Directions, Parking, and Hotels

Hotels Near the Convention Center
SC Assistive Technology Expo Accommodations 2008
CUT OFF DATE FOR RESERVATIONS IS 2/28/08
Reservation’s name is the SC Assistive Technology Expo

If you encounter a difficulty with a reduced rate (Ask for the SC Assistive
Technology Expo rate), please contact Sally Young or 1-800 915-
4522.

Directions to the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center:

1101 Lincoln Street, Columbia, SC 29201, 803-545-0001 or 800-264-4884
  • From Greenville, take I-26 East to Columbia I-126 to Huger Street. Go .8 miles and turn left at the 4th traffic light onto Gervais Street. Go .3 miles to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is 1 block down on the right.
  • From Florence, take I-20 South to Exit 76A onto I-77 toward Charlotte/Charleston. Merge left onto I-77 toward Charleston. Get off at the Shop Rd, Exit 6-B. Drive 3.4 miles to the end of Shop Rd and turn right onto George Rogers Blvd. At the first stop light George Rogers turns into Assembly Street. Drive .8 miles to the 2nd light and turn left on Blossom. Drive two blocks, turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is four blocks on the left.
  • From Charleston, take I-26 West to Columbia, Exit I-77 North get off at the Shop Rd Exit 6-B. Drive 3.4 miles to the end of Shop Rd and turn right onto George Rogers Blvd. At the first stop light George Rogers turns into Assembly Street. Drive .8 miles to the 2nd light and turn left on Blossom. Drive two blocks, turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is four blocks on the left.
  • From Charlotte, take I-77 to Columbia. Get off at Shop Rd, Exit 6-B. Drive 3.4 miles to the end of Shop Rd and turn right onto George Rogers Blvd. At the first stop light George Rogers turns into Assembly Street. Drive .8 miles to the 2nd light and turn left on Blossom. Drive two blocks, turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is four blocks on the left.
  • From Atlanta, take I-20 to Columbia. Get off on Exit 58, turning right on US Hwy #1. After 5.8 miles, veer slightly left Jarvis Klapman Hwy. Continue to Huger Street. Turn right onto Huger Street. Go to the 2nd traffic light and turn left onto Gervais Street. Go .3 miles to the second traffic light. Turn right onto Lincoln Street and the Convention Center is 1 block down on the right.

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Parking:

The Park Street Garage is located directly across the street from the Columbia Metropolitan Convention Center, on the corner of Pendleton and Lincoln streets. You can access this garage by entrances on Pendleton or Park streets.For free parking, get your parking ticket stamped at the Information
Booth in the AT Expo Exhibit Hall during the day. Show the stamped ticket to the parking garage cashier at the Park Street Exit when you leave the garage for free parking. You can see a map that shows the Park Street Garage and the Convention Center at http://map.mapnetwork.com/destination/columbia/.

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Sponsored by the South Carolina Assistive Technology Program, South Carolina Association for Blind Athletes, Department of Disabilities and Special Needs, USC Center for Disability Resources, the South Carolina Department of Education, and the South Carolina Association for Educational Technology.