South Carolina Disability Resources

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1 South Carolina Disability Resources ARTS and CREATIVITY VSA Arts 1300 Connecticut Avenue Suite 700 Washington, DC Phone: TDD: Fax: No current listings in South Carolina ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) USC School of Medicine Center for Disability Resources Columbia, SC Phone/TTY: (in state only) Fax: 803/ Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA) Georgia Tech

2 490 Tenth Street Atlanta, GA Phone/TTY: Fax: South Carolina Assistive Technology Loan Program (SCAT) Vocational Rehabilitation Department 1410 Boston Avenue West Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: CAREGIVERS INFORMATION Caregiver Support Groups of South Carolina CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE Crime Victim Compensation of South Carolina Phone: Fax: Victim Assistance of South Carolina Phone: Fax: Office for Victims of Crime s Directory of Crime Victim Services Choose Your State and the Type of Assistance you are looking for South Carolina Victim Assistance Network Safe Horizon s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues

3 DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP National Domestic Violence Hotline: SAFE (7233) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: Statewide Hotline: South Carolina Domestic Violence Crisis and Support Resources by City/County South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault PO Box 7776 Columbia, SC Phone: EASTER SEALS OFFICES South Carolina Easter Seals Office Easter Seals South Carolina Anderson & Oconee County 1104 Ella Street Anderson, SC Phone: Easter Seals South Carolina Rose M. Lowe Rehabilitation Center 3020 Farrow Road Columbia, SC Phone: Easter Seals South Carolina Pee Dee office (Darlington and Florence Counties) PO Box 3209 Florence, SC Phone: Easter Seals Greenville South Carolina Greenville County 1122 Rutherford Rd Greenville, SC Phone:

4 Easter Seals South Carolina Spartanburg County 1004 South Pine Street Spartanburg, SC Phone: GOVERNMENT OFFICES South Carolina State Website South Carolina Developmental Disability Council Office of the Governor 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 372 Columbia, SC Phone: TTY: South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department 1410 Boston Avenue PO Box 15 West Columbia, SC Phone: South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services P.O. Box 8206 Columbia, SC Phone: rs%20for%20health%20(medicaid)%20program.asp South Carolina Medicaid Office PO Box 8206 Columbia, SC Phone: sp South Carolina SCHIP Program (State Children s Health Insurance Program) Partners for Healthy Children

5 PO Box Columbia, SC Phone: South Carolina SHIP Program (State Health Insurance Program for Seniors) Phone: South Carolina Health Insurance Pool South Carolina Department of Insurance Attn: Consumer Service Department PO Box Columbia, SC Ph: Fax: South Carolina High Risk Insurance Plan for eligible people who are unable to get insurance coverage. South Carolina Insurance Commissioner 300 Arbor Lake Dr., Suite 1200 Columbia, SC South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission Phone: Fax: cial/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. South Carolina Governor s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities PO Box 15 West Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: State LTC Ombudsman Dale Watson Governor's Office on Aging

6 1301 Gervais Street Suite 200 Columbia, South Carolina Phone: (803) Fax: (803) The mission of the state long-term care ombudsman is to protect the health, safety, welfare and rights of the elderly in nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other facilities. HOUSING South Carolina Independent Living Centers Fannie Mae South Carolina Partnership Office 1122 Lady Street, Suite 600 Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: Southeastern Regional Office 950 East Paces Ferry Road Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA Phone: South Carolina Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office Strom Thurmond Federal Building 1835 Assembly Street, 13 th Floor Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: LIBRARY SERVICES South Carolina State Library Talking Book Services for People with Disabilities

7 P.O. Box 821 Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: PROTECTION and ADVOCACY South Carolina Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities 3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208 Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: SERVICE DOGS Carolina Canine Companions 1961 White Oak Rd Camden, SC Phone: Southeastern Assistance Dogs (SEAD) 811 Pendleton Street Greenville, SC Phone: Dogs for Disabled 321 Old Saluda Dam Rd. Easley, SC Phone: SPORTS and RECREATION

8 Disabled Sports USA National Headquarters 451 Hungerford Drive Suite 100 Rockville, MD Phone: Fax: No listings in the state of South Carolina United Spinal: Sport & Recreation Programs No current listings in the state of South Carolina UNITED WAY OFFICES National United Way Enter postal code for a United Way office in your area VETERAN BENEFITS US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator Columbia Regional Office 1801 Assembly Street Columbia, SC Phone: Southeastern Paralyzed Veterans of America chapter (covers South Carolina) 4010 Deans Bridge Rd Hephzibah, GA Phone: South Carolina Paralyzed Veterans of America Service Office VARO, Columbia Phone:

9 ALS The Jim Catfish Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association (serving North and South Carolina) Rock Quarry Rd Raleigh, NC Phone: Fax: BRAIN INJURY Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina 920 St. Andrews Rd Columbia, SC Phone: Fax: CEREBRAL PALSY Easter Seals UCP South Carolina 2315 Myron Drive Raleigh, NC Phone: Fax: FRIEDREICH S ATAXIA

10 National Ataxia Foundation South Carolina Support Groups Tom Rutherford 3047 Ratel Circle Beaufort, SC Phone: Upstate SC Support Group Cece Russell 1305 Cely Rd Easley, SC Phone: GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME/CDIP Guillain-Barré Syndrome /CDIP Foundation International The Holly Building 104 1/2 Forrest Avenue Narberth, PA Phone: Call for information in your area MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS National Multiple Sclerosis Society s South Carolina Regional Chapter 2711 Middleburgh Dr., Suite 105 Columbia, SC FIGHT-MS Mid-Atlantic NMSS Chapter 9844 C Southern Pines Blvd Charlotte, NC Phone:

11 Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Southeast Regional Office (covers SC) PO Box St. Petersburg, FL Phone: (Ext. 154) Fax: MSAA Support Groups of South Carolina 1005 Dorchester Road Scotties Restaurant Conference Room Summerville/ Charleston, SC Phone: MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY Muscular Dystrophy Association National Headquarters 3300 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ Phone: Enter your postal code in the Find your local MDA section of the website for MD clinics in your area. POST-POLIO SYNDROME Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO Phone: Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state. SPINA BIFIDA

12 Spina Bifida Association of America 4590 MacArthur Blvd NW Suite 250 Washington, DC Phone: SBAA South Carolina Clinics: Medical University of South Carolina MUSC Spina Bifida/Pediatric Urology 135 Rutledge Ave., Suite 395A P.O. Box Charleston, SC Phone: Palmetto Children's Rehabilitation Services Spina Bifida Clinic 2000 Hampton Street Columbia, SC Phone: SPINAL CORD INJURY National Spinal Cord Injury Association s South Carolina chapter South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association 2935 Colonial Drive Columbia, SC Phone: (866) (toll free) Phone: (803) South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund Orangeburg Area Peer Support Group Servicing Orangeburg County, Dorchester County and Calhoun County Rebecca Felder 627 Flatwoods Road

13 Bowman, SC (w) (h) STROKE American Stroke Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX Phone: Call them for the stroke support group in your area SYRINGOMYELIA/CHIARI MALFORMATION American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX Phone: ASAP-282 Fax: American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project Online Support Group TRANSVERSE MYELITIS Transverse Myelitis Association TM MeetUp for South Carolina Enter your postal code for a MeetUp in your area. Meetings are usually held in local restaurants.

14 GENERAL DISABILITY RESOURCES Disability Resources.org: South Carolina Family Village Resources for South Carolina South Carolina NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities South Carolina Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities South Carolina Chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association (SCOTA) 401 Pittsdowne Road Columbia, SC Phone: SCOTA Fax: South Carolina chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (SCAPTA) 3650-A Centre Circle Fort Mill, SC Phone: Fax: South Carolina chapter of Association for Persons in Supported Employment Disabilities Board of SC 995 Morrison Drive P. O. Box Charleston, SC Phone: Fax:

15 Healthboards.com message boards on health related topics. Topics include SCI, CP, Stroke, and more. First Call Phone: 211 Provides callers with information about and referrals to human services for every day needs and in times of crisis. Can offer access to the following types of services: adult day care, respite care, home health care, transportation, support groups, Medicaid/Medicare, etc. The caller is provided with phone numbers, programs and services provided, location, hours of operation, and any other relevant information for the inquiry. All calls are confidential. Available in Aiken, Lexington, Richland and Newberry counties. Also available in Charleston. Roger C. Peace Hospital--Rehabilitation 701 Grove Rd. Greenville, SC has a driver s rehabilitation program. Please call for more info. Walgreens is opening a distribution center in Anderson, SC. Looking to employ people with disabilities. ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL Phone: THINK56 Fax: [email protected] ThinkFirst offers evidence-based injury prevention programs for students of all ages through their network of healthcare-based chapters. Health educators and people who have experienced brain or spinal cord injuries help students understand the importance of making safe choices related to vehicles, sports, violence and falls. To find chapter information in your area, please go to their website and click on the Chapter Site tab. The information contained in this message is presented for the purpose of educating and informing you about paralysis and its effects. Nothing contained in this message should be construed nor is intended to be used for medical diagnosis or treatment. It should not be used in place of the advice of your physician or other qualified health care provider. Should you have any health care related questions, please call or see your physician or other qualified health care provider promptly. Always consult with your physician or other qualified health care provider before embarking on a new treatment, diet or fitness

16 program. You should never disregard medical advice or delay in seeking it because of something you have read in this message.