Grant will go toward hygiene at SCSDB

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Grant will go toward hygiene at SCSDB | GoUpstate.com

Students in the S.C. School for the Deaf and the Blind's (SCSDB) School for the Multihandicapped have a wide range of diverse and specific needs, from communication to hygiene.

Through a grant to The Walker Foundation, SCSDB's fundraising arm, of more than $3,000, the Spartanburg Regional Foundation has provided funds to ensure the highest quality of care for these students.

The $3,727 Spartanburg Regional Foundation grant is funding the purchase of two state-of-the-art, ergonomically correct, adjustable changing tables that will allow staff to better attend to student hygiene needs. The ADA-compliant tables have adjustable side rails that pivot for easier patient transfer and access. “We are so appreciative of our long-standing friendship with the Spartanburg Regional Foundation and for the work of The Walker Foundation,” said Maggie Park, SCSDB president.

“As we continue to face difficult economic times, this grant will help us ensure the highest levels of student and staff safety, productivity and, ultimately, student success.”
 
Wow.... so there are students in the Multihandicapped program who are severe or profoundly impaired? That's kind of unusual...Most kids who are severe/profoundly mentally handicapped kids are in severe handicapped classes or nursing homes.
 
It surprises me, too. I haven't been up there in a long time. :hmm:
 
Reba said:
It surprises me, too. I haven't been up there in a long time. :hmm:
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It certainly isn't typical for a school to have the resources to care for students like these. Their staff training must be above and beyond. I'm glad to see that grant monies are available to help accomplish this, though.
 
I think there are a couple of Southren States that use the Deaf Schools as pediatric nursing home placements for their more severely affected students...I know the Helen Keller School at ASDB serves severely multihandicapped kids. Unfortunatly, due to the "bright idea" of shutting down the mentally handicapped schools, some kids cannot afford placement at a private mentally handicapped school, and they're too medically complex to live at home. and so get dumped in innapproprreate placements
 
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