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New Year 2025 News for People with Disabilities We Need Your Voice! Our Public Health team is excited to launch the Able SC Disability Healthcare Access survey. Please take this survey. We are tracking information on the accessibility of healthcare in SC for our community.  We want to hear from as many community members as possible; help us spread the word! Upon completing the survey, disabled participants can receive a $25.00 gift card. Take the survey You are invited to join us for FREE monthly training classes online and in person! To register and make a request for an accommodation based upon disability for any of the above trainings, please contact us at 800-681-6805, TTY: 803-779-0949, or email dtempio@able-sc.org a week before the event. 2025 Trainings: January: Journey to Healthy Living Virtual January 22 at 3 pm In Person January 21 at 3 pm February: Improving Your Relationships March: Making New Friends, Meeting New People April: Personal Safety & Healthcare May: Making Time Work for You! June: Managing Your Money July: How Can I Advocate? August: Working with Emergency Responders September: Adjusting and Adapting to a Disability October: Empowering Employment November: Getting Around Town December: Building Confidence in the Workplace For questions, contact info@able-sc.org Empower Hour! Have a disability? Empower Hour is led by your peers. If you'd like to join, contact info@able-sc.org or call 1-800-681-6805. To make a request for accommodation based on disability, please call us at 800-681-6805 a week before the event. Empower Hour meets online weekly: Thursdays from 1 pm to 2 pm In Person Monthly at Columbia and Greenville offices: 2nd Thursday of each month from 4 pm- 5 pm. Next in person meeting: January 16 from 4 pm to 5 pm MLK Day: Able SC Closed Jan. 20 "True peace is not merely the absence of tension; it is the presence of justice," a quote from Martin Luther King Jr.'s book, "Stride Toward Freedom," from 1958. We remember these wise words on this Martin Luther King Jr. day as we, a disability-led organization continue that stride. We hope you are finding time and space to reflect on this holiday's purpose and meaning, whether that's by participating in local events, giving back, or as an advocate radically seeking rest. Able South Carolina 720 Gracern Road Suite 106 | Columbia, South Carolina 29210 803.779.5121 | advocacy@able-sc.org Follow Us Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences

New Mobility, New Devices

 

January 6, 2025 - View in browser

NEW MOBILITY 2.0 Adapting and Evolving in Our Digital Future January 2025 marks the first month that New Mobility’s presence is entirely digital. Read more about how we’re developing new formats to expand our reach while staying true to what has gotten us here — producing in-depth, authentic content from and for our community. NEWS Regain Hand Function After SCI: Device Approved The Food and Drug Administration has approved ONWARD’s ARC-EX transcutaneous stimulation device. Research has shown the device can improve hand function in people with chronic SCI, in addition to a number of other benefits including improved sensation and bowel and bladder control.   WHAT TO WATCH A Disability-Centered Take on Jack and the Beanstalk If you’re tired of the never-ending search for streaming content, check out Jack and the Beanstalk, a new short film from Regan Linton, an award-winning actor, wheelchair user and New Mobility contributor. Her fresh take on the classic tale revolves around a grocery store worker denied a living wage because of his disability and features wheelchair users Stewart Tucker Lundy and Kalyn Rose Heffernan. TRAVEL Rediscovering Myself in Greece On the verge of turning 60, Ellen Stohl needed the kind of fresh perspective that only travel can bring. A trip to Greece — with boardwalk-accessible beaches, elevator access to historic monuments like the Acropolis, and world-class dining options — provided the perfect mix of adventure, relaxation and culture to help her recharge and celebrate. PRO TIP How to Be Seen and Heard as a Wheelchair User It doesn’t take much adapting for wheelchair users to connect in small group settings. But how do you avoid getting lost in large social gatherings, where the conversation can be literally over your head? John Beer talks with other wheelchair users for practical tips on standing out when you can’t stand up.

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