November 30, 2020
New Advocacy Plan Disability Rights South Carolina (DRSC) has adopted new Advocacy Plan to support our mission and vision and demonstrate our commitment to disability justice through advocacy that we hope leads to more inclusion, equality, and full participation for all people….
Read More »October 14, 2020
New Voting Information A new law has been passed allowing all voters to vote absentee in the November General Election under the “State of Emergency” reason. To get up to date information about voting this November go to the SC…
Read More »August 26, 2020
Advocacy Watch People with disabilities must be able to cast their vote safely during the pandemic and feel confident that their vote will be counted. Our elected officials are meeting in September to make changes to election rules during the…
Read More »July 31, 2020
We Need To Hear From You We are conducting a community feedback survey to help us set our goals for next year. Please take a moment to fill out this 3 minute survey. P&A Files Lawsuit to Improve Conditions at Charleston…
Read More »July 20, 2020
Following an extensive search, P&A is happy to announce we have selected a new legal director. Randall Dong comes to P&A in his 30th year of practicing law. After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School, he spent 15…
Read More »July 7, 2020
Each year P&A develops goals to guide how and what we will work on in the next year. This survey will help us set our goals by gathering input from the community. Unfortunately, P&A does not receive enough funding to address all…
Read More »June 27, 2020
Tell Us What You Think! Each year P&A develops goals to guide what we will work on in the next year. This survey will help us set our goals by gathering input from the community. Unfortunately, P&A does not receive enough funding…
Read More »June 2, 2020
We condemn the horrific killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police and reject white supremacy, racism, and the very idea that any individual or group has the right to dominate others. Regardless of how we look,…
Read More »April 28, 2020
P&A Update P&A is working to ensure that the rights of people with disabilities across South Carolina are not violated during the Covid-19 pandemic. Across the country we have seen examples of rights being taken away in areas such as…
Read More »April 13, 2020
On April 7, 2020, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. and several other organizations sent a letter to Governor McMaster and The Honorable Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty concerning the Commitment of Juveniles to Facilities during the COVID-19…
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