Advocacy Day for Access and Independence

Join us on Thursday, May 8th! Advocacy Day for Access & Independence May 8th, 2014 | 9:00AM-12:30PM |  SC State House It's not too late to register for this exciting event! Register now and receive a FREE Advocacy Day for Access & Independence t-shirt!When: Thursday, May 8th, 2014 9:00AM – 12:30PM Where: South Carolina State House Who: People with disabilities and allies/advocates What: Advocacy Day for Access and Independence is the first independence oriented advocacy day for people with disabilities in South Carolina. It is a day to... To show disability pride as we use our voices to unlock the barriers to independence. To unite people with all types of disabilities and raise awareness of the barriers that are common in our State. To promote disability rights. How: Rally with great speakers from across the state, including Governor Nikki Haley and Councilman Brian DeQuincey Newman. Click here to view the full agenda, view the proclamation and register.   This event was planned in collaboration with the following entities: Able South Carolina Association of Programs for Rural Independent Living Brain Injury Association of South Carolina Columbia Mayor’s Committee On Employment of People with Disabilities disAbility Resource Center Family Connection of SC SC Interagency Office of Disability and Health  NAMI Mid-Carolina National Federation of the Blind of SC Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services Protection & Advocacy for People with Disabilities SC Assistive Technology Program SC Association of the Deaf SC Commission for the Blind SC Developmental Disabilities Council SC Statewide Independent Living Council SC Vocational Rehabilitation Department The COMET The SC Client Assistance Program University of South Carolina School of Medicine Walton Options for Independent Living Copyright © 2014 Able South Carolina, All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted to receive communication from Able South Carolina. Our mailing address is: Able South Carolina 136 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC Suite 100 Columbia, SC 29210 To learn more, please click on the above title. To access the CDR Library catalog, please click on this link