Equipment Donation Drive!

Please share this information far and wide!

We’d love your help printing and distributing the Donation Drive Flyer (click  here) to churches, assisted living places, nursing homes, thrift stores, etc. Your help in getting the word out will make a huge difference in the amount of equipment provided to those who can’t afford it any other way.

Take the time to clean out your closets and garage! If you're not using or have outgrown equipment, there’s a good chance it would be useful to another person. Declutter your life and help others.

The South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) and the Disability Action Center (DAC) are sponsoring an Equipment Donation Drive, in collaboration with the statewide SC Assistive Technology Expo on March 27, 2013 at Brookland Conference Center, West Columbia. See more information at http://sc.edu/scatp/donationdrive.html. 

If you’re planning to bring equipment or have questions about the Equipment Donation Drive, contact:

Janet Jendron 

(803)935-5273 or Janet.Jendron@uscmed.sc.edu

Kimberly Tissot 

(803)779-5121 or KTissot@dacsc.org

1-800-681-6805 (Toll Free)

We may arrange to pick up your equipment before the conference. If you are bringing equipment the day of the conference and you're attending the Expo, you can bring it directly to the Conference Center. If you aren't attending the conference, please call one of the numbers above and we can arrange pick up. If requested, donations can be tax deductible. 

Below are some examples of items that are in high demand:

Tub benches

Transfer benches

Manual wheel chairs in good condition

Powered mobility with batteries that work

Rollator walkers

Portable ramps

Vehicle Lifts

Adapted Computer Technology

Pediatric equipment such as strollers and gait trainers

Adapted recreational items such as hand bikes, beach wheelchairs

To learn more, please click on the above title.

To access the CDR Library catalog, please click on this link.

Public Forum on Independent Living

Public Forum on Independent Living

The South Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council (SCSILC) is inviting the public to an open forum. This forum is an opportunity for the community at-large, and especially South Carolinians with disabilities, to provide input about specific needs and services. Information gathered at this forum will help in developing the State Plan for Independent Living (SPIL) for 2013 to 2016.

Share your experiences and ideas about…

-Accessible Housing

-Assistive Technology

-Government Services

-Community Living Support

Greenville

Where: Disability Action Center, Inc., 330 Pelham Road, Suite 100-A, Greenville, SC

When: October 22, 2012

Time: 5:30-7:00 p.m.

Registration: Free

More information: SCSILC at 803-217-3209

Columbia

Where: Disability Action Center, Inc., 136 Stonemark Lane, Suite 100, Columbia, SC

When: October 23, 2012

Time: 5:30-7:00 pm

Registration: Free and ASL Interpreters provided.

More information: SCSILC at 803-217-3209

Sponsored in partnership with South Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council.

Facilitated by The Weathers Group.

To read more, please click on the above title.
To access the CDR Library catalog, please click on this link.

The Disability Action Center is moving!

This comes from Kimberly Tissot, Director of Program Services of the Disability Action Center, Inc. :

The Disability Action Center is pleased to announce it is moving! This move will help to further the mission and grow programs and services.

Please note effective December 15th, our physical and mailing address with be:
136 Stonemark Lane, Suite 100
Columbia, SC 29210

The Disability Action Center for Independent Living serves the citizens of 23 South Carolina counties. Programs and services provide knowledge and tools to help people with disabilities recognize existing community resources, enhance personal opportunities, and determine the future direction of their lives.
Voice: (803) 779-5121
TTY: (803) 779-0949
Toll Free: (800) 681-6805
Fax: (803) 779-5114

Empowering people with disabilities to reach their highest level of independence.
NOTE: Click on the title above to go to the website.

Documentary on Public Education in South Carolina

The Disability Action Center (DAC), in connection with local talent
and film professionals, is putting together a statewide documentary
which will reflect the pro's and con's of public education in South
Carolina. The mission of this project is to educate all South
Carolina citizens of the exceptional work that districts such as
Richland I are doing related to Transitioning students into the
workforce and the advocacy efforts within South Carolina districts
including the York County districts working toward a state recognized
Occupational Diploma for students with disabilities. This
documentary will also strive to publicly recognize those teachers
that have the ability to understand that not all children learn the
same whether in a general or special education setting. The DAC
would also like to recognize the bullying curriculum that Dr. Sue Rex
has been promoting. With that being said, the injustices related to
our current educational system also need to be addressed, such as the
intimidation some parents who have children in special education face
behind closed doors, the children who districts give up on as early
as elementary school solely due to their disability and the
devastating dropout rates, which affect our economy as a whole.

To be involved in this documentary please meet at the State Capital
on the Gervais Street side on July 17, 2008 at 7:00 PM. At this time
you will be scheduled for a personal interview, though the interview
is not mandatory to be a part of the documentary. Upon your
signature on our release form you will be filmed/photographed for
shots within the documentary. We cannot guarantee that your pictures
will be used within the documentary. This will be up to the
discretion of the nationally recognized film director.

It is extremely important that you attend this meeting if you want to
be a part of the documentary; since this is the date we are filming
the group shot and scheduling interviews. This is the only
opportunity during filming for the film director, song writers,
families, educators and photographers to all be in one
place. Again, I encourage both the young and old to be
present. We want anyone who has an interest in the direction our
state's educational system is heading.

For more information, please contact:
Amy Mayne
Director of Program Services
Disability Action Center, Inc.
(800) 681-6805 Inc.


NOTE: Click on the title above to go to the Disability Action Council's Web page.