South Carolina K12 Digital Accessibility Boot Camp

The South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) and the South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE)  is hosting the South Carolina K12 Digital Accessibility Boot Camp on July 16-18, at SCETV, 1401 George Rogers Blvd., Columbia, South Carolina 29201. The boot camp is for all school district educators and staff. The training is free. Participants must register to attend.

Please use the following links:

Webpage: https://bit.ly/A11YBootCamp

Registration: https://bit.ly/SCK12A11Y

July 16^th – Virtual/ In-Person (Hybrid)

July 17^th – In-Person only

July 18^th – In-Person only

Attend in person to: 

• Learn valuable information in  interactive technology sessions
• Network with other districts 
• Obtain free CEUs will be provided
• Be entered to win cool door prizes 
• Visit the State Museum on us-more details to come for registrants

Lunch will be provided all 3 days.

 

Rachell Johnson, MCD., CCC-SLP, ATP

Program Manager

SC Assistive Technology Program

Center for Disability Resources

8301 Farrow Road

Columbia, SC 29203

rachell.johnson@uscmed.sc.edu

https://sc.edu/medicine/scatp

Phone: 803-935-5301 | Fax: 803-935-5342 | ​Toll Free: 800-915-4522

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Hire Me SC, 2024 Employer Summit

 

Registration now open! ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌  ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌ ‌

Announcing 2024 Employer Summit: Access to Good Jobs for All Able South Carolina and Hire Me SC announce the 9th annual Employer Summit, scheduled during National Disability Employment Awareness Month, on Wednesday, October 2, from 10 am to 3 pm at the Philips Market Center in West Columbia. The registration fee is typically $95, however the event is offering an early bird registration special of $75, now through June 30th. The Employer Summit is a one-day conference for business managers, executives, and HR professionals ready to hire and retain a workforce inclusive of people with disabilities. The Employer Summit will show businesses how including individuals with disabilities will strengthen their workforce, “One in three South Carolinians have a disability; however, 60% of people with disabilities are unemployed. This is a workforce employers can’t afford to miss out on,” said Marly Saade, Director of Employment Programs at Able South Carolina.  The 2024 theme, Access to Good Jobs for All, will showcase supportive, inclusive policies and practices that benefit employees and employers alike. Topics will focus on best practices in hiring and employing people with disabilities, a panel session to hear from other businesses and their disability-focused Employee Resource Group, the intersection of race and disabilities, and how to use artificial intelligence to create and maintain inclusion in the workplace.    “One in three South Carolinians have a disability; however, 60% of people with disabilities are unemployed. This is a workforce employers can’t afford to miss out on." Marly Saade, Director of Employment Programs, Able South Carolina What to expect at the event: Spending 10 AM - 3:00 PM at the Phillips Market Center in West Columbia, SC Catered lunch Engaging and Interactive Sessions In-person networking Service providers at information booths Register for the Employer Summit Early Bird Registration Fee now through June 30: $75 Discounts for businesses that register 5 or more! Contact hiremesc@able-sc.org for details. SHRM and HRCI credits pending. Interested in sponsoring or being a vendor at the Employer Summit? Visit our website learn more about our sponsorship opportunities. Hire Me SC 720 Gracern Road Suite 106 | Columbia, South Carolina 29210 803.779.5121 | hiremesc@able-sc.org Follow Us Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences

EQUIP Leadership Group

 

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Announcing Equip Summer Series Registration now open! The Equip Summer Series is a multi-day self-advocacy, disability pride, and skill-building opportunity for young adults with disabilities ages 13-28. Spread over two weeks, Summer Series meets in person in Greenville and Columbia to build skills that assist young adult leaders with increasing their independence! When? In Columbia June 17, 18, 20 and 21 from 9 am to 12 pm each day ​​​​​​​In Greenville June 24, 25, 27, and 28 from 9 am to 12 pm each day Who is Eligible? Young adults ages 13-28 with ANY type of disability. Why Attend? Empower Yourself Learn Self-Advocacy Skills Build on Communication Skills Set Short-Term and Long-Term Goals Explore Independent Living Skills Promote Activism in the Community Did we mention that it is TOTALLY FREE?! Summer Series costs you nothing. Register Here! Like our Facebook and follow us on Instagram! Able South Carolina 720 Gracern Road Suite 106 | Columbia, South Carolina 29210 803.779.5121 | advocacy@able-sc.org Having trouble viewing this email? View it in your web browser Unsubscribe or Manage Your Preferences

Hitting the right keys Students with special needs learn piano through USC’s Carolina LifeSong Initiative

Posted on: May 23, 2024; Updated on: May 23, 2024
By Megan Sexton, msexton@mailbox.sc.edu, 803-777-1421

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Two pianos sit next to each other on the stage at the School of Music Recital Hall — one for the student; one for the teacher.

Proud parents, grandparents, siblings and friends fill the audience, cellphone cameras at the ready. One by one the students stride across the stage to the piano, sneak a peek at the crowd, sit down and begin to play.

At this end-of-the-semester recital, each of these students with special needs performs their repertoire, along with a little improvisation for the audience or some of their own compositions.

And Scott Price, Carolina Distinguished Professor of Music at the University of South Carolina, is right beside them, whispering a word of encouragement, accompanying the student on a duet and filling the stage with a feeling of serenity.

This fall will mark the 25^th year of the Carolina LifeSong Initiative, a program started by Price that provides piano lessons and creative music-making experiences for students with autism and other special needs. It’s a program that has made Price an internationally known expert on teaching music to students with special needs. The majority of the students are on the autism spectrum, and he also has taught students with visual and hearing impairments, Down syndrome, ADHD and various types of developmental delays.

“Our philosophy is that we try to help everybody regardless of their unique needs, and to learn from them how to become better teachers,” says Price, who also is the coordinator of piano pedagogy and teaches USC graduate students how to teach piano to this population of students.

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