South Carolina State Resources

State Agencies and Organizations

United States Senators
Honorable Lindsey Graham (R)
United State Senate
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-5972
(202) 224-1189 (Fax)

Honorable Ernest F. Hollings (D)
125 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
(202) 224-6121; (800) 922-8503 (in SC)
(202) 224-4293 (Fax)
E-mail Web Form: http://hollings.senate.gov/email.html
Web: http://hollings.senate.gov

United States Representatives
To find the contact information for your representative in the House of the U.S. Congress, visit the House's 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 11829
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-0457; (866) 300-9333
(803) 734-1147 (TTY)
E-mail: governor@govoepp.state.sc.us
Web: www.state.sc.us/governor/

Official State Web Site
Web: www.myscgov.com/SCSGPortal/static/home_tem4.html

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
Web: http://myscschools.com

State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
State Department of Education
Office of Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8224
Web: http://myscschools.com

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
David Steele, Part C Coordinator
Department of Health and Environmental Control/BabyNet
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Mills Jarrett Complex
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 898-0591
E-mail: steeledk@dhec.state.sc.us
Web: www.scdhec.net/babynet

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, Education Associate
State Department of Education
Office of Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street, 8th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8811
E-mail: njenkins@sde.state.sc.us
Web: http://myscschools.com

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
Katherine Fender, Coordinator
Office of Exceptional Children
South Carolina Department of Education
1429 Senate Street, Room 503-A
Columbia, SC 29201
803-734-8483
E-mail: kfender@sde.state.sc.us
Web: www.scdcdt.org/

Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
James R. Couch, Director
Office of Career and Technology Education
Rutledge Building, 9th Floor, Room 922
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8410
E-mail: jcouch@sde.state.sc.us
Web: www.state.sc.us/sde

State Mental Health Agency
George P. Gintoli, Director
Department of Mental Health
P. O. Box 485
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 898-8319
E-mail: gpg97@co.dmh.state.sc.us

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 29201
(803) 898-8350
E-mail: lkj40@co.dmh.state.sc.us

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: jterry@ddsn.state.sc.us
Web: www.state.sc.us/ddsn

State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Charles Lang, Executive Director
Developmental Disabilities Council
Office of the Governor
Edgar A. Brown Building
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 372
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-0465
E-mail: clang@govoepp.state.sc.us
Web: www.scddc.state.sc.us

Protection and Advocacy Agency
Gloria M. Prevost, Executive Director
Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 782-0639; (866) 275-7273
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 339
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-0285; (800) 868-0040 (in SC)
(803) 734-1147 (TTY)
E-mail: lbarker@govoepp.state.sc.us
Web: www.govoepp.state.sc.us/cap/

Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
Linda Price, Director
Division of Children with Special Health Care Needs
Department of Health and Environmental Control
P.O. Box 101106
Columbia, SC 29211
(803) 898-0789
E-mail: priceld@columb60.dhec.state.sc.us

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
Dr. Nell C. Carney, Commissioner
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
P.O. Box 79
Columbia, SC 29202-0079
(803) 898-8822
E-mail: ncarney@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: sbreitweiser@scsdb.k12.sc.us
Web: www.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
Web: www.sde.state.sc.us

Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
Shelley Kaplan, Project Director
Southeast Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
Georgia Tech
490 10th Street
Atlanta, GA 30318
(404) 385-0636; (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
E-mail: sedbtac@catea.org
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: www.cdd.sc.edu

Technology-Related Assistance
Evelyn Evans, Project Director
South Carolina Assistive Technology Project
USC School of Medicine
Center for Disability Resources
8301 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29208
(803) 935-5263; (803) 935-5340
E-mail: youngs@cdd.sc.edu

State Mediation System
Barbara Drayton, Coordinator
Office of General Counsel
Department of Education
Rutledge Building Room 1015
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 734-8783
E-mail: bdrayton@sde.state.sc.us
Web: www.myscschools.com

Special Format Library
Guynell Williams, 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: lbphbooks@leo.scsl.state.sc.us
Web: www.state.sc.us/scsl/bph/

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 201
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
(484) 945-2101
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Craig Stoxen, Executive Director
South Carolina Autism Society
652 Bush River Road, Suite 203
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 750-6988; (800) 438-4790
E-mail: scas@scautism.org
Web: www.scautism.org

Blind/Visual Impairments
Frances Mary D'Andrea, Director
American Foundation for the Blind-National Literacy Center
100 Peachtree Street, Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
(404) 525-2303
E-mail: literacy@afb.net
Web: www.afb.org

Brain Injury
Phil Clarkson, President
Dr. Robert Brabham, Executive Director
Brain Injury Alliance of South Carolina
1030 St. Andrews Road
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 731-0588
E-mail: scbraininjury@mindspring.com
Web: www.biausa.org/sc

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

Mental Health
Diane Revels-Flashnick, Executive Director
Federation of Families of South Carolina
P.O. Box 1266
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 779-0402; (866) 779-0402
E-mail: fedfamsc@yahoo.com
Web: www.midnet.sc.edu/ffsc/

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

Mental Retardation
Redick Loring, Executive Director
The Arc of South Carolina
P.O. Box 8707
Columbia, SC 29202
(803) 935-5266; (866) 300-9331
E-mail: TheArcSC@aol.com

Speech and Hearing
Jane Honaker, President
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

Organizations Especially for Parents

Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
Mary Eaddy, Director
PRO-Parents of South Carolina
652 Bush River Road, Suite 218
Columbia, SC 29210
(803) 772-5688 (V/TTY); (800) 759-4776 (In SC)
E-mail: PROParents@aol.com
Web: www.proparents.org

Community Parent Resource Center
(Serving Charleston, Berkely and Dorchester counties)
Beverly McCarty, Program Director
Parent Training and Resource Center
MUSC-College of Health Professions
19 Hagood Avenue, Suite 910
P.O. Box 250822
Charleston, SC 29425
(843) 792-3025
E-mail: mccartyb@musc.edu
Web: www.ptrc.org

Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
Karen Kurimcak, President
South Carolina Congress of Parents and Teachers
1826 Henderson Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2619
(800) 743-3782
E-mail: sc_office@pta.org
Web: www.myschoolonline.com/SC/SCPTA

Other Disability Organizations

Richard Carter, CEO
Easter Seals South Carolina
3020 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
(803) 256-0735; (800) 951-4090
Web: www.sc.easter-seals.org

Denise Rivers, Director
South Carolina Services Information System
Bureau of Senior Services
1801 Main Street
P.O. Box 8206
Columbia, SC 29202-8206
(803) 898-8878 (Admin. Number Only)
E-mail: riversd@dhhs.state.sc.us
Web: www.scsis.org

Connie Ginsberg, Executive Director
Family Connection of South Carolina, Inc.
2712 Middleburg Drive, Suite 103-B
Columbia, SC 29204
(803) 252-0914 (in Columbia)
(864) 331-1340 (in Greenville)
(843) 662-0675 (in Florence)
(864) 560-1476 (in Spartanburg)
(800) 578-8750 (in SC)
E-mail: famconn@mindspring.com
Web: www.familyconnectionsc.org

Independent Living

To find out the contact information for the Statewide
Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
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

To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1916 Wilson Boulevard, Suite 209
Arlington, VA 22201
(703) 525-3406; (703) 525-4153 (TTY)
E-mail: ncil@ncil.org
Web: www.ncil.org

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