Free Training: Health is Wealth!

Health is Wealth 3-Week Consumer Training 

Understanding your health care needs and communicating those needs are skill we all need! Join us for a FREE three-week course where individuals with disabilities can build on their leadership and self-advocacy skills to live a healthier lifestyle. In this course, we'll talk about:  

• Healthy Eating 
• Stress Management 
• Communicating with Healthcare Providers 
• Much more!

Please request reasonable accommodations two weeks in advance 

by contacting Dori at 800-681-6805/TTY: 803-779-0949 

or dtempio@able-sc.org 

  

This course is for individuals with disabilities ONLY. 

If you'd like Able SC to come to your organization to teach the material, 

please get in touch with Dori. See contact info above. 

DATES: April 22, April 29, and May 6! 

You must attend all three sessions!

April 22, April 29, and May 6

10:30 AM-12 PM

Able SC

720 Gracern Rd, Ste 106

Columbia, SC 29210 

Register here!

Free Eye Gaze workshop with ASHA CEUs

Eye Gaze Technology 

for Emergent Communicators

Date: May 1, 2019

Time: 1:00 pm – 3:45 pm (check-in begins at 12:45)

Cost: FREE

Location: 2 Medical Park Road, Palmetto Health Richland, Columbia, SC 29203 (Directions)

Limit: 60 (20 seats left!)

ASHA CEUs: .25 (Introductory level, Professional Area)

Questions: Contact Courtney Grant: courtney.grant@tobiidynavox.com , 803-822-9751

REGISTER NOW!

Participants will explore the functional aspects of eye tracking technology and best practices for getting started. A variety of augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) language tools for the emergent communicator who uses eye gaze access will be considered. In addition, communication partner strategies to support successful participation and interaction will be discussed.

Learning Objectives: Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be able to:

• Identify two AAC language options or communication page sets that can be used with eye tracking technology
• State two communication partner strategies for successful communication using gaze interaction technology
• Identify three key technical features that make eye tracking technology successful for emergent communicators.

Presenter: Patrick Brune, MS, CCC-SLP

FREE Benefits Workshop in Newberry!

• Are you interested in going to work or increasing your earnings? 
• Do you need information on how working will affect your disability benefits? (SSI and SSDI)? 
• Do you want to connect with local agencies that can assist with finding a job and providing supports? 

Then this is the workshop for you!

Join us for this FREE event!

Thursday, April 25, 2019

1:30-3:30 PM

Piedmont Technical College - Newberry County Campus

Community Conference Center

1922 Wilson Road

Newberry, SC 29108 

Register here! 

ALL attendees must register 

to ensure we have enough materials for everyone. 

Accommodation requests must be made by April 18, 2019. 

For more information, e-mail hiremesc@able-sc.org 

or call 1.800.681.7715/TTY 864.235.8798. 

Free Training: What is Learning?

  

What is Learning?

Date: April 16th, 2019
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Cost: FREE
Location: SC Assistive Technology Program, Poplar Conference Room, 8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC 29203 (Directions)
Limit: 20
 

REGISTER NOW

With all of the time we spend talking about teaching and learning, the emphasis is too often on the teaching rather than the learning. What does it really mean to learn? And how does learning happen in the brain?
 

In this training session we will dig underneath the surface of teaching and explore the most important things educators need to know about learning in the brain and how to create the most effective learning experiences.
 

Spoiler alert: A teacher or trainer does not take their knowledge and transfer it to the learner. In this training session, we will discuss what really happens based on sound neuroscience.

• What is learning?

• What conditions support or impede learning?

• What is involved in remembering?

• What are the different types of memory?

• Why all this matters for teachers and students.

Training Objectives 

Following the training, participants will be able to:

• Explain how learning happens in the brain.

• Compare procedural and declarative memory and articulate the importance of distinguishing them.

• Determine the most appropriate strategies depending on the type of memory involved.

• Formulate further questions for exploration regarding the application of neuroscience to learning and teaching.

Presenter: Betsy Hill is a neuro-educator and President of BrainWare Learning Company. She has studied the application of neuroscience to teaching and learning with Dr. Patricia Wolfe and other experts and works with educators, clinicians and corporate trainers on using neuroscience research to address some of the most perplexing problems in education, including closing the gap for historically underperforming students.  She addressed issues of college and career preparedness as a trustee and board chair at Chicago State University. She holds a Master of Arts degree in Teaching and an MBA from Northwestern University, and teaches strategy at Lake Forest Graduate School of Management and the University of Illinois in Chicago.

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. 

Free webinars from around the web: 

Getting Started with EPUB from NCAEM

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern

Turn Struggling Readers Into Leaders Using Assistive Technology from edWEB

Tuesday, April 16, 2019 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

From SETC at 3:30pm Pacific and 6:30pm Eastern unless noted.

April 8, 2019    Writing Personal Narratives with Low to High tech AAC

                        at 3:15pm Pacific, 6:15pm Eastern

April 9, 2019    UDL Overview: Resources for Teachers and Administrators

                        at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

April 10, 2019  Giving Every Student Access to Infinity and Beyond!

April 11, 2019  Implementing Core Vocab in a Life Skills Classroom

April 16, 2019  AAC Training for Paraeducators: Teaching

April 17, 2019  TouchChat with Word Power App

April 18, 2019  Dragon Naturally Speaking

April 22, 2019  Personalized Learning and the UDL Lens: Empowering Learners

                        to Support their Own Learning at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

April 23, 2019  Switch Access to Proloquo and Go Talk Now

April 25, 2019  Ready, AEM, Go! Access to Core Curriculum for All

Register now for:

Executive Functioning Accommodations in Self-Employment from JAN

May 14, 2019 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern

Webinars You May Have Missed:

Catch up on the Quality IndicAEM ators for K-12 Series, parts 1-4

AT Supports for Reading from CforAT

AT in the Writing Process from CforAT

AT Resource Pick of the Month:

State of Digital Accessibility 2019 report released by LevelAccess

(Survey of 550 IT professionals)

FREE Daily Living Items!

Check out some of the daily living equipment 

we have available at SCATP!

All items are FREE through our Reuse service. 

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

To make an appointment to pick up an item 

please call Alli Upchurch at (803) 935-5273.

Trapeze Bar and Floor Stand

 

 

Hoyer Lift 

 

Manual Wheelchair

15 inches wide

Rolling Shower Chair

Stander

User height 4 feet to 5 feet 6 inches

User weight limit 180 pounds

 

Sliding Transfer Bench

 Standalone Safety Rail

  Tub Bench

 Walker Tray

 

You can also check out the AT Exchange at: https://www.scatpexchange.net/

TASC April Training Offerings

Happy April!

Please take a look at two upcoming trainings in April that might be of interest to you if you lead a local interagency team or want to learn more about transition and employment regulations.

Leading Interagency Teams
An Interactive Session for Leaders Navigating the Storms of Teaming

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
9:30 am – 3:30 pm
Columbia, SC

• Are you leading the formation of a local interagency team?

• Are you leading the charge for a team struggling through the storms of collaboration?

This FREE training is for you!

Join teaming and collaboration expert, Dr. Jane Everson, to hone your leadership skills and gather tips and tricks to help your team take the next step in meaningful collaboration.

During this session, we will review best practices, share practical resources, and help you address the unique needs and questions specific to your community team!

Register Here!

Transition and Employment Regulations
Preparing students for employment success
With Laura Owens, Ph.D., CESP
President of TransCen, Inc.

Tuesday, April 23, 2019     
Saluda Shoals Park River Center
9:30 am – 4:00 pm             
5605 Bush River Rd, Columbia 

• Are your students learning through school based work experiences?

• Are you facilitating community based employment experiences for your students?

• Are you aware of the Department of Labor Regulations that should be guiding these employment experiences?

Join us for this one-day legal and policy primer to ensure that you are coloring inside the lines!

Registration is $25/person and includes all materials, breakfast and lunch.
 

Seats are limited – Register Now!

Training on Digital Resources in the Modern Classroom

Bringing the “Three R’s” into the Modern Classroom: 

Digital Resources for all platforms

Date: April 4th, 2019

Time:

• Part 1: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
• Part 2: 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm

Cost:

• $10 for training (includes lunch-notify us of any special dietary requirements)
• Mail checks to: SC Assistive Technology Program, USC School of Medicine, Columbia, SC 29208
• Make credit card payment by calling Brittney Green at 803-935-5239

Location: SC Assistive Technology Program, Poplar Conference Room, 8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC 29203 (Directions)

Limit: 18 

REGISTER NOW

Part 1 – We will discuss reading, writing, and math resources for Google Chrome users.

Part 2 – We will discuss reading, writing and math resources for IOS users.

Both Part 1 & 2 will review strategies for implementation in the classroom setting and beyond. It will also explore the continuum of resources from free and low cost to commercial products.

Presenters: Madalina Tudora and Elizabeth Moore

Check Out Our New Title!

Mindset: 

The New Psychology of Success

by

Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D. 

2016 

Click here to check for availability!

The updated edition of the book that has changed millions of lives with its insights into the growth mindset.

After decades of research, world-renowned Stanford University psychologist Carol S. Dweck, Ph.D., discovered a simple but groundbreaking idea: the power of mindset. In this brilliant book, she shows how success in school, work, sports, the arts, and almost every area of human endeavor can be dramatically influenced by how we think about our talents and abilities. People with a fixed mindset—those who believe that abilities are fixed—are less likely to flourish than those with a growth mindset—those who believe that abilities can be developed. Mindset reveals how great parents, teachers, managers, and athletes can put this idea to use to foster outstanding accomplishment.

In this edition, Dweck offers new insights into her now famous and broadly embraced concept. She introduces a phenomenon she calls false growth mindset and guides people toward adopting a deeper, truer growth mindset. She also expands the mindset concept beyond the individual, applying it to the cultures of groups and organizations. With the right mindset, you can motivate those you lead, teach, and love—to transform their lives and your own.

Click here for more information. 

Happy National Assistive Technology Awareness Day!

Earlier this month, the United States Senate unanimously adopted a resolution declaring today National Assistive Technology Awareness Day. The resolution noted that "assistive technology devices and services are not luxury items but necessities for millions of people with disabilities and older adults, without which they would be unable to live in their communities, access education, and obtain, retain, and advance gainful, competitive integrated employment,"

ACL is proud to fund Assistive Technology Act programs in every state and territory that help older adults and people with disabilities discover, try, reutilize, and finance assistive technology. In FY18:

• Over 72,000 individuals participated in assistive technology device demonstrations to find the right device for their community living needs.

• Nearly 50,000 AT devices were provided on short-term loan to individuals with disabilities, service providers, and agencies. 

• More than 70,000 AT devices were reutilized, allowing consumers to save more than $28 million by obtaining a lightly used or refurbished AT device. 

• 96% percent of consumers who received financing loans from an AT program said they would not be able to purchase or obtain the AT without this financing.  

Can Technology Help You Live Independently?

Can Technology Help You? 

Join us for our March Empower Hour for a discussion about assistive technology. This month we'll be talking about the different types of technology that can assist you in reaching your goals of employment and independent living. Do you use assistive technology? You will have the opportunity to learn more from your peers about the technology they use and what is available to help you! Join us on Thursday, March 28, from 4:00 - 5:00 at our Midlands or Upstate office!

March Empower Hour
Thursday, March 28, 2019
4:00 - 5:00 PM 
 

Columbia
720 Gracern Rd., Suite 106
Columbia, SC 29210
 

Greenville
135 Edinburgh Ct., Suite 101
Greenville, SC 29607 

Able South Carolina offers Empower Hour, a monthly peer networking group for individuals with all types of disabilities. Our Empower Hour is led by your peers and meets to discuss the meaning of independence, share resources, find social opportunities, and provide support and encouragement to each other. Empower Hour is a great opportunity to connect with others and meet new friends.
 

Have questions or need to request accommodations? 

Contact Dori Tempio at dtempio@able-sc.org.

5K: Announcing Our 2019 Host Committee!

Announcing the 2019 Host Committee!

Host Committee
Mayor Knox White - City of Greenville
Dr. Sheldon Herring - Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital
Elizabeth DuBose - Roger C. Peace Rehabilitation Hospital
DeDe Norungolo, MRC, LPC, TBI Survivor
Jamie and David Prince - flourish

Register Now! 

Want to get more involved? Become a sponsor or make a donation!
We would love to partner with you on this annual event 

that benefits so many in the Upstate of South Carolina!

Interested in sponsoring? 

Contact Allison Hall Drew at 

allison@startflourishing.com.

Event Details:

The Brain Injury Association of South Carolina's annual 5K, 

reinstated as the Upstate Run & Roll 5K, 

will be held at Cleveland Park in 

Downtown Greenville, SC on March 30th, 2019.

Registration is $35 for the 5K & the 1 Mile Walk

Registration is $15 for Brain Injury Survivors & Full-time Students

Don't wait -register today!

This event is the premier fundraising event in the Upstate. Proceeds from the event will ensure that BIASC continues to provide statewide resources and support to individuals with brain injuries and their families, educate the public on the risks and impact of brain injuries, and advocate for legislation to improve community based services in the state of South Carolina.

Free Training: Health is Wealth!

Health is Wealth 3-Week Consumer Training 

Join us for a FREE three-week course where individuals with disabilities can learn strategies for being healthy. Some examples include: 

• healthy eating 
• stress management 
• how to communicate with healthcare providers 

You must attend all three sessions!

April 22, April 29, and May 6

10:30 AM-12 PM

Able SC

720 Gracern Rd, Ste 106

Columbia, SC 29210 

Register here!

Please request reasonable accommodations two weeks in advance 

by contacting Dori at 800-681-6805/TTY: 803-779-0949 

or dtempio@able-sc.org 

  

This course is for individuals with disabilities ONLY.

If you'd like Able SC to come to your organization to teach the material, 

please get in touch with Dori. See contact info above.