December 7, 2021
People with disabilities are considered a high-risk group for severe sickness and death caused by COVID-19. Since one in three South Carolinians has a disability, the lack of access to healthcare is the biggest barrier people with disabilities face when…
Read More »October 22, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACT: Maggie Knowles, [email protected] Columbia, SC– On October 14th, the National Disability Rights Network (NDRN) released a new report that revealed widespread abuse and neglect at for-profit youth residential treatment facilities in 18 states. The report Desperation without Dignity, examines the history of the for-profit residential treatment industry,…
Read More »September 29, 2021
A federal district court today granted plaintiffs’ request to block South Carolina’s ban on mask mandates in schools. The court ruled that South Carolina’s budget provision prohibiting schools from imposing mask mandates for students and teachers discriminates against students with…
Read More »September 27, 2021
Presented virtually by Disability Rights South Carolina and the League of Woman Voters of York County with American Sign Language (ASL) and Live Captioning. Rock Hill Mayor October 5, 2021 7:00-8:30 pm Zoom Link Tega City Town Council October, 12,…
Read More »August 24, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 24, 2021 CONTACT: Aaron Madrid Aksoz, ACLU, [email protected], 303-829-4000 Frank Knack, ACLU of South Carolina, [email protected], 334-322-6729 COLUMBIA, S.C. — Disability rights groups and parents of children with disabilities filed a federal lawsuit today challenging a…
Read More »August 20, 2021
South Carolina Home and Community-Based Services (HCBS) Statewide Transition Plan public comment period During this period, South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services wants your feedback for the following: -SCDHHS is submitting a list of setting in the South…
Read More »July 30, 2021
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 29, 2021 CONTACT: Frank Knaack, ACLU of South Carolina, [email protected] SPARTANBURG, S.C. – The South Carolina Appleseed Legal Justice Center, American Civil Liberties Union of South Carolina, Root & Rebound, Wyche, P.A., and Disability Rights South…
Read More »July 29, 2021
The Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology (PAAT) program was created to allow Protection and Advocacy Systems across the country to assist individuals with disabilities in receiving, using, or maintaining assistive technology devices or assistive technology services through case management, legal representation and self-advocacy training. DRSC can help: Provide…
Read More »July 29, 2021
This month we celebrate the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This important civil rights law prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities in all areas of public life, including jobs, schools, transportation, and all public and private places…
Read More »June 8, 2021
As we celebrate LGBTQ+ Pride Month, Disability Rights South Carolina (DRSC) wants members of our community to know that we recognize that people with disabilities face additional challenges when that person identifies with other groups or communities based on their…
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