South Carolina Disability Resources ARTS and CREATIVITY http://www.vsarts.org/ VSA Arts 1300 Connecticut Avenue Suite 700 Washington, DC 20036 Phone: 202-628-2800 800-933-8721 TDD: 202-737-0645 Fax: 202-737-0725 Email: info@vsarts.org No current listings in South Carolina ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY http://www.sc.edu/scatp/. South Carolina Assistive Technology Program (SCATP) USC School of Medicine Center for Disability Resources Columbia, SC 29208 Phone/TTY: 800-922-1107 (in state only) 803-935-5263 Fax: 803/935-5342. E-mail: jjendron@usit.net. www.sedbtac.org Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center (DBTAC) Center for Assistive Technology & Environmental Access (CATEA) Georgia Tech
490 Tenth Street Atlanta, GA 30318 Phone/TTY: 404-385-0636 Fax: 404-395-0641 Email: sedbtacproject@catea.org South Carolina Assistive Technology Loan Program (SCAT) Vocational Rehabilitation Department 1410 Boston Avenue West Columbia, SC 29171 Phone: 803-896-6374 Fax: 803-896-6875 Email: dkoon@scvrd.state.sc.us CAREGIVERS INFORMATION http://www.caregiver.com/regionalresources/states/sc/index.htm Caregiver Support Groups of South Carolina CRIME VICTIM ASSISTANCE http://www.oepp.sc.gov/sova/compensation.html Crime Victim Compensation of South Carolina Phone: 803-734-1930 Fax: 803-734-1708 http://www.oepp.sc.gov/sova/ Victim Assistance of South Carolina Phone: 803-896-7896 Fax: 803-896-8714 http://ovc.ncjrs.org/findvictimservices/search.asp Office for Victims of Crime s Directory of Crime Victim Services Choose Your State and the Type of Assistance you are looking for http://www.scvan.org/ South Carolina Victim Assistance Network http://www.safehorizon.org Safe Horizon s Links for General Crime Victim Resources/Issues
DOMESTIC VIOLENCE HELP National Domestic Violence Hotline: 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) National Resource Center on Domestic Violence: 800-537-2238 Statewide Hotline: 800-260-9293 http://www.aardvarc.org/dv/states/scdv.shtml South Carolina Domestic Violence Crisis and Support Resources by City/County http://www.sccadvasa.org/ South Carolina Coalition Against Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault PO Box 7776 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone: 803-256-2900 800-260-9293 EASTER SEALS OFFICES www.sc.easter-seals.org South Carolina Easter Seals Office Easter Seals South Carolina Anderson & Oconee County 1104 Ella Street Anderson, SC 29621 Phone: 864-225-1371 Easter Seals South Carolina Rose M. Lowe Rehabilitation Center 3020 Farrow Road Columbia, SC 29203 Phone: 803-256-0735 Easter Seals South Carolina Pee Dee office (Darlington and Florence Counties) PO Box 3209 Florence, SC 29502 Phone: 843-661-6909 Easter Seals Greenville South Carolina Greenville County 1122 Rutherford Rd Greenville, SC 29609 Phone: 864-232-4185
Easter Seals South Carolina Spartanburg County 1004 South Pine Street Spartanburg, SC 29302 Phone: 864-582-8050 GOVERNMENT OFFICES http://www.sc.gov/ South Carolina State Website http://www.scddc.state.sc.us/ South Carolina Developmental Disability Council Office of the Governor 1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 372 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-734-0465 TTY: 803-794-1147 http://www.scvrd.net/ South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department 1410 Boston Avenue PO Box 15 West Columbia, SC 29171 Phone: 803-896-6500 http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/dhhsnew/index.asp South Carolina Department of Health & Human Services P.O. Box 8206 Columbia, SC 29202 Phone: 888-549-0820 http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/dhhsnew/insidedhhs/bureaus/eligiblitypolicyandoversight/partne rs%20for%20health%20(medicaid)%20program.asp South Carolina Medicaid Office PO Box 8206 Columbia, SC 29202-8206 Phone: 803-898-2500 Email: info@dhhs.state.sc.us http://www.dhhs.state.sc.us/dhhsnew/insidedhhs/bureaus/bureauofeligibilityprocessing/phc.a sp South Carolina SCHIP Program (State Children s Health Insurance Program) Partners for Healthy Children
PO Box 1000101 Columbia, SC 29202-0820 Phone: 888-549-0820 South Carolina SHIP Program (State Health Insurance Program for Seniors) Phone: 800-868-9095 803-898-2850 http://www.doi.sc.gov/faqs/schip.htm South Carolina Health Insurance Pool South Carolina Department of Insurance Attn: Consumer Service Department PO Box 100105 Columbia, SC 29202-3105 Ph: 803-737-6180 800-768-3467 Fax: 803-737-6154 South Carolina High Risk Insurance Plan for eligible people who are unable to get insurance coverage. http://www.doi.sc.gov/ South Carolina Insurance Commissioner 300 Arbor Lake Dr., Suite 1200 Columbia, SC 29223 803-737-6160 http://www.wcc.state.sc.us/ South Carolina Workers Compensation Commission Phone: 803-737-5744 Fax: 803-737-5764 http://www.christopherreeve.org/c.ddjfkrnofig/b.4518671/k.6aba/find_your_elected_offi cial/siteapps/advocacy/search.aspx Find your elected officials to contact them on legislation that is important to you. http://www.dol.gov/odep/state/directry.htm#scarolina South Carolina Governor s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities PO Box 15 West Columbia, SC 29171-0015 Phone: 803-896-6580 Fax: 803-896-6510 http://www.aging.sc.gov/seniors/ombudsman.htm State LTC Ombudsman Dale Watson Governor's Office on Aging
1301 Gervais Street Suite 200 Columbia, South Carolina 29201 Phone: (803) 734-9898 Fax: (803) 734-9986 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 http://www.ilru.org/html/publications/directory/southcarolina.html South Carolina Independent Living Centers www.fanniemae.com Fannie Mae South Carolina Partnership Office 1122 Lady Street, Suite 600 Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-212-1057 Fax: 803-212-1067 Southeastern Regional Office 950 East Paces Ferry Road Suite 1800 Atlanta, GA 30326-1161 Phone: 404-398-6000 http://www.hud.gov/local/index.cfm?state=sc&topic=offices South Carolina Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office Strom Thurmond Federal Building 1835 Assembly Street, 13 th Floor Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 803-253-3292 Fax: 803-253-3043 LIBRARY SERVICES http://www.scstatelibrary.org/ South Carolina State Library Talking Book Services for People with Disabilities
P.O. Box 821 Columbia, SC 29202-0821 Phone: 803 734-4611 800 922-7818 803 734-7298 Fax: 803 734-4610 E-mail: lbphbooks@leo.scsl.state.sc.us PROTECTION and ADVOCACY http://www.protectionandadvocacy-sc.org South Carolina Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities 3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208 Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-782-0639 866-275-7273 Fax: 803-790-1946 Email: info@protectionandadovacy-sc.org SERVICE DOGS Carolina Canine Companions 1961 White Oak Rd Camden, SC 29020 Phone: 803-432-0004 Southeastern Assistance Dogs (SEAD) 811 Pendleton Street Greenville, SC 29601 Phone: 803-235-9869 Dogs for Disabled 321 Old Saluda Dam Rd. Easley, SC 29640 Phone: 864-220-6090 SPORTS and RECREATION http://www.dsusa.org/
Disabled Sports USA National Headquarters 451 Hungerford Drive Suite 100 Rockville, MD 20850 Phone: 301-217-0960 Fax: 301-217-0968 No listings in the state of South Carolina www.unitedspinal.org/ United Spinal: Sport & Recreation Programs No current listings in the state of South Carolina UNITED WAY OFFICES http://national.unitedway.org/ National United Way Enter postal code for a United Way office in your area VETERAN BENEFITS http://www1.va.gov/directory/guide/home.asp?isflash=1 US Department of Veterans Affairs VA Hospital Locator Columbia Regional Office 1801 Assembly Street Columbia, SC 29201 Phone: 800-827-1000 http://www.pva.org/site/pageserver?pagename=memb_chapters_sc Southeastern Paralyzed Veterans of America chapter (covers South Carolina) 4010 Deans Bridge Rd Hephzibah, GA 30815 Phone: 706-796-6301 706-796-6338 South Carolina Paralyzed Veterans of America Service Office VARO, Columbia Phone: 800-795-3631 803-255-4307 803-255-4308
ALS http://www.catfishchapter.org/ The Jim Catfish Hunter Chapter of the ALS Association (serving North and South Carolina) 1425-133 Rock Quarry Rd Raleigh, NC 27610 Phone: 919-755-9001 877-568-4347 Fax: 919-755-0910 Email: info@catfishchapter.org BRAIN INJURY http://www.biausa.org/sc Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina 920 St. Andrews Rd Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 803-731-0588 800-290-6461 Fax: 803-731-0589 Email: scbraininjury@mindspring.com CEREBRAL PALSY http://www.nc.eastersealsucp.com Easter Seals UCP South Carolina 2315 Myron Drive Raleigh, NC 27607 Phone: 919-783-8898 800-662-7119 Fax: 919-782-5486 Email: info@nc.eastersealsucp.com FRIEDREICH S ATAXIA
http://www.ataxia.org/ National Ataxia Foundation South Carolina Support Groups Tom Rutherford 3047 Ratel Circle Beaufort, SC 29902 Phone: 843-379-7832 Email: rutherfordt@hargray.com Upstate SC Support Group Cece Russell 1305 Cely Rd Easley, SC 29642 Phone: 864-220-3395 Email: cecerussell@hotmail.com GUILLAIN-BARRÉ SYNDROME/CDIP http://gbs-cidp.org/ Guillain-Barré Syndrome /CDIP Foundation International The Holly Building 104 1/2 Forrest Avenue Narberth, PA 19072 Phone: 610-667-0131 Call for information in your area MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS http://www.nationalmssociety.org/find-a-chapter/chapter-results/index.aspx?state=sc&zipcode National Multiple Sclerosis Society s South Carolina Regional Chapter 2711 Middleburgh Dr., Suite 105 Columbia, SC 29204 803-799-7848 800-FIGHT-MS http://www.nationalmssociety.org/chapters/ncp/index.aspx Mid-Atlantic NMSS Chapter 9844 C Southern Pines Blvd Charlotte, NC 28273 Phone: 704-525-2955 800-477-2955
Email: ncp@nmss.org http://www.msassociation.org/regional/ Multiple Sclerosis Association of America Southeast Regional Office (covers SC) PO Box 66565 St. Petersburg, FL 33736 Phone: 727-367-1137 800-532-7667 (Ext. 154) Fax: 727-367-1195 Email: lchaney@msaa.com http://www.msassociation.org/programs/support MSAA Support Groups of South Carolina 1005 Dorchester Road Scotties Restaurant Conference Room Summerville/ Charleston, SC Phone: 843-873-0818 MUSCULAR DYSTROPHY http://www.mdausa.org/ Muscular Dystrophy Association National Headquarters 3300 East Sunrise Drive Tucson, AZ 85718 Phone: 800-572-1717 Enter your postal code in the Find your local MDA section of the website for MD clinics in your area. POST-POLIO SYNDROME http://www.post-polio.org/net/poldir.pdf Post-Polio Health International (PHI) 4207 Lindell Blvd. #110 St. Louis, MO 63108-2915 Phone: 314-534-0475 Email: info@post-polio.org Directory lists Health Professionals, Clinics, and Support Groups by state. SPINA BIFIDA
http://www.sbaa.org/site/pageserver?pagename=local_info Spina Bifida Association of America 4590 MacArthur Blvd NW Suite 250 Washington, DC 20007-4226 Phone: 202-944-3285 800-621-3141 Email: sbaa@sbaa.org SBAA South Carolina Clinics: Medical University of South Carolina MUSC Spina Bifida/Pediatric Urology 135 Rutledge Ave., Suite 395A P.O. Box 250558 Charleston, SC 29425 Phone: 843-876-1524 Palmetto Children's Rehabilitation Services Spina Bifida Clinic 2000 Hampton Street Columbia, SC 29204 Phone: 803-576-2815 SPINAL CORD INJURY www.spinalcord.org National Spinal Cord Injury Association s South Carolina chapter http://www.spinalcord.org/chapters/listing.php?stateid=41 http://www.scspinalcord.org/ South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association 2935 Colonial Drive Columbia, SC 29203 Phone: (866) 445-5509 (toll free) Phone: (803) 252-2198 http://www.scscirf.org/ 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
Bowman, SC 29018 803-268-4601 (w) 803-829-2043 (h) STROKE http://www.strokeassociation.org/ American Stroke Association National Center 7272 Greenville Avenue Dallas, TX 75231 Phone: 1-888-478-7653 Call them for the stroke support group in your area SYRINGOMYELIA/CHIARI MALFORMATION www.asap.org American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project PO Box 1586 Longview, TX 75606-1586 Phone: 903-236-7079 800-ASAP-282 Fax: 903-757-7456 Email: info@asap.org www.asap.org/forum American Syringomyelia & Chiari Alliance Project Online Support Group TRANSVERSE MYELITIS http://www.myelitis.org/ Transverse Myelitis Association http://transmyelitis.meetup.com/ TM MeetUp for South Carolina Enter your postal code for a MeetUp in your area. Meetings are usually held in local restaurants.
GENERAL DISABILITY RESOURCES http://www.disabilityresources.org/south-carolina.html Disability Resources.org: South Carolina http://www.familyvillage.wisc.edu/comm/southcarolina.html Family Village Resources for South Carolina www.nichcy.org http://www.nichcy.org/pages/statespecificinfo.aspx?state=sc South Carolina NICHCY: National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities http://www.yellowpagesforkids.com/help/sc.htm South Carolina Yellow Pages for Kids with Disabilities http://scota.net South Carolina Chapter of the American Occupational Therapy Association (SCOTA) 401 Pittsdowne Road Columbia, SC 29210 Phone: 888-64-SCOTA Fax: 803-898-0350 Email: jerry@scotassociation.org http://www.scapta.org/ South Carolina chapter of the American Physical Therapy Association (SCAPTA) 3650-A Centre Circle Fort Mill, SC 29715 Phone: 803-802-5450 Fax: 815-371-1499 Email: office@scapta.org www.apse.org http://www.apse.org/chapters/details.cfm?id=28 South Carolina chapter of Association for Persons in Supported Employment Disabilities Board of SC 995 Morrison Drive P. O. Box 22708 Charleston, SC 29413-2708 Phone: 843-805-5880 Fax: 843-965-5263 Email: pwatson@dsncc.com
http://www.healthboards.com/boards/index.php Healthboards.com message boards on health related topics. Topics include SCI, CP, Stroke, and more. http://www.sc211.org/ First Call 2-1-1 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 29605 has a driver s rehabilitation program. Please call 864-455-7710 for more info. www.walgreensoutreach.com Walgreens is opening a distribution center in Anderson, SC. Looking to employ people with disabilities. www.thinkfirst.org ThinkFirst National Injury Prevention Foundation 29W120 Butterfield Rd., Suite 105 Warrenville IL 60555 Phone: 630-393-1400 800-THINK56 Fax: 630-393-1402 Email: thinkfirst@thinkfirst.org 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
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