Able South Carolina
David Laird has an extensive background in social work and community impact, with roles ranging from program manager to director in various organizations. Currently serving as the Director of Strategic Initiatives at Able South Carolina, David works to promote social capital in the community through activities like strategic planning, board governance, and fund development. David's previous experiences include working in government affairs, policy, and community impact roles in organizations such as Children's Trust of South Carolina and Central Carolina Community Foundation. David holds a Master's degree in Social Work from The University of Alabama and a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from the University of Mississippi.
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Able South Carolina
Able SC is a disability-led 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. We didn’t just learn this. As people with disabilities, our work doesn’t end when we leave the office. Disability is part of who we are. We live this every day.