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Hello, I'm Mary.

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I work for Protection
and Advocacy

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for People with Disabilities--

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P&A. I wanted to let you
know about who we are,

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and what we can do to help.

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P&A is a non-profit
organization that

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advocates for the
rights of individuals

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with disabilities
in South Carolina.

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P&A can provide people with
information and referrals,

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trainings, abuse and
neglect investigations,

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legal representation
if necessary,

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and advocacy for policy change.

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P&A serves people of all
ages and disabilities.

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And our services are free.

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There is no charge.

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We can help you
understand and advocate

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for your rights in areas such
as employment, education,

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and community access.

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We can also help with college
and university accommodations.

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Or issues and concerns with
South Carolina Vocational

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Rehabilitation Parliament
and South Carolina Commission

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for the Blind.

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How can you contact P&A?

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There are three
different options.

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You can call P&A through the
phone number 1-866-275-7273.

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P&A also still has a TTY number.

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If you need to use the TTY
to contact us, you can.

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That number is 1-866-232-4525.

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The last option to
reach us is email.

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If you want to use email,
you can send an email

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to info@pandasc.org.

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P&A provides full
communication access.

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And our staff are trained
in how to interact

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with deaf consumers.

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What will happen
after you contact us?

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An information and
referral specialist

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will talk to you about your
problem, and assess your needs.

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Most problems are
solved by advocates

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through education, outreach,
investigation, mediation,

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and negotiation.

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When necessary, P&A can pursue
litigation and policy changes.

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We are in the process
of developing more films

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to explain your rights on
various disability-related

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issues and concerns.

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These videos won't be posted
on YouTube and on our website

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at www.pandasc.org.

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We will let you know when
these videos have been posted.

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