State & Local Contacts, Agencies, & Organizations
United States Senators
Honorable Lindsey Graham (R)
290 Russell Senate Office Building
Washington, DC 29510 – Phone: (202) 224-5972
Lowcountry Regional Office
530 Johnnie Dodds Boulevard, Suite 202
Mt. Pleasant, SC 29464 – Phone: (843) 849- 3887
Web: https://www.lgraham.senate.gov/public/
Honorable Tim Scott (R)
1117 Longworth HOH
Washington, DC 20515 – (855) 425-6324; FAX: (855) 802-0366
Lowcountry Regional Office
2500 City Hall Lane, 3rd Floor Suite
North Charleston, SC 29406 – (843) 727-4525
Web: https://www.scott.senate.gov/
United States Congressmen
Honorable James Clyburn (D)
242 Cannon House Office Building
Washington, DC 20515 – Phone: (202)225-3315, Fax: (202)225-2313
Columbia Office:
1225 Lady Street, Suite 200
Columbia, SC 29201 – Phone: (803)799-1100; Fax: (803)799-9060
Web: https://clyburn.house.gov/
Honorable Nancy Mace (R)
Washington DC Office:
423 Cannon House Office Building
(202) 225-3176
Governor
Honorable Henry McMaster (R)
Office of the Governor
P. O. Box 12267
Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: (803) 734- 2100
Web: https://governor.sc.gov/Pages/default.aspx
E-Mail: governor@govoepp.state.sc.us
SC Department of Education
Molly Spearman, Superintendent
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8500
Web: https://ed.sc.gov/
E-mail: SCSuptED@sc.gov
Beckie Davis, Director
Office of Special Education Services
1919 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8224
Fax: (803) 734-5021
E-mail: rcdavis@ed.sc.gov
Lannette Cox, Ombudsman
Office of Special Education Services
1919 Blanding Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-8224, (803) 734-2833
E-mail: Lcox@ed.sc.gov
Barbara Drayton, General Counsel
Office of Special Education Services
Rutledge Building Room 1015
1429 Senate Street
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (803) 734-3393
E-mail: bdrayton@ed.sc.gov
Baby Net
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities:
Ages Birth through 2
Kristie Musick, IDEA Part C Coordinator
1300 Sumter Street, Suite 100
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 866-512-8881
E-mail: Kristie.Musick@scfirststeps.org
Web: https://msp.scdhhs.gov/babynet/site-page/refer-child-babynet
US Department of Education – Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Web: https://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html)
The Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) is dedicated to improving results for infants, toddlers, children and youth with disabilities ages birth through 21. OSEP, directly and through its partners and grantees, develops a wide range of research-based products, publications, and resources to assist states, local district personnel, and families to improve results for students with disabilities. In support of this, the following website has been developed by the Department:
Building the Legacy: This site was created to provide a “one-stop shop” for resources related to IDEA and its implementing regulations, released on August 3, 2006. It is a “living” website and will change and grow as resources and information become available. Please continue to check the web site for new information that will be posted as it becomes available: https://idea.ed.gov
Local School Districts
Charleston County School District
Geritta Postlewait, Ed.D, Superintendent
75 Calhoun St.
Charleston, SC 29401
Phone: 843-937-6571; FAX: 843-937-6307
Email: superintendent@charleston.k12.sc.us
Web: https://www.ccsdschools.com/#3
Exceptional Children Services Department (ECS)
Phone: 843-937-6500
Berkeley County School District
Dr. Eddie Ingram, Superintendent
229 East Main Street
Moncks Corner, SC 29461
Phone: 843-899-8600; FAX: 843-899-8791
Web: https://www.berkeley.k12.sc.us/
Programs for Students with Disabilities
Phone: (843) 899-8890; FAX: (843) 899-8669
Dorchester School District #2
Joseph Pye, Superintendent
115 Devin Rd.
Summerville, SC 29483
Phone: 843-873-2901, 843 695-5386
Web: https://www.dorchester2.k12.sc.us/
Special Services
1325 Boone Hill Road – Suite C
Summerville, SC 29483
Phone: (843) 875-4161, Fax: (843) 821-3976
Dorchester School District #4
Dr. Kelvin Wymbs, Superintendent
500 Ridge St.
St. George, SC 29477
Phone: 843-563-4535, Fax: 843 563-9269
Web: https://www.dorchester4.k12.sc.us/
Department of Exceptional Children
Monica Tudder – Director
810 School House Road
Dorchester, SC 29437
Phone: 843-462-7629, Email: mtudder@dd4.k12.sc.us
Organizations for Parents & Caregivers
Family Resource Center for Disabilities & Special Needs (FRC)
Parent Training & Resource Center (PTRC)
Beverly McCarty, Executive Director
1575 Savannah Highway – Suite 6
Charleston, South Carolina, 29407
Phone: (843) 266-1318
Fax: (843) 266-1941
E-mail: frc@frcdsn.org
Web: https://www.frcdsn.org
Family Connections of South Carolina
Amy Holbert, Executive Director
State Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
1800 St. Julian Place, Suite 104
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: (803) 252-0914, (800) 578-8750, En Espanol (888) 808-7462
Email: info@FamilyConnectionSC.org
Web: https://www.familyconnectionsc.org/
Federation of Families of South Carolina (for Children’s Mental Health)
810 Dutch Square Blvd. Suite 205 Columbia, SC 29210
Phone: (803) 772-5210, (866) 779-0402
Email: pheobe.malloy@fedfamsc.org info@fedfamsc.org
Web: https://fedfamsc.org/
South Carolina Autism Society (SCAS)
806 12th Street West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone: (803) 750-6988, (800) 438-4790
E: mail: scas@scautism.org
Web: https://www.scautism.org
The Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
Joyce Davis, Director
140-A Amicks Ferry Rd., PMB #331, Chapin, SC 29036
Phone: (803) 731-9823, Toll Free: (877)-TBI-FACT (in-state)
Fax: ( 803) 731-4804
E-mail: scbraininjury@bellsouth.net
Web: https://www.biausa.org/find-bia/states/south-carolina/about
Down Syndrome Association of the Lowcountry (DSAL)
Erica Chiovarou, President
PO Box 2275
Mt Pleasant, SC 29465
Phone (843) 654-1552
E-mail: DSALowcountry@gmail.com
Web: https://www.dsalowcountry.org/
National Alliance for Mental Illness (NAMI)
NAMI South Carolina
Bill Lindsey, Executive Director
P.O. Box 1267
Columbia, SC 29202
Helpline: 800-788-5131 & 803-733-9592
Email: namisc@namisc.org
Web: https://www.namisc.org/index.html
Special Olympics of South Carolina
Barry Coats, CEO/President
109 Oak Park Drive, Irmo, SC 29063
Phone: 803-772-1555, FAX: 803-772-0094
Web: https://so-sc.org/ Special Olympics of South Carolina
Email: bcoats@so-sc.org
The ARC of South Carolina
Margie Williamson, Executive Director
1202 12th St. Cayce, SC 29033
Phone: (803) 748-5020
Email: Margie@arcsc.org
Web: https://arcsc.org/
South Carolina Advocates for Epilepsy
Karen St. Marie, Founder
PO Box 943
Goose Creek, SC 29445
Phone: (843) 991-7144
Email: karen@scepilepsy.org
Web: https://www.scepilepsy.org/
Learning Disabilities Association of South Carolina
Dr. Analisa Smith – President
PO Box 365,
Irmo, SC 29063
Web: https://ldasc.org/
South Carolina Parent Teacher Association (SCPTA)
DeVane Trigiani, President of the Board
1826 Henderson Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2619
Phone: (800) 743-3782, (803) 765-0806
Web: https://www.scpta.org
Other Disability Organizations
Easterseals South Carolina
PO Box 5715
Columbia, SC 29250
Karen Larson – Director of Early Intervention
Email:Klarson@sc.easterseals.com
Phone#: 803 372-9425
Melissa Broughton – Early Intervention Supervisor
mbroughton@sc.easterseals.com
Office: 843-614-7874
Fax: 1-877-955-7150
Web: https://www.easterseals.com/southcarolina/
South Carolina Vocational Rehabilitation Department
Felicia W. Johnson, Commissioner
1400 Boston Avenue,
West Columbia, SC 29170
Phone: 800-832-7526 803-896-6553 (TTY), 843 740-1600
4350 Dorchester Rd. North Charleston, SC 29405
Web: https://scvrd.net/
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SCDDSN)
Constance Holloway is the interim director and general cousel.
3440 Harden Street Extension,
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 898-9600 – (803) 898-9769
Web: https://www.state.sc.us/ddsn
Developmental Disabilities Council
Office of the Governor
Valerie Bishop, Executive Director
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 372,
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: 803-734-0465; 803.734.1147 (TTY)
Email: vbishop@oepp.sc.gov
Web: https://www.scddc.state.sc.us/
Disability Rights South Carolina (Formerly SC Protection & Advocacy)
Beth Franco, Executive Director
3710 Landmark Drive, Suite 208,
Columbia, SC 29204
Phone: (803) 782-0639; (866) 275-7273
https://www.disabilityrightssc.org/
Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
2600 Bull Street, Columbia, SC 29201
(803) 898-DHEC (3432)
Regional Office:
Charleston County Health Department
3 Charleston Center Drive
Charleston SC 29403 Phone: (843) 579-4640
Web: https://www.scdhec.gov/Health/Child-Teen-Health/services-children-special-health-care-needs
State Department of Mental Health
Dr. Kenneth Rogers, State Director
2414 Bull Street
Columbia, SC 29202
Phone (803) 898-8581
Web: https://www.scdmh.net
Continuum of Care
Office of the Governor
Amanda Whittle, Director
1205 Pendleton Street, Suite 372
Columbia, South Carolina 29201
Phone: 803.734.4500; Fax: 803.734.4538
Charleston Regional Office:
Teresa Rhodes, Regional Program Director
7410 Northside Drive, Suite 201
North Charleston, South Carolina 29420
Phone: 843.569.3079; Toll-Free: 1.888.782.1381; Fax: 843.569.2403
Web: https://www.coc.sc.gov
South Carolina Assistive Technology Program
Carol Page, Ph.D., Program Director
USC School of Medicine, Center for Disability Resources
8301 Farrow Road
Columbia, SC 29203
Phone: (803) 935-5263; (800) 915-4522
E-mail: Carol.Page@uscmed.sc.edu
Web: https://www.sc.edu/scatp/
South Carolina Commission for the Blind
Darline Graham, Commissioner
1430 Confederate Avenue
P.O. Box 2467,
Columbia, SC 29201
Phone: (888)335-5951, (803) 898-8731
Charleston District Office
803.908.3616
Email: publicinfo@sccb.sc.gov
Web: https://www.sccb.state.sc.us/
Other Useful Connections
A guide to find help (or give help) in Berkeley, Charleston and Dorchester Counties. Find out about the many organizations that provide support, education, health assistance and so much more! Benefiting all ages, right here in our community. Search the online database or talk to a person at Hotline 24 hours a day: 843-740-HELP (4377)
The Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR):
The CIPR serves as a central resource of information and products to the community of Parent Training Information (PTI) Centers and the Community Parent Resource Centers (CPRCs), so that they can focus their efforts on serving families of children with disabilities. https://www.parentcenterhub.org/resourcelibrary/
CADRE: The Center for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education (CADRE) works to increase the nation’s capacity to effectively resolve special education disputes, reducing the use of expensive adversarial processes. CADRE works with state and local education and early intervention systems, parent centers, families and educators to improve programs and results for children with disabilities. CADRE is funded by the Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) at the US Department of Education to serve as the National Center on Dispute Resolution in Special Education.
Center for Disease Control and Prevention – Developmental Milestones. Parents often have concerns regarding their child’s development. Skills such as taking a first step, smiling for the first time, and waving “bye bye” are called developmental milestones. Children reach milestones in how they play, learn, speak, behave, and move (crawling, walking, etc.).
Champions for Children with Disabilities, and Kids Against Bullying – PACER Center’s Bullying Prevention Project is for all children, including children with disabilities. It promotes bullying awareness and teaches effective ways to respond to bullying.
PAVE (Partnerships for Actions, Voices for Empowerment)
Specialized Training of Military Parents (STOMP) is the National Parent Training and Information Center for military families providing support and advice to military parents without regard of the type of medical condition their child has.
Understood
Offers a web-based source of resources for Families, Educators, and Young Adults that focus on empowering people who learn and think differently and those who support them, offering customized, accessible resources and a compassionate community.
