Posts by Mary Alex Kopp
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Able South Carolina Celebrates 30 Years of Service to Greenville Community Proclamation to be presented by Greenville, SC Mayor Video of Proclamation and Press Event GREENVILLE, SC…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Able South Carolina Receives $2 Million Gift From the Yield Giving Open Call COLUMBIA, SC, March 19, 2024 – Today, MacKenzie Scott’s Yield Giving announced Able South…
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Disability History Behind BullStreet District People, Not Patients: An online digital history exhibit about the lives lived at the South Carolina State Hospital by Able South…
Video of Press Conference Event FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Able South Carolina Celebrates 30 Years of Service Proclamation and Key to the City to be presented by Columbia, SC Mayor, reveal…
Today we officially launched our coordinated effort with the South Carolina Statewide Independent Living Council and partner Centers for Independent Living in SC (AccessAbility and Walton Options), Disability Next Door…
“The U.S. Census Bureau is no longer moving forward with a controversial proposal that could have shrunk a key estimated rate of disability in the United States by about 40%,”…
STATEMENT It seems like everyone was sick around the holidays or got sick shortly after. People you know, or maybe you got sick because South Carolina is currently dealing with…
STATEMENT Living disabled means living a life of involuntary self-advocacy, fighting for inclusion and respect, and educating the community on your needs in the best of times. But in war,…
STATEMENT It is important to acknowledge that Disability Rights and Disability Justice are an integral part of Civil Rights. These rights should be upheld in every aspect of life, including…
STATEMENT TW: Police violence, suicide, gun violence Police are not equipped to help our community experiencing mental health crises Able South Carolina recently learned of an incident of police violence…