Advocacy Day for Access & Independence
April 6, 2027 | SC Statehouse

Annual Statehouse Rally Day to Unlock Barriers for People with Disabilities in South Carolina
Brought to you by the SC Access & Independence Network

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Advocacy Day for Access & Independence
Tuesday, April 6, 2027
10 am to 12 pm

Statehouse rally day to "Unlock the Barriers for South Carolinians with Disabilities."

Advocacy Day for Access & Independence is the only event in South Carolina dedicated to dismantling barriers for all residents with all types of disabilities.

Join us to help create a barrier-free state.

- Since 2014, the movement has expanded to a network of 75+ changemaking organizations known as the SC Access & Independence Network.

- We are focused directly on the core pillars of independence: Inclusive Community Living, Employment, Transportation, Housing, and Healthcare.

- As policymakers, state lawmakers hold the keys that can unlock the barriers we face to be included in our communities.

- When we confront the barriers to these core pillars together, we can inspire change that unlocks a more accessible future for all South Carolinians.

SC ACCESS & INDEPENDENCE NETWORK SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS, 75+ organizations strong! Able SC, AccessAbility, ACLU of SC, AgrAbility SC, Babcock Center Inc., Barbara Stone Foundation, Beginnings SC, Beyond BASIC, Billion Strong, Brain Injury Association of South Carolina, BRIDGED, CarolinaLIFE, CharlestonLIFE, ClemsonLIFE, CoastalLIFE, Columbia College, Columbia Urban League, The COMET, CoverSC, Cypress Fund, Dance Collaborative, Disability Next Door SC, Disability Rights South Carolina, Equal Accessibility & Support Everywhere, Inc. (EASE), Equip, Family Connection of SC, Grand Strand Miracle Leagues, Gullah Geechee Chamber of Commerce, Harriet Hancock Center, Healthy Laughter, HEART Inclusive Arts Community, Hire Me SC, The Hive Community Circle, IMPACT SC, Limitless Community Development, Lions Vision Services, McGuireWoods Consulting, Mental Health America SC, National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), National Federation of the Blind of South Carolina, National MS Society, Northeast Columbia Empowerment Coalition, PAALS (Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services), Palmetto Council of the Blind, PASOs,Project SEARCH, SC Appleseed Legal Justice Center, SC Assistive Technology Program, SC Association of the Deaf, SC Commission for Minority Affairs, SC Department of Mental Health,SC Department on Aging, SC Developmental Disabilities Council, SC IPSEC: SC Inclusive Post-Secondary Education Consortium, SC NAACP, SC Spinal Cord Injury Association, SC Statewide Independent Living Council, SC Tenant Union, SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department, Thrive Upstate, Together SC, United States Attorney's Office District of South Carolina, Upstate SC LGBT Chamber of Commerce, USCA LIFE, USC Aphasia Lab, USC Center for Disability Resources, USC Center for Transition Research and Leadership, USC Delta Alpha Pi, USC School of Medicine, Walton Options, WinthropLIFE, Work in Progress, WREN (Women's Rights Empowerment Network), Youth Leadership Forum SC, YMCA Columbia, and York CAN