The Protection & Advocacy System for South Carolina
The Client Assistance Program (CAP) in South Carolina helps individuals know their rights about services from the SC Department of Vocational Rehabilitation and Independent Living Centers. The CAP program is currently operated by the SC Department of Administration through its Office of Executive Policy and Programs. The Governor has determined there is good cause to move the…
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For our 2017-2018 Goals and Priorities Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. advocates for the rights of individuals with disabilities in South Carolina to live and work where they choose, to have equal access to services, and to be free from abuse and neglect. We do this by providing legal representation, information and…
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The South Carolina DisAbility Voting Coalition is hosting REV UP voter registration drives during National Disability Voter Registration Week. Stop by any of the following locations to register to vote, update your voter registration, or learn more about the accommodations available for voters with disabilities. ASL interpreters will be available at each event. ROCK HILL…
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More than twenty six years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), far too many South Carolinians with intellectual and related disabilities still lack opportunities for real work. Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. (P&A) has published a report “Unjustified Isolation, Unwarranted Assumptions: Why South Carolina’s System of Sheltered Employment…
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Press Release Advocates File Class Action Lawsuit Against the Department of Mental Health to Increase Access to Community Mental Health Services Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc., (P&A) and six individuals with disabilities have filed a class action lawsuit against the South Carolina Department of Mental Health (DMH) and its Commission alleging violations of…
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More than a decade after emerging from federal court oversight, the S.C. Department of Juvenile Justice (DJJ) once again faces significant difficulties. Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. (P&A) is calling for measures to improve conditions at the state’s juvenile justice facilities and address inadequate treatment for children in custody. A 2017 state…
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Four P&A clients with intellectual disabilities are spending this holiday season with their friends in their comfortable home, instead of in a dilapidated, rundown, shabby bunkhouse. In 2014, on the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, P&A received a call from attorney Robert Canino with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). This call alerted P&A to the possibility…
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The South Carolina DisAbility Voting Coalition is gathering information about the experience voters with disabilities had in the 2016 Presidential Election. Please take a few minutes to fill out the below survey. To complete online: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/disabilityvote or for an accessible PDF that you can download click here. This version can be emailed back to knowles@pandasc.org or mailed…
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The purpose of Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access (PAVA) is to ensure that people with disabilities in South Carolina can participate in all aspects of the voting process. We provide: Education about the right to vote. Information to people with disabilities about the accommodations available. Assistance to voters who have disability related problems voting,…
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National Report Tackles the Segregation of Inmates with Mental Illness Between 80,000 and 100,000 inmates are currently segregated in prison cells nationwide for 22-24 hours per day, for days, months, years, and in some cases decades at a time. Segregation disproportionately affects inmates with mental illness and research shows that individuals may acquire symptoms of…
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