York County Board of Disabilities & Special Needs
Phone: (803) 628-5999
Independent Living Centers
Centers for independent living (CILs) are private, nonprofit corporations that provide services to maximize the independence of individuals with disabilities and the accessibility of the communities they live in. Centers provide, among other things, several core services: Advocacy, Independent living skills training, Information and referral
Peer counseling.
disAbility Resource Center (DRC)
7944 Dorchester Road, Suite 5
North Charleston, SC 29418
(843) 225-5080
TTY: (866) 874-7730
FAX: (843) 225-5082
Email: info@drcilc.org
http://www.drcilc.org/
Disability Action Center, Inc.
1115 Belleview Avenue
Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 779-5121 or (800) 681-6805
TTY: (803) 779-0949
FAX: (803) 779-5114
EMAIL: amayne@dacsc.org
http://www.dacsc.org/
Disability Action Center, Inc. (Satellite)
712 Laurens Road
Greenville, SC 29607
(864) 235-1421 or (800) 681-7715
TTY: (864) 235-8798
FAX: (864) 235-2056
EMAIL: amayne@dacsc.org
Disability Solutions
963-A West Carolina Avenue
Hartsville, SC 29550
(843) 339-2028 or (866) 450-3848
TTY: (843) 339-2028
FAX: (843) 339-2689
EMail: disabilitysol1@aol.com
Walton Options for Independent Living
325 Georgia Avenue
North Augusta, SC 29841
(803) 279-9611
TTY: none
FAX: (803) 279-9135
EMAIL: tjohnston@waltonoptions.org
http://www.waltonoptions.org/
SCI Research
The South Carolina Spinal Cord Injury Research Fund Office: 843-792-1337
Fax: 843-792-8060
http://www.scscirf.org/
The Program for Motion, Exercise, and Rehabilitative Research (PMERR)- The Medical University of South Carolina Office: 843-792-1337
Fax: 843-792-8060
http://academicdepartments.musc.edu/pmerr
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR)
U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Tel: 202-245-7460 202-245-7316 (TTY)
www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/nidrr
Clearinghouse on Disability Information
Special Education & Rehabilitative Services Communications & Customer Service Team Tel: 202-245-7307 202-205-5637 (TTD)Fax: 292024507636
http://www.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers
Christopher Reeve Foundation & Resource Center Tel: 973-379-2690 800-225-0292
Fax: 973-912-9433
http://www.christopherreeve.org
Home Health Agencies & PCAs
Abacare (843)-375-2870
Allcare Living Service (843)832-9888 Medicaid, Private Insurance and Sitting
Care For Life (843)852-9090 Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance and Evaluations
Community Long Term (843)529-0142 Medicaid, Private Insurance
Interim Care (843)569-5510 Private Insurance,
Franklin C Fetter (843)763-1760 Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance and Sitting
Health Force (843)556-2784 Medicaid, Private Insurance
Home Instead Senior Care (843) 571-3000 Private Insurance, Long Term Policy and Sitting
Amedisys Health Care (843)797-2942 Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance and Sitting
Kelly Assisted Living (843)556-1191 Private Insurance
Maximum HealthCare (843)573-0772 24 hr. Service, Medicaid, Private Insurance, Sitting
Ashley River Plantation Assisted Living (843)766-9898
Optimal Health Care (843)763-1760 Private Insurance
PHC Home Health Care (843)762-3601 Medicaid, Medicare, Private Insurance and Sitting
Sea Island Comprehensive Health Care (843)559-4137 (Housing) Housing unit and home health services for the elderly and disabled. Services available in Spanish.
SCI Support Groups
National Spinal Cord Injury Association
Tel: 800-962-9629
Fax: 301-963-1265
http://www.spinalcord.org
Anderson Area Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Phone: (864) 224-9787
Contact: Kim Wilson
meets 3rd Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
Charleston Area Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Phone: (843) 863-1165
Contact: Ruth Jones
Phone: (843) 792-2605
Contact: Richard Aust
Chester Area Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Purity Presbyterian Church on 135 Wylie Street, Chester, South Carolina,
Phone: (803) 482-4389
Contact: Lee Carter
Conway Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Phone: (843) 679-9932
Contact: Ronnie McFadden
Contact: Ellen Leftwich
Meets at the New Horizon Center
Florence,SC Area Support Group
Phone: (843) 679-9932
Contact: Ronnie McFadden
Greenville Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
McCallister Square 223 S. Pleasantburg Drive, , South Carolina,
Phone: (864) 609-0026
Contact: Rick Huntress
Quarterly meetings
Midlands Peer Support Network Group
500 Taylor St, Columbia, South Carolina, 29201
Phone: (866) 445-5509
Contact: Debra Matney; Director of Programs
Phone: (803) 252-2198
Contact: Roy Bartell
Orangeburg, SC Area Support Group
Phone: (803) 829-2043
Contact: Rebecca Felder
Spartanburg, SC Area Support Group
St. Matthews Episcopal Church 101 St. Matthews Lane, Spartanburg, South Carolina, 29301
Phone: (864) 595-1947
Contact: Dot Colson
Meets 4th Tuesday of every month at 6:30 p.m.
Sumter Area Spinal Cord Injury Support Group
Phone: (803) 775-7416
Contact: Roy Bartell
Quarterly meetings on the 2nd. Saturday of the Month at 1:30 p.m.
York/Rock Hill Area Support Group Piedmont Medical Center, Classroom 3, 222 S. Herlong Ave., Rock Hill, South Carolina, 29732
Phone: (803) 366-5659
Contact: Bob Alders Our support group meets the 2nd Tuesday of the month at 7 PM. We provide support to those living with spinal cord injuries, their caregivers, and families through education and shared experience
Paralyzed Veterans of America (PVA) Tel: 800-424-8200
Fax: 202-785-4452
http://www.pva.org
