Save the Date: SC Assistive Technology Expo!

27th Annual

SC Assistive Technology EXPO

Date: Tuesday, March 3rd, 2020

Time: 8:30 am Registration and Exhibit Hall Open / 9:30 Classes Begin

Cost: FREE! Open to the Public

Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street,
Columbia, SC 29201 (Directions)

Registration: No Pre-Registration

Parking: Free parking are available in convention center parking lot and in
1007 Park Street parking garage

The SC Assistive Technology Program hosts the SC Assistive Technology Expo and is the go-to source for people with disabilities, their families, seniors, veterans and healthcare professionals. Join us for this year’s event and learn about new possibilities, new solutions and new opportunities to change your life. This is the only Assistive Technology event in South Carolina where you can explore the exhibit hall for the latest products and services and attend compelling workshops which address pressing disability issues.

Free Sensory Tools for Cents Workshop

Back by popular demand!

Sensory Tools for Cents:

Inexpensive and DIY Sensory Tools

Date: January 15th, 2020
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Cost: FREE
Location: Prisma Health Richland Campus, 2 Medical Park Road, Conference Room, Lower Level, Columbia, SC 29203 (Directions)
Limit: 20

REGISTER NOW

A research study by Alice Carter and colleagues who are members of the Sensory Processing: Disorder Scientific Work Group suggests that 1 in every 6 children experiences sensory symptoms that may be significant enough to affect aspects of everyday life functions. Sensory needs are found not only in special education classrooms, but in general education classrooms as well.  If a child has a sensory processing disorder, the child may be sensory seeking or exhibit sensory offensiveness.

In this workshop, we will explore a variety of inexpensive and DIY sensory tools including virtual sensory tools for computers and tablets. Resources will be shared. The session is not age or disability specific as sensory needs are often alongside other disabilities and can be present from infancy to adulthood.

Presenter: Elizabeth Moore has worked in SC schools for more than a decade. After earning her B.A. from USC and her MLA from Converse College, she began her career working in a high priority school where the focused use of assistive technology was 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 in the curriculum. Elizabeth works as a Corrective Action Specialist at the Office of Special Services (OSES) at the SC Department of Education (SCDE).  She was previously  an Assistive Technology Specialist at OSES at the SCDE.

Free Webinars on Assistive Technology

The Accessible Technology Coalition

compiles this listing of free webinars

from around the Web!

Follow the ATC Facebook page for late additions.

AT Webinars


Taking Care of Meal Planning - Technology for Grocery Shopping, Cooking, and More from PACER
January 15, 2020 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern


FindMyFlow: Building Effective Study Habits from CALLScotland
January 15, 2020 at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern  (30 min.)


Inaccessible Healthcare Websites: The Risk of Litigation and Patients’ Health from LevelAccess
January 16, 2020 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern


Expand Your Outreach with an Accessibility Champions Program from the Great Lakes ADA Center
January 16, 2020 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern


Introduction to Assistive Technology and the PACER Simon Technology Center Services from PACER
January 21, 2020 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern


AT for your Child with Complex Cognitive Needs: Adapted & Online Curriculum from AbleNet
January 21, 2020 at 10am Pacific, 3 pm Eastern


Executive Function: Planning Phase - Schedule & Task Management from PACER
January 23, 2020 at 2:30pm Pacific, 5:30pm Eastern (90 min.)


Family Engagement in Student Literacy: Technology Tools and Tips to Build Reading Skills from PACER
January 29, 2020 at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern (90 min.)


Word Q5 literacy support software from CALLScotland
January 29, 2020 at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern  (30 min.)


Consideration of Assistive Technology for Young Braille Learners from TSBVI
February 4, 2020 at 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern


Archived Webinars

• Is Your State, District or School Website Accessible? from AEM
• Help with Arthritis and Assistive Technology from AbilityNet
• Apple’s New Accessibility Features from PACER

News From New Mobility!

The magazine for active wheelchair users



Click here to read our December 19th edition!



Check out TASC’s new Transition Newsletter

Click here to read our December newsletter!

**Happy Holidays** 

Meet new people and learn to live healthily while getting paid!

Do you want to get paid to take a course on meeting new people, finding helpful resources and learning to live healthily?

 

If the answer is yes, join us for a 20 week, paid class that covers topics like:

• setting and keeping your goals
• communicating about your health
• eating well
• physical activity
• meeting new people
• finding community resources
• taking control of your life

Who is it for?

 The classes are created for people with disabilities who are 18 or older.

When are the classes?

Fridays from 1-3 PM, January 10 - June 5, 2020

Where are the classes?

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

Register here!

For more information or questions,

contact Dori at dtempio@able-sc.org

or 800-681-6805/TTY: 803-779-0949



What other teachers have to say

Here at Able SC, we could talk all day about why you should attend Empowering a Future 2020, our annual transition conference for professionals who work with youth with disabilities.

However, you don't have to just take it from us. We'll let other teachers like you do the persuading:

WHEN
February 7, 2020
9 AM - 4 PM

WHERE
Marriott Columbia
1200 Hampton Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Claim your early bird tickets today!

Able South Carolina
720 Gracern Road Suite 106
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
803.779.5121

advocacy@able-sc.org 

Decisions, Decisions: FREE Training on Making Personal Choices!

Do you ever find it hard to make decisions? It could be something easy like what to wear that day, or it could be something harder like eating healthy.

Join us for a free workshop online on December 9 or in-person on December 10. Learn the steps to make a decision, the possible barriers in your way, and how to turn choices into opportunities! 

Register here!

For questions or accommodation requests,

contact Dori at dtempio@able-sc.org 

or 800-681-6805/TTY: 803-779-0949 

Able South Carolina

720 Gracern Road Suite 106

Columbia, South Carolina 29210

803.779.5121

advocacy@able-sc.org 

SAVE THE DATE for Advocacy Day 2020!

Join us in unlocking barriers for all people with disabilities.

People with disabilities face unnecessary and discriminatory barriers to transportation, employment, and public access. Advocacy Day for Access and Independence, our annual gathering at the Statehouse, takes advocacy to the streets and the statehouse steps to fight for the rights of the disability community in South Carolina.

2020 is gearing up to be a pivotal year for disability rights—for the elections, for the census, and for the 30th anniversary of the ADA. There is power in numbers, so join us on April 1st and let's use this energy to further unlocking these barriers!

SAVE THE DATE:
April 1, 2020
9 AM - 12:30 PM
SC Statehouse Steps

Attendance is free but registration is required.

SAVE THE DATE HERE!

Able South Carolina
720 Gracern Road Suite 106

Columbia, South Carolina 29210
803.779.5121

 advocacy@able-sc.org

Announcing Empowering a Future 2020!

Empowering a Future, our annual conference for educators and service providers working with youth with disabilities, is now open for registration! And for 2020, we are revamped with more sessions, tools, and resources than ever before!

Want to learn how to motivate and empower your students? It's time to leave the deficits-based approaches behind and focus on new strategies to build strong, successful self-advocates.

Session content will highlight pre-employment transition services, youth leadership and self-determination, the SC High School Credential, coordinated community-based employment, and much more.

Early bird tickets are $50 dollars

and available until December 31.

After, tickets will increase to $60.

Claim your early bird tickets today!

WHEN
February 7, 2020
9 AM - 4:30 PM 

 
WHERE
Marriott Columbia
1200 Hampton Street
Columbia, SC 29201

Able South Carolina
720 Gracern Road Suite 106
Columbia, South Carolina 29210
803.779.5121

advocacy@able-sc.org
 

ACL Listening Session

 

SAVE THE DATE!

Preparedness, Response, Recovery:

The First Step is Listening

JOIN US FOR AN EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS,
RESPONSE, AND RECOVERY LISTENING SESSION

The Administration for Community Living (ACL) wants to hear and learn from people with disabilities, and their families and caregivers, about their experiences during emergencies or disasters. We want to learn how you plan, respond, and recover from these emergency situations. Your experiences will help us to understand how we can improve our support, training, and technical assistance in times when emergencies and disasters hit.

WHEN:
Thursday, February 13, 2020
2:30 - 4:30 PM

WHERE:South Carolina Vocational
Rehabilitation Department
HR Development Center
1410 Boston Avenue

Columbia, SC

Light refreshments will be provided.

RSVP: https://www.acllistens2019.com or 803.779.5121

More Information: alston@sidemgroup.com or 803.779.5121

Free Webinars on Assistive Technology

The Accessible Technology Coalition

compiles this listing of free webinars
from around the Web!

Follow the ATC Facebook page
for late additions.

AT Webinars


AAC Evaluations from AbleNet
December 4, 2019 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern


Advancing AT Processes: AT in the IEP from SETC
December 9, 2019 at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern


(Job) Accommodations... Practical Solutions for Complex Needs from JAN
December 10, 2019 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern


Mounts and stand options for assistive technology devices from CallScotland
December 11, 2019 at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern (30 min.)


I Have (an AAC) Device, Now What? from AbleNet
December 11, 2019 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern


Taking Care of Your Home - Technology to Support Household Tasks from PACER
Wednesday, December 11, 2019 — 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM CST


Skoog, an accessible musical instrument from AT3 Center
Thursday, December 12, 2019 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern


Archived Webinars

• Taking Care of Yourself - Technology to Support Health and Wellness from PACER
• How to Ensure an Inclusive Workplace: A Conversation with a Digital Accessibility Expert from JAN
• Working with Students Using Switches: Collaboration is Key from AbleNet

Your Journey Series is launched!

The first of the Your Journey Series is launched!

Your Child’s Journey Begins

Family Connection of SC is proud to announce the launch of the first in a series of family-centered, family-driven and family developed materials to help parents navigate the journey of parenting.

Your Child’s Journey Begins addresses the questions and needs of families of infants, toddlers, and preschoolers.

 

Being a parent can be overwhelming and challenging at times, especially if you have concerns about your child's growth, health, development, and learning. Understanding where to go to get the help you need for your child is often confusing.

Family Connection has created a series of online materials, workshops, and resources available for parents and families to help guide you.

Click here for

 Your Child's Journey Begins!

Family Information Center

1-800-578-8750

Para Español

 1-888-808-7462