South Carolina State Disability Resources

Complete update - 11/2007
Partial update - 1/7/2008

The offices listed on this state sheet are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

Age of Eligibility

Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information concerning this state, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education.

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Lindsey Graham(R)
290 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5972
(202) 224-1189 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://lgraham.senate.gov/index.cfm?mode=contactform
Web: http://lgraham.senate.gov

Honorable Jim DeMint (R)
340 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6121; (800) 922-8503 (in SC)
(202) 228-5143 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://demint.senate.gov/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.Home
Web: http://demint.senate.gov/

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the HouseÕs Web site at: www.house.gov, or call: (202) 225-3121; (202) 225-1904 (TTY).

Governor
Honorable Mark Sanford
Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12267
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 734-2100; (803) 734-5167 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: www.scgovernor.com/Contact.asp?sitecontentid=33
Web: www.scgovernor.com

Official State Web Site
Web: www.sc.gov

State Department of Education: Special Education
Susan DuRant, Director
South Carolina Department of Education
Office of Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street, Room 808
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8224
E-mail: sdurant@ed.sc.gov
Web: www.ed.sc.gov

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
Nancy W. Busbee, Ph.D., Director
Office of Federal Programs
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street, Room 512
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8105
E-mail: nbusbee@ed.sc.gov
Web: www.ed.sc.gov

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Cheryl Waller, Part C Coordinator
Department of Health and Environmental Control/BabyNet
1751 Calhoun Street
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-0784; (800) 868-0404
E-mail: babynet@dhec.sc.gov
Web: www.scdhec.gov/babynet

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, Education Associate
Office of Exceptional Children
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street, 8th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8224
E-mail: njenkins@ed.sc.gov
Web: www.ed.sc.gov

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Larry C. Bryant, Commissioner
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
1410 Boston Avenue
P.O. Box 15
West Columbia, SC 29171-0015
(803) 896-6500
Web: www.scvrd.net

Coordinator for Transition Services
Dr. Cindi Nixon, Special Projects Coordinator
Francis Marion University
P.O. Box 100547
Columbia, SC 29501-0547
(864) 661-1551
E-mail: cnixon@fmarion.edu
Web: www.sc.ed.gov

Jerry Junkins, Program Coordinator
University of South Carolina, School of Medicine
Center for Disability Resources
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 530-6732
E-mail: jdjunkins@msn.com

Coordinator for Career and Technology Education for Students with Disabilities
Dr. James R. Couch, Director
Office of Career and Technology Education
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street, Room 912A
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8410
E-mail: jcouch@ed.sc.gov
Web: www.ed.sc.gov

State Mental Health Agency
John H. Magill, State Director
Department of Mental Health
P. O. Box 485
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 898-8319
E-mail: jhm03@scdmh.org
Web: www.state.sc.us/dmh

State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Louise Johnson, Director
Division of Children, Adolescents and Their Families
Department of Mental Health
2414 Bull Street, Room 304
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 898-8350
E-mail: lkj40@scdmh.org

State Disabilities and Special Needs
Stanley J. Butkus, Director
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
3440 Harden Street Extension
P.O. Box 4706
Columbia, SC 29240
(803) 898-9769
E-mail: sdelaney@ddsn.sc.gov
Web: www.state.sc.us/ddsn

Councils on Developmental Disabilities
Charles Lang, Executive Director
Developmental Disabilities Council
Office of the Governor
Edgar A. Brown Building
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 453
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-0465
E-mail: clang@oepp.sc.gov
Web: www.scddc.state.sc.us

Protection and Advocacy
Gloria M. Prevost, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc.
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 782-0639; (866) 275-7273 (In SC)
(866) 232-4525 (TTY)
E-mail: info@protectionandadvocacy-sc.org
Web: www.protectionandadvocacy-sc.org

Client Assistance Program
Larry Barker, Ph.D., Director
Office of the Governor
Client Assistance Program
1205 Pendelton Street, Room 447
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-0285; (800) 868-0040 (in SC)
(803) 734-1147 (TTY)
E-mail: lbarker@oepp.sc.gov
Web: www.govoepp.state.sc.us/cap/

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Cheryl Waller, Director
Division of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health and Environmental Control
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-0784
Web: www.scdhec.gov/health/mch/cshcn/projects.htm

State CHIP Program
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Partners for Healthy Children
P.O. Box 100101
Columbia, SC 29202
(888) 549-0820
Web: www.dhhs.state.sc.us/InsideDHHS/Bureaus/BureauofEligibilityProcessing/PHC_FAQ.htm

Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
James M. Kirby, Commissioner
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
P.O. Box 2467
Columbia, SC 29202-2467
(803) 898-8822
E-mail: ljohnston@sccb.sc.gov
Web: www.sccb.state.sc.us

State School for the Deaf and the Blind
Dr. Sheila S. Breitweiser, President
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
355 Cedar Springs Road
Spartanburg, SC 29302-4699
(864) 585-7711
E-mail: sgoolsby@scsdb.org
Web: www.scsdb.org

Telecommunications Relay Services for Individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, or with Speech Impairments
(800) 735-2905 (V)
(800) 735-7293 (ASCII); 711 (TTY)
(877) 735-7277 (Speech to Speech)
(800) 735-8583 (SC Relay)
(877) 225-8337 (SC TEDP)

Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program
(An outreach program administered by South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind. Distributes telecommunications equipment and alerting devices to legal permanent state residents who are deaf, hard of hearing, speech impaired, deaf-blind, or blind/low vision with hearing loss.)
South Carolina Telecommunications Equipment
Distribution Program (SC TEDP)
101 Executive Center Drive, Suite 120
Saluda Building
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 896-8337 (V); (803) 896-8334 (TTY)
(877) 225-8337 (V); (877) 889-8337 (TTY)
E-mail: SCTEDP@scsdb.org
Web: www.scsdb.k12.sc.us/outreach/TEDP.htm

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Shelley Kaplan, Project Director
DBTAC - Southeast ADA Center
Project of the Burton Blatt Institute - Syracuse University
490 10th Street NW
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636; (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sedbtacproject@law.syr.edu
Web: www.sedbtac.org

University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Richard R. Ferrante, Ph.D., Director
University of South Carolina
USC School of Medicine
Department of Pediatrics
Center for Disability Resources (UCEDD)
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 935-5248
E-mail: richardf@cdd.sc.edu
Web: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/cdrhome

Technology-Related Assistance
Evelyn Evans, Project Director
South Carolina Assistive Technology Program
USC School of Medicine, CDR
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 935-5263; (803) 935-5340
E-mail: youngs@cdd.sc.edu
E-mail: evelyne@cdd.sc.edu
Web: www.sc.edu/scatp

State Mediation System
Barbara Drayton, Esquire
Deputy General Counsel
Office of General Counsel
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street, Room 1015
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8783
E-mail: bdrayton@ed.sc.gov
Web: www.ed.sc.gov

Special Format Library
Pamela Davenport, Librarian
South Carolina State Library
Talking Book Services
P.O. Box 821
Columbia, SC 29202-0821
(803) 734-4611; (800) 922-7818
(803) 734-7298 (TTY)
E-mail: pdavenport@statelibrary.sc.gov
Web: www.statelibrary.sc.gov

Disability-Specific Organizations

Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543
Pottstown, PA 19464-0543
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Craig Stoxen, Executive Director
South Carolina Autism Society
806 12th Street
West Columbia, SC 29169
(803) 750-6988; (800) 438-4790
E-mail: scas@scautism.org
Web: www.scautism.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Jaclyn Packer, Ph.D., Director of Information Center
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300
New York, NY 10001
(212) 502-7600; (800) 232-5463
E-mail: afbinfo@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Joyce Davis, CBIS, CTRS, Director
Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina
800 Dutch Square Boulevard, Suite B-225
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 731-9823
E-mail: scbraininjury@bellsouth.net
Web: www.biausa.org/SC/

Epilepsy
Barbara Brothers, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation South Carolina
652 Bush River Road, Suite 211
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 798-8502
E-mail: epilepsy@epilepsysc.org
Web: www.epilepsysc.org

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Brian Maddox, Executive Director
The Arc of South Carolina
1823 Gadsden Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 748-5020
E-mail: thearc@arcsc.org
Web: www.arcsc.org

Mental Health
Diane Revels Flashnick, Executive Director
Federation of Families for Children's Mental Health of South Carolina
P.O. Box 1266
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 779-0402; (866) 779-0402
E-mail: info@fedfamsc.org
Web: www.fedfamsc.org

Joy Jay, Executive Director
Mental Health Association in South Carolina
1823 Gadsden Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 779-5363
E-mail: jjay@mha-sc.org
Web: www.mha-sc.org

J. David Almeida, Executive Director
NAMI of South Carolina
P.O. Box 1267
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 733-9591/9592; (800) 788-5131
E-mail: namisc@namisc.org
Web: www.namisc.org

Speech, Language, and Hearing
Diane Yenerall, MPM, CAE
SCSHA Business Manager
South Carolina Speech-Language-Hearing Association
701 Gervais Street, Suite 150-206
Columbia, SC 29201
(888) 729-3717
E-mail: scsha@scsha.com
Web: www.scsha.com

Tourette Syndrome
(Serving Georgia and South Carolina)
Tourette Syndrome Association of Georgia
P.O. Box 6147
Athens, GA 30606
(706) 248-9784
E-mail: tsageorgia@bellsouth.net
Web: www.georgiatourette.org

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Mary Eaddy, Director
PRO-Parents of South Carolina
652 Bush River Road, Suite 203
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 772-5688 (V/TTY); (800) 759-4776 (In SC)
E-mail: PROParents@proparents.org
Web: www.proparents.org

Community Parent Resource Center
Beverly McCarty, Project Director
Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs, Inc.
1575 Savannah Highway, Suite 6
Charleston, SC 29407
(843) 266-1318
E-mail: bevmccarty@frcdsn.org
Web: www.frcdsn.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Phil Clark, President
South Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
1826 Henderson Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2619
(800) 743-3782; (803) 765-0806
E-mail: office@scpta.org
Web: www.scpta.org

Other Disability Organizations

Steven Wilson, Coordinator
Center for Disability Resources Library
School of Medicine Library
University of South Carolina
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 733-1501
E-mail: wilsons@med.sc.edu
Web: http://uscm.med.sc.edu/CDR/index.htm

Deanna Lewis, President/CEO
Easter Seals South Carolina
3020 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 256-0735; (800) 951-4090
E-mail: deanna.lewis@eastersc.org
Web: www.sc.easter-seals.org

Andy Pope, Executive Director
Family Connection of South Carolina, Inc.
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 103-B
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 252-0914; (800) 578-8750 (in SC)
(843) 556-5010 (Charleston)
(864) 331-1340 (in Greenville)
(864) 585-5462 (in Spartanburg)
(803) 366-4839 (in Rock Hill)
(864) 231-8100 (in Anderson)
(803) 642-8406 (in Aiken)
E-mail: info@familyconnectionsc.org
Web: www.familyconnectionsc.org

Libby Anne Inabinet, SC State Director
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, RFB&D
Regional Unit of the Virginias and Carolinas
4840 Forest Drive, Suite 21-164
Columbia, SC 29206
(802) 463-1400
E-mail: lainabinet@rfbdruvc.org
Web: www.rfbd.org

Independent Living

Amy Mayne, Program Director
Disability Action Center, Inc.
1115 Belleview Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 779-5121 (V); (803) 779-0949 (TTY)
Web: www.dacsc.org

Gwen Gillenwater, Executive Director
disAbility Resoure Center
7944 Dorchester Road, Suite 5
North Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 225-5080; (866) 874-7730
E-mail: info@drcilc.org
Web: www.drcilc.org

Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX 77019
(713) 520-0232 (V); (713) 520-5136 (TTY)
E-mail: ilru@ilru.org
Web: www.ilru.org