South Carolina Disability Services: Your Guide to State & Local Resources

South Carolina State Services
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
South Carolina Continuum of Care
South Carolina Department on Aging
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC)
South Carolina Department of Mental Health – Mental Health Centers
South Carolina Department of Social Services
South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council
South Carolina Healthy Connections/Medicaid
South Carolina State Library

County Services
Aiken Tri-Development Center
Cherokee County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
Florence County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
Horry County Disabilities and Special Needs
Laurens Disabilities and Special Needs Board
Max Abilities of York County
Marion-Dillon County Board of Disabilities & Special Needs
Newberry County Disabilities and Special Needs Board
Pickens County Disabilities and Special Needs Board

General: Multi-Service Organizations
ABLE – South Carolina
Easterseals South Carolina
The Arc of South Carolina
The Burton Center
Thrive Upstate (Day Services)

Advocacy and Legal Rights
ABLE South Carolina
Arc of South Carolina
Disability Rights South Carolina
Southeast Americans with Disabilities Act Center/South Carolina Resource Network

Aging
AARP South Carolina
Catawba Area Agency on Aging
Senior Resources of Columbia, SC
South Carolina Department on Aging
Sumter Senior Services
Trident Area Agency on Aging
York County Council on Aging

AIDS/HIV
AIDS Healthcare Foundation: South Carolina

ALS
ALS Association South Carolina Chapter

Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Association – South Carolina Chapter

Arts
Arts Access South Carolina
Heart South Carolina – Inclusive Arts Community 

Assistive Technology
South Carolina Assistive Technology Program
Touch the Future

Autism
Autism Society South Carolina
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
Low Country Autism Foundation
Project HOPE Foundation

Blindness and Visual Impairments
Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired – South Carolina
National Federation of the Blind – South Carolina
South Carolina Talking Book Services
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

Brain Injury
Aiken Tri-Development Center
Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
Disability Rights South Carolina – Resource Guide for South Carolinians with Traumatic Brain Injuries
South Carolina Brain Injury Leadership Council

Cancer
American Cancer Society in South Carolina 

Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of South Carolina 

Children
Children’s Trust of South Carolina
Easterseals of South Carolina
Family Connection of South Carolina
The Champions Center for Special Children 

Cystic Fibrosis
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation: South Carolina Chapter 

Deafness
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association (ASHA)
Beginnings South Carolina
South Carolina Association of the Deaf

Deaf-Blindness
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

Developmental Disabilities
Beautiful Gate Center for Children with Autism & Developmental Disabilities
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs: BabyNet

Diabetes
Diabetes-Free South Carolina

Education
Camp Discovery South Carolina
Pattison’s Academy for Children with Profound Disabilities
Trident Academy (for Children with Dyslexia)

Employment
Goodwill South Carolina

Epilepsy
South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy

Genetic Counseling and Testing
Greenwood Genetic Center

Health (General)
Hands-On Health South Carolina: Promoting Healthy Lifestyles

Heart Disorders
American Heart Association – Midlands

Intellectual Disability
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
Florence County Disabilities and Special Needs Board

Learning Disabilities
Learning Disabilities Association of South Carolina

Medicaid
South Carolina Healthy Connections/Medicaid

Mental Illness
Federation of Families of South Carolina
National Alliance on Mental Illness – South Carolina

Multiple Sclerosis
National Multiple Sclerosis Society – South Carolina Chapter

Parkinson’s Disease
Columbia Parkinson’s Support Group

Prader-Willi Syndrome
Prader-Willi Syndrome Association – South Carolina Chapter

Respiratory Disorders
American Lung Association of South Carolina

Service and Assistance Animals
Canines for Service (For Veterans)
Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services (PAALS)

Spinal Cord Injury
Disabilities Board of Charleston County
South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association

Sickle Cell Anemia
James R. Clark Memorial Sickle Cell Foundation

Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of the Carolinas

Spinal Injury
Thrive Upstate: Head and Spinal Cord Injury (HASCI) Services
South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Association

Sports and Recreation (Therapeutic)
Charleston Area Therapeutic Riding
Charleston Miracle League (Baseball)
Heroes on Horseback
Rein and Shine (for Veterans)
RideAbility Therapeutic Riding Center
Special Olympics South Carolina

Veterans
Department of South Carolina Disabled American Veterans

Vocational Rehabilitation
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department