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Ask-a-Lawyer
(Separate Website)
The South Carolina Bar’s free Ask-A-Lawyer telephone service has helped callers with their legal questions for four years, during which it has expanded from two to five days a week and provided free legal help to more than 52,000 callers.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Home Page
(Separate Website)
This Department serves South Carolinians with special needs or disabilities and includes divisions devoted to persons with autism, head and spinal cord injuries, and mental retardation.
By: SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Lawyer Referral Service Online
(Separate Website)
The Lawyer Referral Service Online provides a list of attorneys by county that participate in the Bar's LRS program. To find an attorney simply click the county in which you live and look for one that practices in the area of law concerning your question.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
South Carolina School for the Deaf and Blind
(Separate Website)
The South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) is a specialized instructional and resource center. It provides services statewide for individuals who are deaf, blind or sensory multidisabled (children and adults), their families and the professionals who work with them. SCSDB offers programs for preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and postsecondary educational students, as well as a variety of outreach and support services. The main campus is in Spartanburg, and regional centers are located throughout the state.
By: SC School for the Deaf and Blind
The Council of Parent Attorneys and Advocates, Inc. (COPAA)
(Separate Website)
COPAA is an independent, nonprofit membership organization of attorneys, advocates, parents and other professionals. COPAA members work to protect special education rights and secure excellence in education on behalf of the 7.1 million children with disabilities in America.
The Official Site of the U.S. Department of Education
(Separate Website)
ED was created in 1980 by combining offices from several federal agencies. Its original directive remains its mission today — to ensure equal access to education and to promote educational excellence throughout the nation.
By: U.S. Department of Education
United Way Association of South Carolina
(Separate Website)
Acting alone no one of us can create a better future and a better quality of life for all South Carolinians, but if we stand up and speak with a unified voice we can create a brighter future for all our citizens.
United Way for Spartanburg, Cherokee, and Union counties
(Separate Website)
United Way of Greenwood and Abbeville
(Separate Website)