ATTN: Spinal Cord Injury Association
2935 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
2935 Colonial Drive
Columbia, SC 29203
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Amazon Prime Day is July 17th!
Your shopping makes a difference. Amazon donates to South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association when you shop Prime Day deals at smile.amazon.com/ch/57-0951166.
Amazon's fourth-annual Prime Day is coming up on Tuesday, July 17 and will feature one-of-a-kind deals exclusively for Prime members. This is one of the biggest shopping days of the year and a great time to for you to support our Association.
FREE Webinar!
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 at 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.
We will be closed on July 4th for the holiday.
Thank you in advance for letting us spend time with our families.
Hope everyone has a great holiday!
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BREEZE GROUP SCHEDULE
Greenville Peer Support: July 19 at 6 pm, Roger C. Peace, 701 Grove Rd, Greenville 29605
Midlands Peer Support: July 21 at 7:05 pm, Spirit Communications Park
Orangeburg Peer Support: July 12 at 6:30 pm, 3000 St. Matthews Rd, Community Annex Building (by the car dealer)
Rock Hill Peer Support:July 17 at 6 pm, Piedmont Medical Center
Spartanburg Peer Support: July 17 at 6:15 pm, Spartanburg Rehabilitation InstituteMidlands Peer Support: July 21 at 7:05 pm, Spirit Communications Park
Orangeburg Peer Support: July 12 at 6:30 pm, 3000 St. Matthews Rd, Community Annex Building (by the car dealer)
Rock Hill Peer Support:July 17 at 6 pm, Piedmont Medical Center
Low Country Peer Support: July 10 at 6 pm, Trident Medical Center. Topic is a demo of the equipment "Up n' Free"
Horry Peer Support: July 18 at 6 PM, Health Finders @ Coastal Grand Mall, 2000 Coastal Grand Cir, Myrtle Beach
Florence Peer Support: To be determined
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