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Disability Rights South Carolina Statement on Report about Serious Abuse at Congregate Settings for Youth with Disabilities

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,…

Federal Court Blocks South Carolina’s Ban on Mask Mandates in Schools

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…

Engage in Democracy: York County Candidate Forums

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,…

Disability Rights Groups Challenge South Carolina Ban on School Mask Mandates

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…

Medicaid Waiver Public Notices

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…

Rights Groups Announce Settlement in Lawsuit Challenging the Spartanburg County Detention Center’s Failure to Protect Incarcerated People from COVID-19

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…

DRSC Service Spotlight: Assistive Technology

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…

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Turns 31!

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…

DRSC Pride Month Statement

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…

Statement on the Death of Mr. Jamal Sutherland

May 18, 2021

Disability Rights South Carolina (DRSC), the protection and advocacy system for the state, is deeply saddened over the death of Mr. Jamal Sutherland and concerned about how people with mental illness are treated in South Carolina. Mr. Sutherland was arrested…