January 3, 2008

SCSDB News                                             

South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind

•  A Palmetto Gold School  •                                                  For Immediate Release

 Media contacts:

 Sharon Goolsby, Public Information Office: (864) 577-7505

 sgoolsby@scsdb.org

 

Katie Rice, Public Information Office:  (864) 577-7506

krice@scsdb.org

 

CHARLESTON – The SC School for the Deaf and the Blind (SCSDB) Lowcountry Regional Outreach Center will host an information-sharing program on transitioning from middle school and high school into postsecondary educational opportunities or the workplace for students who are deaf/hard of hearing or blind/visually impaired.  The event is free and open to the public to include parents, school principals, special education professionals and career counselors.

            The event will be held at the new location of the SCSDB Coastal Regional Outreach Center, 1064 Gardner Rd, Suite 216, Charleston, SC on Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2008.  Sessions will be held from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. and from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m.   For more information or to pre-register, call 843-852-4160 (Voice) or 843-852-4162 (TTY).  A sign language interpreter will be available.

            The program will offer information about student transition services, provide information to professionals to SCSDB’s postsecondary education program and the SC Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program (SC TEDP).  Information will be available to professionals to help effectively address the postsecondary, vocational and technical needs of individuals with deafness. 

The SC Department of Education named SCSDB a Palmetto Gold School for its
academic accomplishments and a Red Carpet School for its outstanding customer service. 
SCSDB is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, the Conference of Educational Administrators of Schools and Programs for the Deaf and the SC Department of Education.  SCSDB offers programs for preschool, elementary, middle school, high school, sensory multidisabled, vocational and postsecondary education
students, as well as a variety of outreach services through regional centers located throughout the state. The main campus is located in Spartanburg. The school’s web site address is www.scsdb.org and its toll-free telephone number is 1-888-447-2732.