Keeping All Students Safe Act

In 2009, the first version of the Keeping All Students Safe Act was introduced to the House by Democrats. It is coming up for re-introduction again January 2019. What is…

Five Tips to Make Your Halloween Accessible

Halloween is just around the corner, and we at Able South Carolina want to help ensure that everyone gets a chance to participate in the festivities. Here are five easy…

SC Gubernatorial Candidates DisabilityRelated Policy Questions and Answers

The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law 28 years ago. Among many protections, the ADA requires that state agencies designate at least one employee to be responsible…

Able SC Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit

Able SC Files Trademark Infringement Lawsuit Against Office of the Treasurer Nonprofit Focused on Empowering Individuals with Disabilities Aims to Avoid Confusion with “SC Able” Savings Program (COLUMBIA, S.C.) –…

Able South Carolina Launches Statewide Campaign to Change the Culture of Disability Employment

This release was originally published on the GSA Business Report. Multi-Year “Hire Me SC” Campaign Empowers All to Focus on Talents of Individuals with Disabilities. Sept. 26, 2018 (GREENVILLE, S.C.)…

Five Myths About Employing People with Disabilities

Labor Day was first celebrated on September 5th, 1882 in New York City and was enacted to celebrate the important contributions that American workers provide for our economy. It is…

Tragic drowning of women with psychiatric disabilities

The news is reporting that a Horry County Sheriff’s Office van was swept away by flood waters in Marion County Tuesday night, resulting in the drowning of two females with…

28th Anniversary of the ADA Celebrated with Questions for SC Gubernatorial Candidates

Columbia, SC (July 25) – 28 years ago, on July 26, 1990, millions of Americans with disabilities celebrated the passing of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), in a way—their…

Maintaining Liberty: A Caution against Neo Institutions

TRIGGER WARNING: INSTITUTIONALIZATION, TORTURE OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Gone are the days of what I like to call “classic asylums”. Society has spoken out against the abuses that occurred there;…

Able South Carolina changing culture of disability employment, one individual at a time

Article originally published in The State. Seven out of 10 South Carolinians with disabilities are unemployed, making our state’s unemployment rate for individuals with disabilities one of the highest in…