November 18, 2022
Disability Rights North Carolina filed a lawsuit in 2017 on behalf of a woman named Samantha and others with intellectual and development disabilities (I/DD) who were institutionalized or who risked institutionalization in 2018 because the state failed to provide the…
Read More »October 19, 2022
The South Carolina Department of Education (SCDE) Office of Special Education Services (OSES) announces the 2022 SPP/APR Virtual Town Hall! OSES requests your input on proposed changes to our State Performance Plan/Annual Performance Report (SPP/APR) targets and goals. The changes…
Read More »June 2, 2022
We want to hear from you! On August, 9-11, 2022, representatives from the United States Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services (SAMHSA), Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS) will visit Disability Rights South Carolina…
Read More »April 29, 2022
On Wednesday April 27, 2022 a lawsuit was filed in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina alleging horrific living conditions for the more than 250 children detained by the South Carolina Department of Juvenile Justice…
Read More »April 28, 2022
COLUMBIA, SC – A group that advocates for the rights of people with disabilities in South Carolina filed a federal lawsuit Thursday against Richland County regarding brutal, inhumane and unconstitutional conditions at the overcrowded and understaffed county jail. The lawsuit is…
Read More »April 28, 2022
Lawsuit Aims to Help Fix System with History of Failing the Children of South Carolina SOUTH CAROLINA – April 27, 2022: A lawsuit filed today in the United States District Court for the District of South Carolina alleges horrific living conditions for…
Read More »February 3, 2022
DHEC has launched a Homebound Vaccination Program to all 46 counties of South Carolina Providers: RRT & LTS One caregiver per provider is also eligible to receive a vaccine. CALL: 1-866-365-8110 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday – Friday Residents…
Read More »January 24, 2022
This month marks the 50th anniversary of the Willowbrook expose, a very important part of the disability rights movement. In 1972 Geraldo Rivera, a reporter, did an exposé called Willowbrook: The Last Disgrace, on the conditions at Willowbrook State School which was…
Read More »January 20, 2022
People with disabilities, their families, and direct service providers need access to vaccination! Your transportation cost will be reimbursed, you will receive a $15 gift card, and be entered to win a $100 gift card, just for protecting your community…
Read More »January 18, 2022
The U.S. Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division announced that it has opened an investigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) into whether the State of South Carolina subjects adults with mental illness to unnecessary institutionalization and risk of…
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