In an effort to better represent the interests of individuals with the condition commonly known as mental retardation, in January 2007 the American Association on Mental Retardation (AAMR) officially changed its name to the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AAIDD). (For more information, see this press release on the name change and what it means for the intellectual disabilities community.)

This site is the response of the South Carolina chapter of AAIDD (formerly SCAAMR) to this name change. We've redefined our look, changed our name, and moved to a new domain (scaaidd.org). Here you will find news, information, and resources about serving individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in South Carolina. Follow the links above to find information about our organization, our annual conference, training sessions, our relationships with other organizations, and other resources. If you'd like to become a member of SCAAIDD, be sure to choose the "Membership" link below!

Thanks To Our Fall 2012 Conference Sponsors:

Therap Services is a web-based integrated electronic medical record solution for documentation, reporting, billing and communication needs of agencies providing support to people with intellectual and developmental disabilities. It offers an easy and efficient alternative to the immense amount of paper work that is done manually by the care providers. As the Best Practice System in the Country, we currently support approximately 1,000 provider organizations across 47 States and are the Statewide mandated system for the Disability Division in 5 States. Come see how Organizations & States are benefiting from Therap and Go Paperless!

Therap Services is hosting a pre-conference symposium on October 10, 2012 from 10:00am to noon. Information can be found at the following links:

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Alliant ASO is a non-profit organization dedicated to improving the quality, safety, and integrity of health care. We offer a wide range of services to public sector programs, each one individually tailored to meet the needs of the agency and the populations they serve. Led by clinicians and driven by policy and best practices, our proven methodologies and web-based tools offer enhanced reporting capabilities for ongoing improvement activities.

Hodge Systems and Consulting Services is a client and quality-focused IT company doing business throughout South Carolina for the past 13 years. The primary goals of Hodge Systems' services are to increase efficiency and decrease downtime by catering to the industry-specific needs of each client. Hodge Systems' engineers specialize in network design and redesign, security management, installation of cabling, telephone systems and computer hardware and software, including time-management applications and the Serenic Navigator financial management suite, which is designed specifically for nonprofit organizations.

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Palmetto Rx Solutions is a closed, long-term care pharmacy serving only assisted living facilities and county group homes in the state of South Carolina.

Palmetto Rx Solutions is open Monday through Friday from 8 AM to 5 PM. We offer specialized color-coded medication packaging (Medicine-On-Time™ and bingo cards) and color-coded MARS, as well as traditional vials. Palmetto Rx Solutions delivers medications daily Monday through Friday at no charge to the patient. We have a pharmacist on-call 24 hours a day, 365 days a year for emergency prescriptions or for questions concerning medication administration, identification or side effects.

SCDDSN is the state agency that plans, develops, oversees and funds services for South Carolinians with severe, lifelong disabilities of intellectual disability, autism, traumatic brain injury and spinal cord injury and conditions related to each of these four disabilities. Our mission is to assist people with disabilities and their families in meeting needs, pursuing possibilities and achieving life goals, and to minimize the occurrence and reduce the severity of disabilities through prevention.

talintel is a research and technology firm specializing in the Human Services and Healthcare industries. We coordinate the talents of psychometricians (a discipline within psychology), professional statisticians, educators, managers, human services providers and their employees on research projects dedicated to finding workforce development innovations. talintel provides an online pre-screening survey of caregiver applicants that is reducing turnover and incidents of theft, abuse and neglect for providers across the US and Canada. To provide person centered services and supports, talintel helps you select staff utilizing research based consumer centric metrics.