BabyNet
BabyNet is South Carolina's inter-agency, early intervention system for infants and toddlers under three years of age with developmental delays, or who have conditions associated with developmental delays.
BabyNet: Team for Early Childhood Solutions - Columbia - USC School of Medicine
TECS is contracted by BabyNet to manage the comprehensive system of personnel development and to provide training and technical assistance to the early intervention system.
Center for Disability Resources
Based at Columbia's USC School of Medicine, the center functions as a bridge to connect the knowledge, expertise and resources of the university to persons with disabilities and the service delivery systems of the community.
Center for Disability Resources: CDR Library
The CDR Library consists of books, videos, brochures, and audiotapes covering a variety of disability-related topics. The Center for Disability Resources Library is within the University of South Carolina's School of Medicine Library.
GetCareSC
GetCareSC is a guide to available resources for older adults, people with disabilities, their family members and caregivers in South Carolina. It is a program of the South Carolina Department on Aging.
South Carolina Assistive Technology Program
The SCATP is a federally-funded program concerned with getting technology into the hands of people with disabilities so that they might live, work, learn, and be a more independent part of the community.
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
SCDDSN is the state agency that plans, develops, oversees and funds services for South Carolinians with severe, lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury, and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities.
South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council
The Council engages in activities that contribute to a coordinated, consumer- and family-centered and directed, comprehensive system that includes needed community services, individualized support, and other forms of assistance that promote self-determination for individuals with developmental disabilities and their families.
South Carolina Equipment Distribution Program
State program provides no cost phone equipment for South Carolina residents who are hard of hearing, deaf, deaf-blind, blind/low vision with hearing loss, or speech impaired.
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind
Located in Spartanburg, this is the state's only specialized school for students who are deaf or blind. Its programs assist youth from birth through high school and beyond.
South Carolina Talking Book Services
This program of the South Carolina State Library provides library services to blind, visually impaired, and physically handicapped residents of South Carolina.
Able South Carolina
This organization is helping people with disabilities live independently in the Midlands and the Upstate.
Adaptive Expeditions
A Charleston-based non-profit organization which uses sport and recreation to offer critical health and wellness programs to individuals with physical and sensory disabilities.
ALS Association South Carolina Chapter
State chapter of national organization, with main office in Columbia, which is helping people and their families live with ALS while researching for a cure.
Arc of South Carolina
This Cayce-based organization is working to improve lives of people with intellectual and other developmental disorders across the state.
Beginnings SC
West Columbia-based organization works with parents of children who are deaf or hard of hearing, deaf and hard of hearing parents, and the professionals that work with these families all across South Carolina.
Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina
A Columbia-based nonprofit organization which was developed by persons with brain injury, their families, and concerned professionals in an effort to provide information and support to all who have experienced brain injury. Also works to promote brain injury prevention, research, education and advocacy.
Canines for Service
Although based in North Carolina, this organization trains service dogs to aid those with military and mobility disabilities in South Carolina.
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation - SC Chapter
The mission of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is to cure cystic fibrosis and to provide all people with the disease the opportunity to lead full, productive lives by funding research and drug development.
Disability Rights South Carolina
Headquartered in Columbia, this organization will provide you with information and resources that will better equip you for self-advocacy. Services include education, client assistance, training, abuse & neglect investigation, legal assistance, and advocacy for change.
DixieLand Guide Dog Users
This Charleston area group provides education for the sighted community and peer mentoring with advocacy for the blindness community in South Carolina including guide dog, cane, and sighted guide.
Easter Seals South Carolina
State chapter, with office in Columbia, of national organization helping disabled children have equal opportunities to live, learn, work and play.
Family Connection
Family Connection of South Carolina, based out of Columbia, is a statewide nonprofit organization that connects families of children with special healthcare needs or disabilities with helpful resources, support and education.
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services
Program based in Columbia that is training service animals to aid those that are physically disabled, children with autism, and soldiers with PTSD.
South Carolina Association of the Deaf
Promoting equal treatment toward deaf and hard of hearing citizens in education, employment, legislation, healthcare, and other fields pertaining to the deaf and hard of hearing citizens of South Carolina is the goal of this West Columbia-based organization.
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South Carolina Autism Society
The South Carolina Autism Society provides assistance, education, services, and resources to improve the lives of individuals of all ages affected by autism and is based in West Columbia.
Southeast ADA Center
Information, training and guidance on the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Special Olympics of South Carolina
The mission of Special Olympics is to provide year-round sports training and athletic competition in a variety of Olympic-type sports for children and adults with intellectual disabilities, giving them continuing opportunities to develop physical fitness, demonstrate courage, experience joy and participate in a sharing of gifts, skills and friendship. The main South Carolina office is in Irmo.
United Cerebral Palsy of South Carolina
UCP of South Carolina, based in West Columbia, has grown into a comprehensive service organization offering services and supports for individuals living with a variety of developmental disabilities.
Abbeville SC Disability Resources
Burton Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
Providing free services to individuals and their families who have disabilities and special needs in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties.
Aiken SC Disability Resources
Diann Shaddox Foundation
Private organization which helps those struggling with essential tremor and neurological conditions.
Great Oak Aiken Therapeutic Riding Center
Providing equine assisted activities that promote the physical, emotional and psychological health of individuals with special needs.
The RECing Crew
A special leisure and recreation association in North Augusta providing programs for individuals with intellectual and/or physical disabilities.
Tri-Development Center of Aiken County
A private, non-profit corporation serving children and adults with autism, brain injuries, spinal cord injuries, intellectual disabilities, and related disabilities.
Touch the Future
Touch the Future is a charitable organization who specializes in assistive technology, computers, refurbished medical equipment and ADA consulting services for those in need.
Beaufort SC Disability Resources
Heroes on Horseback
Heroes on Horseback in Bluffton offers three major categories of equine assisted activities - mounted equine assisted therapy, therapeutic sport riding, and unmounted equine assisted learning & vocational training.
Camden SC Disability Resources
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Charleston SC Disability Resources
Adaptive Expeditions
Adaptive Expeditions is an interactive educational nonprofit using sport and recreation to offer health and wellness programs to individuals with physical and sensory disabilities.
Association for the Blind
An organization supporting children and adults living with blindness and visual impairment.
Beautiful Gate Center
ABA developmental learning center, located in North Charleston, for children and youth with developmental disabilities and autism spectrum disorders.
Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding
Johns Island's CATR provides therapeutic riding and other equine assisted activities and therapies to children and adults with disabilities as well as wounded military veterans.
Charleston Miracle League
A community supported baseball league making memories by providing a life-changing experience for children and adults with mental and physical challenges.
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
The board, with main office in Charleston, contracts with the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs to provide services and support to people with intellectual disabilities, autism, head and spinal cord injuries, and related disabilities in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester and Colleton counties.
Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
The FRC in Charleston provides information services throughout the Lowcountry to promote opportunities for learning, inclusion, and empowerment for individuals with disabilities and special needs through such means as education, advocacy, and outreach.
For the Exceptional
This organization strives to provide interactive social outlets to young adults with disabilities, while providing parents and our communities with information, support, and services.
HEART Inclusive Arts Community
HEART provides visual arts, music, and performing arts mentorships and community engagement for adults with disabilities who want to grow and develop as artists.
Lowcountry Autism Consortium
Supports the Charleston-area autism community by bridging the gap between individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and high quality, regionally-based services.
Pattison's DREAM Academy
Pattison's DREAM Academy in Mount Pleasant will improve the quality of life for children with multiple disabilities by providing comprehensive education and rehabilitation programs.
Trident Academy
5K-12 school in Mount Pleasant for cognitively capable children diagnosed with dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculi, ADHD, or Asperger-like attributes.
Trident Area Agency on Aging
This North Charleston-based agency provides a wide-range of programs and information including home delivered meals, home care services, group dining, transportation to programs, health promotion activities, and legal services for adults with disabilities and their caregivers in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties.
Chesterfield SC Disability Resources
Disabled American Veterans, Chapter 50
Membership organization in Cheraw which assists veterans to be able to lead high-quality lives with respect and dignity.
Pickens County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs
Agency based in Easley assisting clients in the pursuit of equal opportunities to live, work, enjoy leisure activities, and to achieve the highest level of independence possible.
Columbia SC Disability Resources
Camp Discovery
A facility located in Blythewood that provides learning experiences in nature to engage and inspire abused and special needs children.
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Richland/Lexington Disabilities and Special Needs Board
Columbia agency offering several services including early intervention, case management, and residential programs for those with autism and head and spinal cord injuries.
The Therapy Place
A non-profit pediatric center in Forest Acres providing physical, occupational, and speech therapy for children.
Dillon SC Disability Resources
Marion-Dillon County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs
Since 1974, this agency, with offices in Dillon and Marion, has provided services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, head and spinal cord injuries and other related disabilities.
Edgefield SC Disability Resources
Burton Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
Provides free services to individuals and their families who have disabilities and special needs in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties.
Florence SC Disability Resources
Caring and Sharing
This organization operates a food bank in Hemingway and offers financial assistance for disabled persons and the elderly in the counties of Williamsburg, Georgetown, Horry, southern Florence, and southern Marion.
Pee Dee Hearing Center
A non-profit center in Florence providing a wide array of speech-language and audiology services.
Georgetown SC Disability Resources
Caring and Sharing
This organization operates a food bank in Hemingway and offers financial assistance for disabled persons and the elderly in the counties of Williamsburg, Georgetown, Horry, southern Florence, and southern Marion.
Greenville SC Disability Resources
Advanced Institute for Development and Learning
This center in Greenville provides pediatric speech and feeding services for children with special needs as well as education and support programs for families.
Center for Developmental Services
The CDS is a place where families can find multiple community services in one location for children and individuals with delays and disabilities.
Clarity
Non-profit agency in Greenville which provides speech & language, learning & psychology, hearing & audiology assessment and treatment.
David's Table
David's Table serves adults with disabilities and their families by connecting them to relationships, resources and purpose.
Hidden Treasure School
School in Taylor serves students with mental, physical, emotional, developmental and learning disabilities from grades K5-12.
Meyer Center
Preschool in Greenville offering quality early childhood education and combine it with essential therapies including speech, physical, and occupational.
Project HOPE Foundation
Project Hope serve individuals of all ages across the autism spectrum, from those most severely impacted to those with Asperger's Syndrome. The foundation provides a wide range of services – family support, ABA therapy, education, training, social groups, and adult programs.
Servants for Sight
The mission of this Greenville-based Christian non-profit is to help disadvantaged people, both in South Carolina and abroad, have access to eye care including exams, eyeglasses, and surgery
Thrive Upstate
Based in Greenville, this organization is providing all people with disabilities and special needs with meaningful services, opportunities, and support, so they may thrive in life, work and play.
Upstate-Carolina Adaptive Golf
UCAG provides means and opportunity for veterans, individuals recovering from physical or mental trauma, adults and children with developmental, cognitive, and physical disabilities enjoy the game of golf.
Greenwood SC Disability Resources
Burton Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
Agency with Greenwood County offices in Greenwood and Ware Shoals is providing free services to individuals and their families who have disabilities and special needs in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties.
Hilton Head SC Disability Resources
Heroes on Horseback
Heroes on Horseback in Bluffton offers three major categories of equine assisted activities - mounted equine assisted therapy, therapeutic sport riding, and unmounted equine assisted learning & vocational training.
Kingstree SC Disability Resources
AccessAbility
Federally funded, non-residential, not-for-profit organization based in North Charleston is providing skills and support for independent living and the full integration of people with disabilities in their communities.
Caring and Sharing
This organization operates a food bank in Hemingway and offers financial assistance for disabled persons and the elderly in the counties of Williamsburg, Georgetown, Horry, southern Florence, and southern Marion.
Babcock Center
A residential facility in West Columbia for men and women with mental and physical handicaps.
Burton Center for Disabilities and Special Needs - West Columbia
Agency with Lexington County office in West Columbia is providing free services to individuals and their families who have disabilities and special needs in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties.
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Richland/Lexington Disabilities and Special Needs Board
Columbia agency offers several services including early intervention, case management, and residential programs for those with autism and head and spinal cord injuries.
Marion SC Disability Resources
Caring and Sharing
This organization operates a food bank in Hemingway and offers financial assistance for disabled persons and the elderly in the counties of Williamsburg, Georgetown, Horry, southern Florence, and southern Marion.
Marion-Dillon County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs
Since 1974, this agency, with offices in Dillon and Marion, has provided services to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities, autism, head and spinal cord injuries and other related disabilities.
McCormick SC Disability Resources
Burton Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
Agency providing free services to individuals and their families who have disabilities and special needs in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties.
Moncks Corner SC Disability Resources
AccessAbility
Federally funded, non-residential, not-for-profit organization in North Charleston providing skills and support for independent living and the full integration of people with disabilities in their communities.
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
The board, with main office in Charleston, contracts with the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs to provide services and support to people with intellectual disabilities, autism, head and spinal cord injuries, and related disabilities in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester and Colleton counties.
Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
The FRC in Charleston provides information services throughout the Lowcountry to promote opportunities for learning, inclusion, and empowerment for individuals with disabilities and special needs through such means as education, advocacy, and outreach.
Lowcountry Autism Consortium
Supports the Charleston-area autism community by bridging the gap between individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and high quality, regionally-based services.
Trident Area Agency on Aging
This North Charleston-based agency provides a wide-range of programs and information including home delivered meals, home care services, group dining, transportation to programs, health promotion activities, and legal services for adults with disabilities and their caregivers in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties.
Unity Bay
Formerly called Berkeley Citizens, this organization serves people with intellectual developmental disabilities and autism in Berkeley County since 1980 with office in Moncks Corner.
Myrtle Beach SC Disability Resources
Caring and Sharing
This organization operates a food bank in Hemingway and offers financial assistance for disabled persons and the elderly in the counties of Williamsburg, Georgetown, Horry, southern Florence, and southern Marion.
Grand Strand Down Syndrome Society
Based in Myrtle Beach, the society is working to enhance the quality of life for all individuals with Down Syndrome by providing information and support to individuals, families, professionals, and the community through educational and social activities.
Surfside Beach
In January of 2016 Surfside Beach Town Council designated the seaside town as the nation's first autism-friendly travel destination. The designation means that the town will host events designed for people with autism as well as provide support and resources to visiting families affected by autism.
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Newberry SC Disability Resources
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
AccessAbility
Federally funded, non-residential, not-for-profit North Charleston organization providing skills and support for independent living and the full integration of people with disabilities in their communities.
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Rock Hill SC Disability Resources
RideAbility Therapeutic Riding
This program in Clover offers a wide range of horse-related programs to children, adults, and families with special needs to promote the physical, psychological, emotional, social, and spiritual well-being.
St. Matthews SC Disability Resources
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Saluda SC Disability Resources
Burton Center for Disabilities and Special Needs - Saluda
Agency with Saluda County office in Saluda is providing free services to individuals and their families who have disabilities and special needs in Abbeville, Edgefield, Greenwood, Lexington, McCormick, and Saluda counties.
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Seneca SC Disability Resources
Arc of Oconee County
The Arc of Oconee County is a non-profit organization based in Seneca dedicated to improving the quality of life for all intellectually and developmentally disabled citizens and their families.
The Tribble Center
The Tribble Center (Oconee County Board of Disabilities and Special Needs) provides support and services to meet the needs of those who have developmental and/or intellectual disabilities, head and spinal cord injuries, and autism.
Wild Hearts Equine Therapeutic Center
Low or no-cost assistance program in Seneca using horses to assist those with physical disabilities, people dealing with emotional trauma, behavioral or social issues, at-risk youth and victims of abuse, as well as active duty military and Veterans.
Spartanburg SC Disability Resources
Charles Lea Center
From newborns to seniors the center in Spartanburg provides services that enhance the quality of life for children and adults in Spartanburg County with intellectual disabilities and/or chronic medical conditions.
AccessAbility
Federally funded, non-residential, not-for-profit North Charleston organization providing skills and support for independent living and the full integration of people with disabilities in their communities.
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
The board, with main office in Charleston, contracts with the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs to provide services and support to people with intellectual disabilities, autism, head and spinal cord injuries, and related disabilities in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester and Colleton counties.
Dorchester County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
With office in Summerville, this agency offers child, family support, adult development and residential services for county residents with intellectual disabilities, autism, and head and spinal cord injuries.
Family Resource Center for Disabilities and Special Needs
The FRC in Charleston provides information services throughout the Lowcountry to promote opportunities for learning, inclusion, and empowerment for individuals with disabilities and special needs through such means as education, advocacy, and outreach.
Lowcountry Autism Consortium
Supports the Charleston-area autism community by bridging the gap between individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) and high quality, regionally-based services.
Trident Area Agency on Aging
This North Charleston-based agency provides a wide-range of programs and information including home delivered meals, home care services, group dining, transportation to programs, health promotion activities, and legal services for adults with disabilities and their caregivers in Berkeley, Charleston, and Dorchester counties.
Sumter SC Disability Resources
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.
Walterboro SC Disability Resources
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
The board, with main office in Charleston, contracts with the SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs to provide services and support to people with intellectual disabilities, autism, head and spinal cord injuries, and related disabilities in Charleston, Berkeley, Dorchester and Colleton counties.
Columbia Parkinson's Support Group
The mission is to provide a safe environment to obtain support, information, education, create awareness of Parkinson's Disease plus raise funds for research. Based in West Columbia, the group serves residents in the counties of Calhoun, Fairfield, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Newberry, Richland, Saluda, and Sumter.