2018 Transition Conference

 

**Attention**
Special Room Rate Discount Ends:
August 31st

 

 

South Carolina's 5th Annual State Transition Conference
October 1st - October 2nd
North Charleston Convention Center

The conference hotel is the Embassy Suites

adjacent to the convention center in North Charleston.

**Special Room Rate Deadline: August 31st**

Reserve your room today!
Group Code: SCD
Phone: 1-843-747-1882

 

Hotel Registration Link

 

Featured Keynote and Sessions will include presentations by:

• Dr. Tammy Pawloski-Strategies for Reaching Rural and Impoverished Students & Families
• Charlie Walters- Employment is for ALL: Fostering Change in SC
• Dr. Valerie Mazzotti-Strategies for Data Based Decision Making in Transition

 

Conference Schedule

Conference Registration Link

  

  

**Attention**

Conference Networking Event
October 1st  7-9pm

 

Two hour harbor cruise on the Carolina Queen
featuring a live band, barbecue dinner, and cash bar.
Join fellow professionals and experts from around the state for
an evening of food, music, and networking!
 
Networking Event Registration

 

This conference is supported in part by the following sponsors:

 

 

 

 

FREE Assistive Technology Webinars!

Assistive Technology Supports for Reading Disabilities

This free webinar will cover AT products and strategies to assist struggling readers in Tracking, Decoding and Comprehending text.
September 26, 2018, 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern
Read More and Register Now!
 
Free webinars from around the web: Adults and General

Inclusive PDFs by Design from AEM
September 18, 2018 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern

Online Video Accessibility from EARN
September 20, 2018 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern

Is Your State, District or School Website Accessible? from AEM
September 25, 2018 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern

Free webinars: K-12

AT in the Schools: Consideration, IEPs and More from PACER
August 28, 2018 at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern OR 4:30pm Pacific, 7:30pm Eastern (90 min.)

Fun Activities Using Interactive Devices from AbleNet
August 30, 2018, 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern (30 min.)

How Do I Determine What Type of Switch the Student Can Use? from AbleNet
September 18, 2018, at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

Switch it Up! from PACER
September 19, 2018 at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern (90 min.)

Tech Tools for Students: Researching & Organizing for School Projects from PACER
September 20, 2018 at 2pm Pacific, 5pm Eastern

Accessibility in Mobile Devices: Updates from the Field from AbleNet
September 26, 2018 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

Feature Match… What’s That? from AbleNet
October 4, 2018, at 11am Pacific, 1pm Eastern

From SETC:

09/17/18 - AT Chatter: iPads and apps at 11:30 Pacific, 2:30 Eastern
09/19/18 - PowerPoint Books Rediscovered 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern
09/20/18 - Tarheel Reader & Gameplay at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern
09/24/18 - Book Study: Every Move Counts, Clicks and Chats at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern
09/24/18 - Read & Write for Google at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern
09/25/18 - iOS Switch Control Recipes at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern
09/27/18 - Learning First, Technology Second Book Review 3:30pm Pacific,
                 6:30pm Eastern
10/01/18 - Book Study: Every Move Counts, Clicks and Chats at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern
10/02/18 - Switch Access for Early Switch Users at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern
10/03/18 - Fast ForWord at 3:30pm Pacific, 6:30pm Eastern
 
AT Resource Pick of the Month

Check out this website with information on Free or Low Cost AT published by Augsburg University.

News and Tips from Family Connection

 

Education News and Updates

 

As the school year begins, the South Carolina Department of Education has several updates, on everything from drinking water to SROs to Alternative Pathways.

Learn more

 

 

Speak Up...for your child

It's that time of year where we find ourselves deep in the alphabet soup of the special education world. From IEPs and 504s to referrals and assessments, we want to help make your journey a little easier.

Wherever you are in your journey, these quick tips can help you thrive - and not just survive the back to school meetings.

Quick tips to advocate for your child

50 Ideas to Enhance to Student Engagement training

Got Access?

50 Ideas to Enhance Student Engagement

Date: December 5, 2018
Time: Registration 8:30-9:00 am; Workshop 9:00 am-3:00 pm
Location: Two Medical Park, Lower Level, Palmetto Health Richland, Harden Street, Columbia, SC 29203
Cost: $10.00 (includes lunch)
Speaker: Cindy Richardson, Assistive Technology Consultant
Limit: 60 people

REGISTRATION

 

We know technology can be a powerful tool and in most instances, the only way students with significant disabilities can reach their potential. During this workshop, participants will learn to identify access opportunities by examining common curriculum objectives, identify strategies to increase student access and participation, and explore curriculum examples that demonstrate increased opportunities for student success. Come explore strategies to maximize the tools you have and increase opportunities for student engagement and achievement throughout the day. Participants will come away with over 50 ideas for achieving access to common core standards through easy tech communication devices, the iPad, and switch accessible classroom tools.

• 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.

 

Free Training: How to Make & Use Accessible Documents

How to Make and Use Accessible Documents

Date: October 10, 2018
Time: 9:30-11:30 am
Location: SC Assistive Technology Program, 8301 Farrow Road, Columbia, SC 29203
Poplar Building Conference Room (Directions)
Cost: Free
Speaker: Tammy Wallace, Program Coordinator
Limit: 18 people

REGISTRATION

“How to” session for making documents accessible in MS Word, Google or PDF. Accessible documents allow people with disabilities access to the written word.  Resources will be shared.

Objectives:

• Participants will be able to make a MS Word document accessible
• Participants will be able to list two resources to use when making a document accessible

Note: Participants are encouraged to bring their own device to the training

Sign Up NOW!

 

 

TO REGISTER for the 2018
Wheeling In New Directions Conference

Stop, Focus, Connect: Pathway to Pleasure after SCI

with
Dr. Mitchell Tepper, PhD, MPH

 

Get your tickets NOW!

 

We have heard from many of our members that information regarding intimacy after disability is hard to find, much less talk about-- that's why we want to offer the South Carolina community a platform to do just that.  This conference is not just for individuals with spinal cord injuries!  Anyone with a physical disability may join.  Bring your spouse, your caregiver, or a friend! Everyone is welcome. 

Charleston, SC
August 28th
Register for Charleston

Columbia, SC
August 29th
Register for Columbia

Greenville, SC
August 30th
Register for Greenville

Help Us Win $25,000 for Able SC!

We Need You Now!

The Capital Bank Foundation is celebrating 25 years of giving by awarding $250,000 in funds to community organizations. Able South Carolina is hoping to be one of the organization to receive funding, but we need your help!

We have submitted a video to the 25 Years of Giving Video Contest and now we need YOU to vote for us! The top 30 videos with the most votes will advance to a panel of guest judges who will select the organizations and projects to receive funding. To vote for our video, follow this link to the 25 Years of Giving Site. Remember, you can vote once a day until August 31, 2018, so set a reminder in your phone, a calendar appointment in your email, or add a sticky note to your desk and vote for Able SC.

What can we do with $25,000? We know that people with disabilities are often excluded in leadership roles even though they provide a diverse perspective. With $25,000 we'll promote leadership roles for people with disabilities by empowering them to serve on nonprofit boards, councils, and committees via out Community Leadership Academy.

Please help us become a finalist.

 

We cannot do this without you!

Click Here to Vote For Able SC!

 

Thanks!

 

 

Free Training: AT Assessment

The Assistive Technology Assessment Process
Date: September 14, 2018
Time: 9:30 am – 11:30 am
Cost: Free

 

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

Registration

 

From referral and consideration to assistive technology (AT) recommendations, the formal AT assessment process can be lengthy and difficult to navigate, but it doesn’t have to be. In this workshop, we will explore tools, resources and materials necessary for a successful process. The “do’s” and “don’ts” of conducting a professional AT assessment will be discussed.

2018 Transition Conference

JOIN US!

South Carolina's 5th Annual State Transition Conference
October 1st - October 2nd
North Charleston Convention Center

The conference hotel is the Embassy Suites

adjacent to the convention center in North Charleston.

**Special Room Rate Deadline: August 31st**
Reserve your room today!
Group Code: SCD
Phone: 1-843-747-1882

 

Hotel Registration Link

Featured Keynote and Sessions will include presentations by:

 

Dr. Tammy Pawloski

Strategies for Reaching Rural and Impoverished Students & Families

 

Charlie Walters

Employment is for ALL: Fostering Change in SC

 

Dr. Valerie Mazzotti

Strategies for Data Based Decision Making in Transition

   

Conference Registration Link

This conference is supported in part by the following sponsors:





BIG NEWS from SC Spinal Cord Injury Association!

 

 

We extended the deadline to register for the

2018 Wheeling In New Directions Conference

Stop, Focus, Connect: Pathway to Pleasure after SCI

with
Dr. Mitchell Tepper, PhD, MPH

Click here for tickets and more information!

Charleston, SC
August 28th
Register for Charleston

Columbia, SC
August 29th
Register for Columbia

Greenville, SC
August 30th
Register for Greenville

My Last Day at the USC Medical Library

Today is my last day here at the USC Medical Library at the VA hospital on August 10, 2018.  I will be moving to Clemson,SC.  I will be living in Seneca at an SLP 3 for right now.  I will be living there for awhile then they will transfer me to another place.  It’s going to be like working on trying to get me into my own apartment but until then I will be living with roommates.  I want to live in my own apartment by myself.  They will help me get that apartment. They told me I have steps to take to get that apartment.   

I will miss working over here at the VA hospital.  I have been working over here for 20 something years but you can still see a picture of me in the Center for Disability Resources (CDR) Library brochure.  Just come to the CDR library and come pick one up.   

I will miss everybody including my co-workers, the veterans especially the ones that know Dr. Colin Doyle and my friends that work in the cafeteria.    

--Kelly Doyle

Join NADD's 35th Annual Conference & Exhibit Show!

 

 

NADD 35th Annual Conference & Exhibit Show-2018
October 31 – Nov 2, 2018 (Wed – Fri)

Motif Seattle Hotel

1415 Fifth Ave.

Seattle, WA 98101 

 

Exhibitor & Sponsorship Opportunities

Now is the time to Exhibit or Sponsor an event at the upcoming NADD 35th Annual Conference & Exhibit Show. You’ll have the opportunity to get your product or service in front of hundreds of qualified attendees. The show will have an exciting line-up of features and speakers that will draw a new crowd. Speakers will present on a variety of topics regarding concerns for persons with developmental disabilities and mental health needs (IDD/MI). If you have products or services that meet these needs, don’t miss your opportunity – apply today!

 

Exhibit Space

Exhibit space includes one 6’ draped table and two chairs and one complimentary registration (Thurs-Fri). All exhibitors will receive complimentary list of conference attendees, provided after the conference (Thurs. – Fri.). Sponsorship Opportunities and Literature Display Areas are also available. All coffee breaks during show hours will be held in the exhibit area to maximize participant exposure.

 

For more information, please download the Exhibit/Sponsor brochure here.

 

Exhibitor/Sponsor Contact Information:
e-mail: jbossert@thenadd.org

NADD, 132 Fair St.
Kingston, NY 12401
(845) 331-4336
Fax: 845-331-4569

FREE Training on Emergency Preparedness!

Don't Wait, Be Ready!

 

Join Able SC for this free training and learn the skills you need to be independent and equipped for an emergency. Individuals who attend the in-person training will receive a free emergency kit!

Online: Monday, August 20, 2-3 PM

Online Training Registration Here

 

In-person: Wednesday, August 22, 2-3:30 PM
720 Gracern Road, Suite 106, Columbia SC 29210

In-person Training Registration Here

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.

 

 

Register and WIN[D]!!!

 

Stop, Focus, Connect:

Pathway to Pleasure after SCI

with Dr. Mitchell Tepper, PhD, MPH

Register NOW!

 

Register by 8-8-18

(tomorrow) 

for your chance to win

a package containing an Amazon gift card,

a Love Cushion,

and Dr. Mitchell Tepper's new book.

 

Deadline to register is 8-10-18,

so we can make sure we are able

to plan with the venues and vendors.

 

Can't wait to see you all there!

Dr. Tepper authored the book Regain That Feeling: Secrets to Sexual Self-Discovery; he has a lifetime of first-hand experience with chronic conditions and disability through his work as a Certified Sexuality Educator with the American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT); he is a sex coach, researcher, public speaker, licensed PAIRS Instructor, and self proclaimed "Prophet of Pleasure."

You spoke, and we LISTENED! Sexuality after SCI is a topic that is hard to find information on, much less start a conversation about.  We will be presenting in THREE cities-- Charleston, Columbia, and Greenville.  Pick your city and join us!
 

Tuesday, August 28
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Charleston, SC

Wednesday, August 29
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Columbia, SC

Thursday, August 30
1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
Greenville, SC

Free Assistive Technology Trainings

 

Free webinars - Adults and General

Empathy Driven (Web) Development from deque
August 9th at 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern
 
Section 508, WCAG, and Digital Accessibility in the Federal Government: What You Need to Know from deque
August 21st at 10:30am Pacific, 1:30pm Eastern

Accessible Presentations: How to Design and Deliver Content for Diverse Audiences from NCAEM
Tuesday, August 21, 2018 at 11am Pacific, 2pm Eastern

You may have missed:

• Communicating with ALS: Keeping the Conversation Going from ALSA
• Dementia and Inclusive Digital Design from AbilityNet

Free webinars - K-12

 

Apps to Teach Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder from edWeb.net
August 1, 2018 at 12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern

Where to start? Examining the Language Organization of Communication Devices and Strategies to Support Their Use from AbleNet
August 2, 2018 at 8am Pacific, 11am Eastern
 
Strengthening Executive Function in the Early Years: Designing Environmental Scaffolds and Child-specific Interventions – Part 2 from AbleNet
August 7, 2018, 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern

Integrating Assistive Technology into Adapted Physical Education to Achieve Healthy Outcomes from CTD
August 7, 2018 1pm Pacific, 4pm Eastern

What is Assistive Technology? from ATC
August 15, 2018 2pm Pacific, 5pm Eastern

Strengthening Executive Function in the Early Years: Designing Environmental Scaffolds and Child-specific Interventions – Part 3 from AbleNet
August 21, 2018, 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern

How Do I Determine Where the Student Can Access A Switch? from AbleNet
August 22, 2018, 10am Pacific, 1pm Eastern

AT in the Schools: Consideration, IEPs and More from PACER
August 28, 2018 at 9am Pacific, 12pm Eastern OR 4:30pm Pacific,  7:30pm Eastern (90 minutes)

Fun Activities Using Interactive Devices from AbleNet
August 30, 2018,  12pm Pacific, 3pm Eastern - 30-minutes

AT Resource Pick of the Month

August's resource pick is the AAC in the Cloud Conference. This free online conference took place in June BUT all sessions are STILL available for you to view! Check out http://aacconference.com/.

A YouTuber to follow is The Blind Life. His most recent video is "How To Setup An iPhone Or iPad For Low Vision Or Blindness".