The Protection & Advocacy System for South Carolina
Today we asked Governor Henry McMaster to work with stakeholders to institute measures to save the lives of institutionalized people with disabilities who are at the highest risk of negative health outcomes from COVID-19 as well as the people who care for them. Nearly 40% of those who have died from COVID-19 in SC were…
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Advocacy Watch People with disabilities must be able to cast their vote safely during the pandemic and feel confident that their vote will be counted. Our elected officials are meeting in September to make changes to election rules during the pandemic. We believe the general assembly should consider the following changes: Permit all South Carolinian’s…
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We Need To Hear From You We are conducting a community feedback survey to help us set our goals for next year. Please take a moment to fill out this 3 minute survey. P&A Files Lawsuit to Improve Conditions at Charleston County Juvenile Detention Center On July 25, 2020, Protection and Advocacy for People with…
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Following an extensive search, P&A is happy to announce we have selected a new legal director. Randall Dong comes to P&A in his 30th year of practicing law. After graduating from the University of Virginia Law School, he spent 15 years working in law firms on a broad variety of cases, including a number of…
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Tell Us What You Think! Each year P&A develops goals to guide what we will work on in the next year. This survey will help us set our goals by gathering input from the community. Unfortunately, P&A does not receive enough funding to address all the issues people with disabilities face. It is important to…
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Each year P&A develops goals to guide how and what we will work on in the next year. This survey will help us set our goals by gathering input from the community. Unfortunately, P&A does not receive enough funding to address all the issues people with disabilities face. It is important to note that these…
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We condemn the horrific killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis at the hands of police and reject white supremacy, racism, and the very idea that any individual or group has the right to dominate others. Regardless of how we look, how we worship, where we come from, who we love, or whether we have a…
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A Father’s Concerns Over Medical Rationing After reading a story that medical rationing was occurring in other parts of the country due to Covid-19, a concerned father called P&A. Although everyone in the family was currently healthy, he has a son with cognitive disabilities and wanted to know how he could prevent his child from…
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P&A Update P&A is working to ensure that the rights of people with disabilities across South Carolina are not violated during the Covid-19 pandemic. Across the country we have seen examples of rights being taken away in areas such as employment, education, and health care. This is not acceptable. Please see our new Covid-19 resource…
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On April 7, 2020, Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities, Inc. and several other organizations sent a letter to Governor McMaster and The Honorable Chief Justice Donald W. Beatty concerning the Commitment of Juveniles to Facilities during the COVID-19 Pandemic. We are concerned that juveniles committed to facilities face escalating health risks associated with…
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