ASL Yoga at Fit Columbia

 

 

 

 



FREE wheelchairs, canes and more!

 

FREE wheelchairs, canes and other items!

 

If you have questions or want to pick up an item,

please email Alli Upchurch or call 803-935-5273.

Each item is linked to more information (if available).

Manual Wheelchair
Seat width 18 inches
Seat depth 18 inches

Manual Wheelchair with all-terrain tires
Seat width 19 inches
Seat depth 18 inches
Comes with cushion (removable)

Transport chair
Seat width 19 inches
Seat depth 16 inches

Aluminum quad cane

 

 

Camouflage print cane (no strap)



 

Large base quad cane

 

One button folding walker, bronze

 

 

Wombat positioning chair
Seat width 11 inches
Seat depth 12 inches

 

Bedside commode

 

 

Don’t see what you are looking for?

Check out the AT Exchange!

Disability Benefits & Employment Workshop - Greenwood

 

Disability Benefits & Employment:
Make it Work For You!
May 23

 

 

• 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!

 

Click here to register!

Wednesday, May 23, 2018
1:30 - 3:30 pm

Piedmont Technical College
620 N Emerald Road
Building B, Room 155
Greenwood, SC 29646

 

 

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.

 

 



NADD Newsletter

Vol. 11 #9
May 10, 2018

National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day

Today is National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day. Activities and events are planned around the country. Click here for the SAMHSA Awareness Day 2018 webpage.

Webinar on Health and Wellness

On May 22nd, NADD is offering a webinar on “Health and Wellness.” People with an IDD/MI diagnosis are at risk for more health and wellness problems than people without. They often take many medications and have barriers in communication that affect their ability to plan or organize information. These issues can make it more difficult for the person to take an active role in his/her health. This webinar will review the implications and risk factors of co-occurring disorders as well as the role of the Direct Support Professional in supporting treatment, communication, medication management, wellness, and recovery.

All of the webinars being offered in May are intended to help people prepare for applying for NADD DSP certification and build overall workforce capacity to support individuals with IDD/MI. The webinars focus on the competency areas identified for the NADD Competency-Based Direct Support Professional Certification. In addition to people interested in NADD certification, these trainings can also be taken by anyone who wants to learn about or brush up on a particular topic. A learner may sign up for a single webinar or for as many as he or she wishes to take.

 The remaining webinars in the NADD Spring Webinar Series are:

May 22 – Health and Wellness
May 30 – Community Collaboration and Teamwork

For details and to register, click here.

To read more of this month's newsletter, click here.

 

NADD

132 Fair Street
Kingston, NY 12401-4802
Phone: (800) 331-5362
Email: info@thenadd.org
Website: www.thenadd.org

 

Wanted: Eye Gaze Device

 

If you have an eye gaze communication device that you no longer use, please consider donating it to the SC Assistive Technology Program. We will program it back to factory settings and then pass it along to someone in dire need of the device who does not have funding resources. We are working with a woman who is in this situation right now.

To donate, please call 803-935-5301 or email carol.page@uscmed.sc.edu

 

Thank you! 



Free Training: Considering Assistive Technology

 

Seats are still available!

Considering Assistive Technology,

It’s More Than Just Checking a Box!

May 16, 2018
9:30 am – 11:30 am

 

FREE!

Palmetto Health Richland

Two Medical Park

Lower Level

Harden Street

Columbia, SC 29204

REGISTER NOW!

This session will include a brief overview of the identification, consideration, and documentation of assistive technology in the IEP process. We will explore how IEP teams address AT needs throughout the development of the IEP. Participants will be provided with helpful resources and tips on developing compliant IEPs.

Presenters:

Elizabeth Moore has worked in South Carolina schools for more than a decade. After earning her B.A. from the University of South Carolina and her MLA from Converse College, she began her career working in a high priority school where the focused use of technology was just being initiated. She then worked as an instructional technology specialist for several years before she began working in a facility where instructional technology and assistive technology are both integrated into the curriculum and the lives of the students. Now Elizabeth is an Assistive Technology Specialist for the Office of Special Education Services at the South Carolina Department of Education where she serves students with disabilities who have assistive technology needs throughout the state.

Kathleen Heiss  works with the South Carolina Department of Education Office of Special Education Services as an IDEA Compliance Monitor.  Before joining the team, Kathleen was an assistive technology specialist with SCDE. Prior to that, she was an elementary teacher and assistive technology specialist in Indiana. Kathleen served six years as a volunteer firefighter/EMT and worked diligently with training others in the fire department on how to meet the needs of citizens with disabilities under their care. She has also taught courses on assistive technology as a lecturer for Purdue University Northwest.


 

Free Webinar!

 

Make Your Content Accessible with PEEP

 

Register Today!

 

Do you create your own educational content? Do you want to learn how to make it more accessible to students with learning differences?

 

Join a FREE webinar from WGBH National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM) and Benetech’s DIAGRAM Center. NCAM’s Bryan Gould will walk through the new DIAGRAM Center Web portal, “Accessible Peep.”

 

Accessible Peep provides accessible videos, games, and teaching resources from WGBH's animated series, PEEP and the Big Wide World.

 

For those who want to add accommodations to their own digital assets, Accessible Peep also provides How To's and lessons learned for creating captions, audio descriptions, digital games and accessible word documents and PDFs.

 

Please register for this event and share it with other educators and parents!

 

•Webinar: Accessible PEEP and the Big Wide World
•Date: May 9, 2018
•Time: 11 AM - 12 PM Pacific Time
•Cost: Free!

 

 



FREE Training - Health is Wealth!

 

Health is Wealth:
a free training session on managing your health

 

 

Join Able SC for this free training and learn strategies for:

• healthy eating
• managing pain
• adaptive exercise
• communicating with your health provider

 

Online: Monday, May 14, 2-3 PM
In-person: Tuesday, May 15, 2-3:30 PM
720 Gracern Road, Suite 106, Columbia SC 29210

 

 

Register here for online training.

Register here for in-person training.

 

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.

 



FREE Mobility & Daily Living Items!

 

FREE!

Mobility & Daily Living Items

 

If you have questions or want to pick up an item,

please email Alli Upchurch or call 803-935-5273.

 

Each item is linked to more information (if available).

 

Foldable cane

 



Adult Folding Walker with 2 wheels



 

Hemi Walker

 

 

 

Pediatric Positioning Chair
Seat width 11 inches
Seat depth 12 inches
Back height 14 inches (not including adjustable headrest)


 

Adjustable Bath Stool

 

 

 

Clear Wheelchair Tray
For use with wheelchairs with arm width of 20-24 inches wide
Includes hardware

 

 

 

Rifton Toileting System, size small (pediatric)
Height limit 30-50 inches tall

 

 

 

Shower Commode Chair
17 inches wide
18 inches deep

 

 

Don't see what you're looking for?

Check out the AT Exchange!

 

FREE Chromebook Training!

Assistive Technology Supports for Chrome Users
May 9, 2018
9:30 am – 11:30 am

FREE!

SC Assistive Technology Program
8301 Farrow Road

Columbia, SC 29203

 

REGISTER NOW

Chromebooks are a viable tool in providing curriculum access and facilitating academic achievement for all learners. This workshop will provide valuable, ready-to-use solutions for all learners. We will review apps, extensions and add-ons that can help students with reading, writing, grammar, note-taking, organization, and more. Free resources available for immediate implementation will be shared.

Madalina Tudora is a RESNA certified Assistive Technology Professional and experienced educator, currently serving as an Assistive Technology Specialist for the SC Department of Education. She worked and studied in Europe, earning her undergraduate degree in Special Education from the University of Bucharest, Romania, and her graduate degree in Psychology from Titu Maiorescu University, Bucharest. Regular presenter at regional, national and international conferences offered through organizations like the Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA), SC Assistive Technology Program, SC Family Connection, South Carolina Education Association (SCEA), etc. she also supports school districts by providing guidance, resources and training for local assistive technology teams, education professionals, teachers, administrators, parents, and other stakeholders throughout the state.

Midlands Gives is TODAY: Brain Injury Association of SC

 

Join Us in giving online ALL DAY LONG!

 

Donate to the

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina

today for

Midlands Gives!

We want to beat our goal from last year!
Will you help us?

 

2018 Goal : $5,000

DONATE TODAY 12:00am- 11:59pm

www.midlandsgives.org/biasc

 

 



Midlands Gives is TODAY: Able South Carolina

 

Donate to

Able South Carolina

today for

Midlands Gives!

 

 

DONATE HERE!

 

Please consider donating to Able South Carolina and help us spread disability rights and inclusion! All donations will get us closer to our goal of having an accessible van so our young disability rights advocates can hit the road and spread the message of inclusion.

 



Midlands Gives is TODAY: SC Spinal Cord Injury Association

 

#MidlandsGives is TODAY!

Please consider donating to

SC Spinal Cord Injury Association

with a minimum donation of $20.

 

DONATE NOW!

 

Individuals with spinal cord injuries find a valuable resource for their needs, questions, and concerns through the SC Spinal Cord Injury Association. They discover a powerful source of strength through others who have experienced similar life-altering injuries. We provide information, education, and support to family members and professionals who serve those with spinal cord injuries. Our mission is: Building connections in the community through education, awareness, and peer support.

 

A donation to SC Spinal Cord Injury Association helps us continue and improve this mission for individuals in YOUR community.  Please click the "Donate Now" link above if you are interested in donating or go to midlandsgives.org and search for our organization.

We appreciate your support!