Tri-County Resource Directory

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State and Local Resources

Senator Jim DeMint (D)
Senator Lindsey Graham (R)
Governor Mark Sanford
State Department of Education: Special Education
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 - 5
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
Advocacy Coalition

Medicaid for the Working Disabled

The Working Disabled program provides Medicaid benefits for those individuals who have a disability who work and whose net income is less than 250% of the Federal Poverty Level. Medicaid benefits assist with hospital visits, physician visits, durable medical equipment, payment of Medicare Part B premiums, etc.

Download the brochure provided by the Department of Health and Human Services (in Microsoft Word format).

Senator Jim DeMint

WASHINGTON, DC
340 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-6121
Fax: (202) 224-4293
South Carolina residents may call, toll free, 1-800-922-8503
E-mail: senator@demint.senate.gov
Web: http://demint.senate.gov

CHARLESTON, SC
112 Custom House
200 East Bay Street
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: (843) 727-4525
Fax: (843) 722-4923

Senator Lindsey Graham

WASHINGTON, DC
290 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 20510
Phone: (202) 224-5972
Web: http://lgraham.senate.gov

LOWCOUNTRY REGIONAL OFFICE
530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite 202
Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina 29464
Phone: (843) 849-3887

Govenor Mark Sanford

Office of the Governor
P.O. Box 12267
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 734-2100
Fax: (803) 734-5167
E-mail: governor@govoepp.state.sc.us
Web: www.scgovernor.com

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
Phone: (803) 734-8806
E-mail: sdurant@sde.state.sc.us
Web: http://www.myscschools.com

Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities

Laurie Strickland
Dept. of Health & Environmental Control/Baby Net
1751 Calhoun Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 898-0662
E-mail: strickll@dhec.sc.gov
Web: http://www.scdhec.gov/health/mch/cshcn/programs/babynet/index.htm
Web: http://www.myscschools.com

Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 - 5

Norma Donaldson-Jenkins, Education Associate
State Department of Education Office of Exceptional Children
1429 Senate Street, 8th Floor
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8811
Fax: (803) 734-4824
E-mail: njenkins@sde.state.sc.us

State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency

P. Charles LaRosa, Jr., Commissioner
Vocational Rehabilitation Department
1410 Boston Avenue, P.O. Box 15
West Columbia, SC 29171-0015
Phone: (803) 896-6504

Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities

Steve Abbott, Education Associate
State Coordinator of Vocational Edu. for Students with Disabilities
Rutledge Building, 9th Floor, Room 924
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8486
E-mail: sabbott@sde.state.sc.us

Advocacy Coalition for People with Disabilities

The Advocacy Coalition for People with Disabilities , a partnership of area support groups, is a non-profit organization dedicated to the empowerment and support of parents, families, and individuals with disabilities in the lowcountry of South Carolina. The ACPD is composed of charter organizations that come together to advocate locally and statewide on issues relating to disabilities and special needs.

Click here to learn more about the Advocacy Coalition for People with Disabilities.