Upcoming Events

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JOEL BARISH WORLD ADVENTURER

Thursday, September 17, 2026
Door Opens: 6:30 PM Start: 7:00 PM End 8:30 PM
Spartanburg Community College
Evans Campus Auditorium
220 East Kennedy St
Spartanburg, SC 29302
​FREE Admission!

Friday, September 18, 2026
Door Opens: 6:30 PM Start: 7:00 PM End 8:30 PM
Midlands Technical College-Airport Campus
AC 116
1260 Lexington Dr
West Columbia, SC 26169
​FREE Admission!

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News & Past Events

SCAD Board Road Tour
Meet & Greet Cookout
Kelley Jones Park
Cayce, SC 
May 30, 2026

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Educational Interpreter News

On February 1, 2026, the South Carolina Legislature approved the regulation for Educational Interpreters for Students Who Are Deaf (Regulation 43.243.2). This regulation goes into effect at the start of the 2026-2027 school year.
More details and information: ​https://www.sc-deaf.org/educational-interpreters.html

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Parliamentary Workshop hosted by SCAD
Cayce, SC
​April 18, 2026

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2026 SC Registry of Interpreters (SCRID)
Annual Conference
Charleston, SC
February 20 - 22, 2026

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Deaf Collab Summit 2025
​Austin, Texas
​October 29 - November 1, 2025

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Calendar

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SC Local Deaf Communities & Events

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Mission:

The South Carolina Association of the Deaf's mission is to advocate for full accessibility and to improve the quality of life for Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in South Carolina. ​​

​Core Values:

Advocacy, Deaf Culture, Partnerships, Leadership, Equal Communication Access and Language Access Equality. ​​​

​Vision Statement:

​Our vision statement is to be the statewide leader in advocacy of rights in civic, human, linguistic, and accessibility in the lives of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing people in South Carolina.

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