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02/13/2026

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02/13/2026

Registration is open to attend the 2026 AT Expo!
This statewide event brings together professionals, educators, service providers, and individuals with disabilities to explore the latest innovations that empower independence and inclusion. Register today!
Date: Tuesday March 10, 2026
Location: Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, 1101 Lincoln Street Columbia, SC 29201
This year’s expo will feature:
• Exhibit Hall and Makers Space: A dynamic space for hands-on demonstrations and networking. This year's Maker's Space features 3D printing.
• Educational Sessions: This year's expo will feature 15 education sessions open to all attendees. Education sessions feature expert-led presentations on trends and best practices in assistive technology and accessibility. Please see attached session list for more details on CEUs and speaker information.
• Networking Opportunities: Whether attending to find out about new technologies or connecting with vendors, friends, and colleagues, the SC Assistive Technology Expo is the place to be!

The participant scheudle includes:
8:30 am Registration is open; there will be 8 check-in stations for registration.
8:30 am - 9:30 am Participants visit Exhibit Hall
9:30 am-10:30 am Participants attend an education session
10:30 am-11:30 am Participants visit Exhibit Hall
11:30 am-12:30 pm Participants attend an education session
12:30 pm-1:30 pm Participants visit Exhibit Hall
12:45 pm Door Prizes will be given away in Booth 18
1:30 pm-2:30 pm Participants attend an education session
2:30 pm-3:30 pm Participants visit Exhibit Hall
2:45 pm Afternoon Break in front of Booth 18
2:45 pm Door Prizes will be given away in Booth 18
3:30 pm Exhibit Hall Closes to Particpants; Exhibitor

The concession stand will be open in the Exhibit Hall from 8:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
The Exhibit Hall is open to participants from 8:30 a.m. - 3:30p.m.

Thank you to our sponsors listed on the flyer below.
2026 Assistive Technology Expo Flyer is attached.

02/13/2026

02/13/2026

🚀 **LEVEL UP Your Leadership!** 🌟 SC Disabled Youth, the SC Youth Leadership Forum is your opportunity! Join us at Presbyterian College from June 21-24, 2026. If you're aged 15-23 and a young leader with a disability, apply today at SCYLF.ORG!

South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council, Walton Options, Able South Carolina, AccessAbility

[Image description for accessibility: SC Youth Leadership Forum logo with text copied from the post- features photo of SCYLF delegates at staff posing together outside in matching teal shirts. Graphic illustrations include vintage gaming style 8-bit designs, including a heart, diamond, game controller, and stars. Able SC, Accessibility, SC Developmental Disabilities, and Walton Options logos at the base.]

01/28/2026

Mark your calendars! March 24th from 10:30 to 1:30. The National Organization on Disability is hosting a virtual career fair for college students with disabilities.

Designed to close the gap between talent and opportunity, the Virtual Career Fair provides direct access to diverse, job-ready candidates while equipping both students and employers with the tools and confidence to succeed in inclusive recruitment.

Registration now open!

https://nod.org/event/virtual-career-fair-march-24-2026/

12/16/2025

The 2026 AAPD Fall Internship Program Application is now open. Their Internship Program places students and recent graduates with disabilities in paid internships. Interns build leadership skills, explore career opportunities, and connect with the disability community. .

The 2026 AAPD Fall Internship Program will be fully virtual. Ten interns will be selected to complete remote internships at placement sites. Applications are due February 5, 2026 at 5:00 pm ET. Apply today at: https://ow.ly/PvGy50XKlSB

They will have an information session to learn more about the program and application on January 8, 2026 at 3:00 pm ET. CART and ASL will be provided. The session will be recorded and available on the AAPD website.

Image Description: A colorful graphic detailing all the information in the post, the Fall Internship Program applications are open for 2026, the deadline is February 5, 2026 at 5pm.

12/16/2025

Wondering what the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is exactly? The ADA is a civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in many areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and many public and private places that are open to the general public. Check at our website to learn more: https://adata.org/learn-about-ada

12/16/2025

Meltdowns don’t come out of nowhere—they’re signals. Sensory overload can push emotions to the edge. A quiet break can help calm the brain before things erupt. Small pauses, big impact.
https://CHADD.org/Attention-article/understanding-meltdowns-the-adhd-volcano-model/

10/23/2025

Making costumes that work with a wheelchair takes creativity and commitment, but for those who go all in at Halloween, the experience also offers something unexpected: empowerment. “There’s something joyous about costuming you and your chair together and encouraging even more staring but on your terms,” John Mohler writes. “This is me. This is my chair. Also, my costume’s better than yours.”

https://newmobility.com/they-came-from-planet-wheelchair-how-costuming-your-wheelchair-adds-to-the-halloween-fun/

10/23/2025

"Fight for the things that you care about, but do it in a way that will lead others to join you."
- Ruth Bader Ginsberg

10/23/2025

Celebrate National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM) with us today at 3pm Eastern! 🎉 Join our free webinar to learn about the employment services and job opportunities available through My Employment Options (MEO) as part of Social Security’s Ticket to Work Program.

Register here: https://myemploymentoptions.com/webinar-ssi-ssdi-free-employment-services-10-23-2025/

10/23/2025

A very moving letter that has been printed in The New York Times from a young autistic adult who objects to the use of the term ‘profoundly autistic.’

If the text in the image is too small, it reads:

I am one of these so-called profoundly autistic people this article describes. I cannot utter meaningful speech, and as a result, I was branded for years as someone with an intellectual disability and an I.Q. of 40.

All this time, however, I understood everything that was going on around me. I just could not show it to others because of my deranged relationship with my own body.

I am concerned about the creation of a separate category, called profound autism, for those of us with the most severe disabilities.

There are real differences between the sort of autism that I have and so-called Asperger's syndrome. But it does not help us at all to impose a hierarchy of lower and higher functioning.

We need to figure out how to tap into the skills and insights of those of us who cannot talk, who make up anywhere from 25 percent to 40 percent of the autistic community, depending on the estimate.

For me, the way out of this dilemma was learning to communicate by typing. I suddenly went from being seen as intellectually impaired to taking college classes. I was never low-functioning, and neither are my autistic brothers and sisters without the ability to speak.

I was just misjudged and ignored, and I fear that my fate will be the fate of many others termed low functioning in this new schema.

Jason Jacoby Lee
New York