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South Carolina Association of the Deaf, Inc.

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Basic Information

Address: 437 Center Street West Columbia, SC 29169
Phone Number: 803-794-3175
Fax Number: 803-794-4420
Email: info@scadservices.org
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Executive Director: Anita Steichen-McDaniel
President: Alan Poon
Service Description: SCAD is committed to Advocacy for all persons in South Carolina who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing; To assure equal access to comprehensive coordinated services and encouraged to achieve their maximum potential though increased independence, productivity, and integration into the community.
Mission Statement:

The South Carolina Association of the Deaf, Inc. (SCAD) is committed to providing advocacy for all persons in South Carolina who are Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing. SCAD supports equal access to a comprehensive coordinated system of services and encourages all Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing people to achieve their maximum potential through increased independence, productivity and integration into the community.

Membership Fee: Annual Dues; Individual - $15.00, Married Couple - $25.00, Senior Citizen Single - $10.00, Senior Citizen Couple - $15.00, Student - $10.00, Associate * - $20.00, Business - $100.00 *per non-residents who live outside of South Carolina
Eligibility Requirements: None
Area Served: South Carolina
Hours of Operation/Schedule: Mon - Fri (9a - 5p)
Services Offered:
Advocacy, Education, Information Resources, Bookstore, and Peer Support
Conferences/Speakers: Biennial Conference, an alternating Special Conference, Workshops etc...
Support Groups: Midlands Association of the Deaf, Low Country Association, Spartanburg Association of the Deaf, Western Piedmont Association of the Deaf, South Carolina Black Deaf Advocates, and South Carolina Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
History:

On August 16, 1911, a group of eighty-two Deaf citizens, mostly alumni of the South Carolina School for the Deaf (SCSD) gathered on the school campus in Spartanburg, SC. Their main topic of discussion was the isolation of Deaf people and how to minimize it. In order to begin working on a solution to this problem and other problems Deaf citizens in South Carolina faced, this group created the South Carolina Association of the Deaf.

Better known as SCAD, the South Carolina Association of the Deaf became incorporated in 1973. On August 1, 1983, thanks to State appropriations, SCAD returned to the SCSD campus and established an office with a full-time staff. Several years later, SCAD is thriving and has moved for the fourth time, this time to a larger building on Center Street in West Columbia.

Detailed Organization Information:

 The South Carolina Association of the Deaf, Inc. (SCAD) is a statewide organization working with and for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in South Carolina. SCAD is the South Carolina affiliate of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD) and focuses on promoting equal treatment toward deaf and hard of hearing citizens in education, employment, legislation, healthcare, and other fields pertaining to the Deaf and Hard of Hearing citizens of South Carolina.

SCAD is committed to Advocacy for all persons in South Carolina who are Deaf or Hard-of-Hearing; To assure equal access to comprehensive coordinated services and encouraged to achieve their maximum potential though increased independence, productivity, and integration into the community.