- Voting
Right to Voter Assistance for People with Disabilities
December 19, 2023
This memo explains the rights of voters with disabilities to receive needed assistance, and describes the legal landscape related to laws and litigation about those rights.
Publication - Voting
Voting Rights of Individuals Subject to Guardianship
July 13, 2023
This memorandum focuses on voting restrictions that disenfranchise some or all people with disabilities who are subject to a guardianship or conservatorship.
Publication - Community Integration
Disability Rights South Carolina and the SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health Release New Olmstead Report and Recommendations
April 12, 2023
Disability Rights South Carolina released the following report alongside the SC Institute of Medicine and Public Health on Olmsted and issued a series of recommendations.
Publication - ADA & Civil Rights
The Americans with Disabilities Act at 25 Cause for Celebration and Renewed Resolve
April 12, 2023
The Americans with Disabilities Act is one of the cornerstones of civil rights law in the United States. It is crucial that it is protected, so that its promise can be fulfilled.
Publication - Education
Orphanages, Training Schools, Reform Schools and Now This? Recommendations to Prevent the Disproportionate Placement and Inadequate Treatment of Children with Disabilities in the Juvenile Justice System
April 12, 2023
Children with disabilities are disproportionately placed in the juvenile justice system, receive inadequate treatment and are denied educational opportunities.
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