Topic: Dementia and Difficult Behaviors
When: February 16th 2014
Where: Lexington Medical Centre Park 1, 2720 Sunset Boulevard, West Columbia, SC, 29169

Speaker: Janet Altman will be the facilitator [Harbor Chase Assisted Living]jaltman@hraonline.net


We will be dividing into two separate discussion groups - of Patients and Caregivers/Care Partners - allowing for an intimate discussion by each group. Then we will gather back together to discuss the topic together. Do not be concerned if the patient needs to have a caregiver - we will accommodate this need.

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3rd Annual Spectrum Ball

Saturday, Feb 22—3^rd Annual Spectrum Ball-6:00 PM-8:30 PM—Adams Mill Program Center – includes DJ, family portrait, food, activities, square dance.  Fancy attire welcome, but optional.  $25 per family.
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YMCA Spectrum Sundays YMCA Spectrum Holiday Ball Join us for our annual Spectrum Valentine Ball at the Adams Mill Program Center, 100 Adams Mill Road, Simpsonville on Saturday, February 22nd from 6 - 8:30 pm. Fathers, take your daughters by the hand, and mothers, guide your sons to the dance floor.  The 2014 Spectrum Ball is a night of dancing and celebration for families living with someone on the Autism spectrum.  It's a fun, safe, and sensory-appropriate dance. Activities include: A Rocking DJ ... and a Square dance! Snacks -- including a Chocolate fountain Family photos -- professionally done ...and more! To learn more, please click on the above title. To access the CDR Library catalog, please click on this link

Columbia Parkinson's Support Group: Dementia and Difficult Behaviors

February 16, 2014
MEETING

Topic: Dementia and Difficult Behaviors

Speaker: Janet Altman will be the facilitator [Harbor Chase Assisted Living]
jaltman@hraonline.net

We will be dividing into two separate discussion groups - of Patients and Caregivers/Care Partners - allowing for an intimate discussion by each group. Then we will gather back together to discuss the topic together. Do not be concerned if the patient needs to have a caregiver - we will accommodate this need.

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AbleNet University: QIAT Session 6: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of AT

February 12, 2014 11:30am CST - 60 minutes 
Title: QIAT Session 6: Evaluation of the Effectiveness of AT 
Description: This QIAT area addresses the evaluation of the effectiveness of the AT devices and services provided to individual students. It includes data collection, documentation and analysis to monitor changes in student performance resulting from the implementation of assistive technology services. Student performance is reviewed in order to identify if, when, or where modifications and revisions to the AT implementation plan are needed. If you need resources to support evaluation of effective AT services, or if you are not sure about your role in the local team process, this session will be of value. The QIAT Leadership Team will share the Quality Indicators for Evaluation of Effectiveness. We will provide strategies for options to support effective practice, and principles to guide improvement at the building or district or level. 
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Jane Korsten & Terry Foss of QIAT.org 
Cost: FREE

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Assistive Technology Online Network

There are still a few spaces available in both the morning and the afternoon sessions of the Booktacular 101 workshop offered on Wednesday, February 19th in Columbia.  To see a listing of other assistive technology workshops, go to the SCATP training page.

Booktacular 101

Date: Wednesday, February 19, 2014

Time: 9:00am – 11:00am OR 1:00pm – 3:00pm

Location:

SC Assistive Technology Resource Center

Poplar Building, Midlands Center

8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC

Cost: Free, but pre-registration is required.

To register for this workshop:

•Complete the Booktacular 101 online registration form.  Choose morning or afternoon.

•For questions, call Will McCain at (803) 935-5004 or Lydia Durham at (803) 935-5263 or 800-915-4522.

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The South Carolina Youth Leadership Forum

The South Carolina Youth Leadership Forum, "where Fear and Uncertainty Meet Courage and Confidence"

This leadership forum is designed to help youth with disabilities to further develop leadership skills that can help them face challenges to being participating members of their communities. Students who will be a junior or senior during the 2014-2015 school year or will graduate in June 2014 are eligible to apply. While there is no cost to attend, students must provide their own transportation to and from Newberry College.

When: July 9-11, 2014

Where: Newberry College
Application: http://scvrd.net/individuals/ylf.php#application

Deadline for Application: April 8, 2014

Cost: Free

Language Acquisition through Motor Planning (LAMP)

An AAC strategy for teaching language and communication using iPads and speech generating evices.

Language Acquisition Through Motor Planning (LAMP) is an augmentative alternative communication (AAC) approach designed to give individuals who are non-verbal or have limited verbal abilities a method of independently and spontaneously expressing themselves through the use of a voice output communication device. LAMP was initially developed to give non-verbal individuals with autism a means of communication but can be adapted to benefit individuals with a variety of disabilities. The components of LAMP address the features and vocabulary available on the device as well as the method of teaching communication while taking into account the individual’s sensory needs.


When: November 6, 2014, 9:00 - 4:00
Where: South Carolina Assistive Technology Program, Collaborative Training Center, 8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC  29203
Cost: $85* * A 50% discount is available for parents and students. Email susan@aacandautism.com to register.
For more information or to register Visit: www.aacandautism.com/trng




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AbleNet University: Designing Your Treasure Chest of Tools to Advance Children With Significant Needs

February 11, 2014 11:00am CST - 45 minutes 
Title: Designing Your Treasure Chest of Tools to Advance Children With Significant Needs
Description: In this final session in this series on advancing outcomes for children with severe and multiple disabilities, you will learn how to provide a variety of support tools to maximally involve your students in learning and strengthen their concept-knowledge to reach desired outcomes. Based on the research-supported Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, the tools in the treasure chest will offer various formats to increase student access to learning and opportunities for them to respond in non-traditional ways. The following tools will be included: 
• Interactive Books
• Comprehension-Story Organizer Tools
• Response-Participation Tools
• A Object-based Daily Calendar and Activity Schedule
• Adapted Stamp and Gloves
Category: Assistive Technology
Presenter: Padmaja Sarathy MA, Author and Educational Consultant
Cost: FREE

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Designing Your Treasure Chest of Tools to Advance Children With Significant Needs

Designing Your Treasure Chest of Tools to Advance Children With 

Significant Needs

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

9 AM Pacific, Noon Eastern

AbleNet presents this final session in a series on advancing outcomes for children with severe and multiple disabilities. You will learn how to provide a variety of support tools to maximally involve your students in learning and strengthen their concept-knowledge to reach desired outcomes.

Login or sign up for a free membership to register for this training.

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We Are Able 20:20 Project

In celebration of our 20th anniversary, we are launching our We Are Able 20:20 Campaign. 

We ask that during the month of February, you join our effort by making a $20 donation - and spreading the word to twenty of your closest friends!

20 years ago today, a group of people with disabilities opened SC's first Center for Independent Living, Able South Carolina (known then as Disability Action Center).

We have been promoting the Independent Living Philosophy ever since by empowering South Carolinians with disabilities to reach their independence and by promoting inclusion and equality within the community. We are so very proud by the fact that we didn't just learn our mission; we live it!

Thank you all for your support throughout the years and we are excited to see what we can achieve together in our next 20 years!
 

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Opportunities in Computing and IT Fields for People with Disabilities Webinar

Opportunities in Computing and IT Fields for People with Disabilities

Thursday, February 13, 2014

11 AM Pacific, 2 PM Eastern

EASI's webinar will help you learn about opportunities in computing and IT academic programs and career fields that can be pursued by students with disabilities. Hear about success stories, promising practices, and useful resources.

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SSB Webinars: PDF Accessibility - Tables and Forms

When we look at the core accessibility techniques related to PDF documents the two areas we receive the most questions on are tables and forms. This two-part series will provide an overview of key requirements, implementation techniques and evaluation methods for accessible tables and forms in PDF documents.
 
PDF Accessibility - Tables
Tuesday, February 4th 2:00PM - 2:30PM EST/11:00AM - 11:30AM PST
 
PDF Accessibility - Forms
Tuesday, February 11th 2:00PM - 2:30PM EST/11:00AM - 11:30AM PST
 
To register please visit www.ssbbartgroup.com/webinars.php
 
Missed one of our webinars?
No problem! We have a collection of recorded webinars on topics including:
•Section 508
•Accessibility Testing
•Laws & Standards
•Electronic Documents
•Accessible eLearning
•Mobile Accessibility
•CVAA
•Strategic Accessibility
•and More!


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SC Assistive Technology Re-Use Summit

An estimated 20% to 40% of assistive technology goes unused for a variety of reasons. Medical
and technology needs change. Equipment is outgrown, outdated, or abandoned at the end
of life. Reutilization of assistive technology can meet the needs of many people who would
not otherwise be able to afford the technology they need for education, independence,
employment, and to maintain community involvement. Reutilization programs can also enable
children with disabilities to take direct ownership of AT devices rather than remaining dependent
on school districts for AT acquisition and use.


At this Re-Use Summit, we’ll learn about South Carolina’s Reutilization Initiatives and offer our
re-use programs the opportunity to gather more support from community and state networks.
We’ll connect people and organizations, so we can all work more effectively to share reutilized
equipment throughout the state.


When: Wednesday, February 19, 2014 @ 9:30 am - 2:30 pm
Where: Collaborative Training Center, Midlands Center, 8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC 29203
To register for this workshop: Complete the Reuse Summit online registration form. For questions, call Will McCain at (803) 935-5004 or Lydia Durham at (803) 935-5263 or 800-915-4522.


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