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Able South Carolina Able SC is a disability-led organization transforming systems, communities, and individuals. We didn’t just learn this. Disability is part of who we are.

Able SC is a disability lead organization seeking transformational changes in systems, communities, and individuals. Since 1994, we’ve remained a consumer-controlled, community-based, cross-disability nonprofit that seeks to make South Carolina a national model of equity and inclusion for all people with disabilities. We are the state’s oldest and largest federally recognized disability-led organization. More than 3/4 of our staff are people with disabilities, as are over half of our Board of Directors. We practice coequality, disability justice and representation, and true inclusion through consumer-driven independence and disability pride. As people with disabilities, our work doesn’t end when we leave the office. We live this every day.

10/15/2026

Check out some of our members hard at work as they participate in peer support training today! We are very grateful for our partnership with Able South Carolina and grant funding that makes it possible for our members to become certified Peer Support Specialists!!

We are so proud of them!

10/15/2026

PATIENT-CENTERED CARE SHOULD WORK FOR EVERY PATIENT.

For people with disabilities, accessing quality healthcare can mean navigating multiple providers, coordinating care, and overcoming barriers to getting the support they need.

How can we make healthcare more accessible and truly centered on the patient?

This interactive learning lab, led by Jennifer Wu and Dori Tempio of Able South Carolina, will explore the challenges disabled patients face and practical strategies to improve access, strengthen care coordination, and better meet patients where they are.

Only 60 tickets remain! Register today to join us at the 9th Annual Live Healthy SC Conference: https://healthiersc.org/lhsc-2026

10/15/2026

How S.C. arts orgs present disability-focused events, including sensory-friendly performances.

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Join a conversation with two South Carolina organizations that are expanding access to the arts through intentional accessibility initiatives. Learn how they have embedded accessibility into their programs, services, and organizational practices to create more inclusive experiences for all. Through their stories, lessons learned, and practical strategies, participants will gain ideas and inspiration for advancing accessibility within their own organizations and communities.

Have you seen this Autism affirming doll made in partnership with The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)? ASAN is dis...
10/15/2026

Have you seen this Autism affirming doll made in partnership with The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)? ASAN is disability-led and Able SC's most trusted national organization on Autism! Let us know if you've seen this doll on store shelves or other disability-affirming toys for kids and disabled adults alike!

Mattel, Inc. unveiled today its first-ever autistic Barbie doll created with guidance from the autistic community to represent common ways autistic people may experience, process, and communicate about the world around them

Last week, our team had the pleasure of hosting the 11th Annual Employer Summit at Dominion Energy's VC Summer Nuclear L...
10/14/2026

Last week, our team had the pleasure of hosting the 11th Annual Employer Summit at Dominion Energy's VC Summer Nuclear Learning Center. The business leaders and disability service providers who attended left with new knowledge and strengthened skills to hire and retain people with disabilities to improve SC's workforce. Thank you to our speakers, vendors, and sponsors who helped make this event possible. What was your favorite moment from the event? Please share it with us!

Learn more about what disability employment can look like by visiting hiremesc.org.



[8 photos from the Employer Summit: 1- Able SC staff smile together on the stage in the auditorium in front of an Employer Summit graphic. 2- Able SC's CEO, Kimberly Tissot, and Sam Sagle of Dominion Energy share the stage during the Keynote conversation. 3- Darla Skipper of the Dominion Team reads the Governor's proclamation for National Disability Employment Awareness Month. 4- Interactive panel discussion during one of the breakout sessions featuring Beyond Distilling and Ag First. 5- Kimberly smiles with the speaker from Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd. 6- A representative from SCATP sits on the stage during the interactive vendor presentation. 7- A representative from SCCB speaks while holding a mic during the vendor presentation. 8- Wide photo of the auditorium during the keynote session.]

10/13/2026
Able SC was honored to participate in the 'United for Every Child' conference. CEO Kimberly Tissot joined a distinguishe...
10/13/2026

Able SC was honored to participate in the 'United for Every Child' conference. CEO Kimberly Tissot joined a distinguished panel to discuss ending exclusionary discipline in preschools. We remain committed to advocating for inclusive, developmentally appropriate practices. Pictured is Kimberly with other panelists, and a poster on "Policy to Practice.'



[2 photos- Able SC's CEO pictured with 3 other panelists and Mind map titled "POLICY to PRACTICE Learning from Lived Experiences" with sections on Policy for Inclusion and Building Belonging.]

Address

720 Gracern Road, Suite 106
Columbia, SC
29210

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 5pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 5pm
Friday 9am - 5pm

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+18037795121

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