STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION



STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION

Susan Durant, Director

State Department of Education

Office of Exceptional Children

1429 Senate Street, Room 808

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 734-8806

E-mail: sdurant@sde.state.sc.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES 3 THROUGH 5

Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, Education Associate State Department of Education

Office of Expectional Children

1429 Senate Street, 8th Floor

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 734-8811

E-mail: njenkins@sde.state.sc.us

PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:

AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2

David Steele, Part C Coordinator

Dept. of Health & Environmental Control/BabyNet

CSHCN

Mills Jarrett Complex, Box 101106

Columbia, SC 29211

(803 898-0591

E-mail: steeledk@colum61.dhec.state.sc.us

Web:

STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY

P. Charles LaRosa, Jr., Commissioner

Vocational Rehabilitation Department

1410 Boston Avenue, P.O. Box 15

West Columbia, SC 29171-0015

(803) 896-6504

OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL

EDUCATION FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

Pat Fayson, Education Associate

Office of Career and Technology Education

Rutledge Building, 9th Floor, Room 916A

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 734-3386

E-mail: pfayson@sde.state.sc.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY

Department of Mental Health

P. O. Box 485

Columbia, SC 29202

(803) 898-8319

E-mail: sms85@co.dmh.state.sc.us

STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH

Division of Children, Adolescents & Their Families

Department of Mental Health

2414 Bull Street, Room 304

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 898-8350

E-mail: vw143@gw.state.sc.us

STATE DISABILITIES AND SPECIAL NEEDS

Stanley J. Butkus, Director

Department of Disabilities & Special Needs

3440 Harden Street Extension, P.O. Box 4706

Columbia, SC 29240

(803) 898-9769

E-mail: jterry@ddsn.state.sc.us

Web: state.sc.us/ddsn

STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL

Charles Lang, Executive Director

SC DD Council

1205 Pendleton Street, Room 372

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 734-0465

E-mail: clang@govoepp.state.sc.us

PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY

Gloria M. Prevost, Executive Director

P&A for People with Disabilities

3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208

Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 782-0639; (800) 922-5225 (In SC)

(800) 531-9781 (Spanish)

E-mail: scpa@sc-

CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

Larry Barker, Ph.D., Director

Office of the Governor

Client Assistant Program

1205 Pendelton St., Room 306

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 734-0285; (800) 868-0040 (in SC)

(803) 734-1147 (TTY)

E-mail: lbarker@govoepp.state.sc.us

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS

Linda Price, Director

Children's Rehabilitative Services Branch

Department of Health & Environmental Control

1751 Calhoun Street, Box 101106

Columbia, SC 29211

(803) 737-4072

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED

Dr. Nell C. Carney, Commissioner

South Carolina Commission for the Blind

P.O. Box 79

Columbia, SC 29202-0079

(803) 898-8822

STATE SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF AND THE BLIND

Sheila Breitweiser, President

South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

355 Cedar Springs Road

Spartanburg, SC 29302-4699

(864) 585-7711

E-mail: sbreitweiser@scsdb.k12.sc.us

Web: scsdb.k12.sc.us

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE

Gail Redford, Education Associate

State Department of Education

Office of Exceptional Children

1429 Senate Street, 8th floor

Columbia, SC 29201-3730

(803) 734-3266

E-mail: gredford@sde.state.sc.us

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY

Southeast Disability & Business Technical Assistance Center

United Cerebral Palsy Associations, Inc.

490 10th Street

Atlanta, GA 30318

(404) 385-0636 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232

E-mail: se-dbtac@

Web:

DISABILITY 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 201

Landover, MD 20785

(301) 306-7070

(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)

E-mail: national@

Web:

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)

P.O. Box 1303

Northbrook, IL 60065-1303

E-mail: mail@

Web:

Autism

Craig Stoxen, Executive Director

SC Autism Society

229 Parson Street, Suite A-1

W. Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 794-2300; (800) 438-4790

E-mail: scas@

Web:

Brain Injury

Charles L. McLafferty, President

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina

P.O. Box 1912

Orangeburg, SC 29116

(803) 531-3376

E-mail: charlesm@

Epilepsy

Christine Porter, Executive Director

Epilepsy Foundation-South Carolina

229 Parson St., Suite 2-5

West Columbia, SC 29169

(803) 926-0071; (803) 926-1070

E-mail: epilepsysc@

Learning Disabilities

Carol Sunderman, President

Learning Disabilities Association of SC

P.O. Box 1592

Cayce, SC 29033

(803) 896-8478

Mental Health

Marcia Davis-Taylor, Executive Director

Federation of Families of South Carolina

1823 Gadsden Street

Columbia, SC 29201

(800) 375-9894; (803) 779-5363

E-mail: mhasc@

Web: midnet.sc.edu/ffsc/

Rebecca Miles, Executive Director

Mental Health Association in SC

1823 Gadsden Street

Columbia, SC 29201

(803) 779-5363

E-mail: mhasc@

Frances Sims, Executive Director

NAMI of South Carolina

P.O. Box 963

Columbia, SC 29202-2963

(803) 561-0000; (800) 788-5131

E-mail: namiofsc@

Mental Retardation

Redick Loring, Executive Director

The Arc of SC

P.O. Box 8707

Columbia, SC 29202

(803) 935-5266

E-mail: TheArcSC@

Speech and Hearing

Mary Steppling, President

SC Speech-Language-Hearing Association

3008 Millwood Avenue

Columbia, SC 29205

(803) 252-5646

E-mail: info@

Web: midnet.sc.edu/scsha

Visual Impairments

Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director

American Foundation for the Blind- Southeast

100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620

Atlanta, GA 30303

(404) 525-2303

E-mail: atlanta@

UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM

Richard R. Ferrante, Ph.D., Director

University of South Carolina

School of Medicine

Center for Disability Resources

Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 935-5231

E-mail: richardf@cdd.sc.edu

TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE

Evelyn Evans, Project Director

SC Assistive Technology Project

USC School of Medicine

Center for Disability Resources

Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 935-5263; (803) 935-5340

E-mail: EvelynEvans@

Web: public.jjendron

PARENT TRAINING AND INFORMATION PROJECT

Mary Eaddy, Director

PRO-PARENTS of SC

2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 203

Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 779-3859 (V/TTY); (800) 759-4776 (In SC) (V/TTY)

E-mail: PROparents@

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS

William P. Cockrell, CEO

Easter Seals South Carolina

3020 Farrow Road

Columbia, SC 29203

(803) 256-0735; (800) 951-4090

E-mail: wcockrell@

Denise Rivers, Director

South Carolina Services Information System

Center for Disability Resources

University of South Carolina School of Medicine

Columbia, SC 29208

(803) 935-5231 (Admin. Number Only)

(803) 935-5300 (Columbia Area - referrals)

(800) 922-1107 (referrals)

E-mail: deniser@cdd.sc.edu

Larry K. Salley, Executive Director

VSA (Very Special Arts) South Carolina

P.O. Box 643

Columbia, SC 29202-0643

(803) 931-0620

E-mail: vsasc@

Family Connection of SC, Inc.

2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 103B

Columbia, SC 29204

(803) 252-0914 (in Columbia)

(864) 331-1340 (in Greenville)

(843) 662-0675 (in Florence)

(800) 578-8750

E-mail: famconn@

Web:

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