Programs

Multicultural Outreach (MOS)

SCAD works diligently to reach various individuals across the spectrum with specialized services. The services provided are: advocacy, conflict resolution, information and referral, education and multicultural interpreters.

MOS also awards scholarships to Multicultural Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing College bound students. This is an excellent opportunity for Multicultural students who work hard, make good grades and show leadership skills. MOS encourages all students to apply for this scholarship.

Pilot Captioning Project

Provides real time captioning for local news programs across the state. Real time captioning ensures that the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing citizens are kept up to date. This is especially important in coastal areas, hit first by hurricanes and vulnerable to natural disasters.

South Carolina Interpreter Recruitment & Training (SCIRT) Project

Although there is a shortage of sign language interpreters nationwide, this shortage has reached critical levels in South Carolina. The SCIRT Project attempts to reduce this shortage by:

• Recruiting students into attending an Interpreter Training Program

• Recruiting recent Interpreter Training Program graduates into relocating to South Carolina

• Recruiting certified interpreters into relocating to South Carolina

• Training South Carolina’s practicing interpreters

• Providing assessment opportunities for South Carolina practicing interpreters

• Providing general information regarding interpreters, interpreting, and the rights and obligations in relation to Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing individuals

Services

Advocacy

SCAD works with individuals to help them better understand the law and their responsibilities under it. Assistance with dispute resolution regarding the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), discrimination in the work place, job market, courtroom, and many other issues.

Education

SCAD serves as a consultant to educators in South Carolina. Our agency has been involved on many levels from working to improve Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing education on a statewide level to representation and support at IEP meetings on behalf of Deaf students.

Information Resource

A leading resource for information regarding deafness in the state, SCAD is contacted for deafness-related information by a variety of individuals and institutions. SCAD is able to respond quickly with speakers, statistics, referrals and other needed information. The agency also has a free lending library full of deaf related information.

Bookstore

Citizens can purchase a wide variety of assistive equipment, Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing related books and videotapes as well as making special orders though our bookstore.

Peer Support

SCAD offers a variety of opportunities for members of the Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing communities to gather, network and support each other.

Notary Public

SCAD offers Notary Public Services. The services provided are: administer oaths; take depositions and affidavits; take protests for non-payment of bonds, notes, drafts and bills of exchange; take acknowledgements and proofs of deeds and other instruments required by law to be acknowledged; perform all other acts provided by law.