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…
Read More »December 16, 2021
Join us for our first DRSC University virtual class on January 18th from 12 pm – 1pm to learn more about guardianship and things to consider before you file. This class will be taught by Anna Maria Conner, attorney with…
Read More »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…
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