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Practical Guide to Services
(Separate Website)
Detailed information about programs and services available for people with disabilities. The guide also lists family support organizations, advocacy groups and other agencies which provide services to people with disabilities.
By: SC Department of Disabilities and Special Needs
Sea su Propia Defensa: 7 Consejos (Know Your Own Defense: 7 Tips)
(Separate Website)
La misión de P&A: la misión de P&A es proteger los derechos legales, civiles y humanos de las personas con discapacidades en Carolina del Sur. Una de las vías en la cual nosotros logramos esta misión es capacitando a individuos para cuidarse así mismos.
By: Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
The Law of Personal Injury
(Separate Website)
Personal injury law, also known as tort law, is designed to protect you if you or your property is injured or harmed because of someone else's act or failure to act. In a successful tort action, the one who caused the injury or harm compensates the one who suffered the losses. This web site contains information about: (1) Personal Injury Claims, (2) Negligence, (3) Medical Malpractice, and (4) Product Liability.
By: American Bar Association
Title II of the ADA: State and Local Government
(Separate Website)
Title II of the ADA protects people with disabilities from discrimination by state and local governments. It applies to all kinds of state or local governments, for example: police departments, county councils, courts, and state agencies like Department of Social Services (DSS) or Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (DDSN). Title II does not apply to private businesses. They are covered by another part of the ADA called Title III. This information packet does not cover public transportation. If your problem is with a private business or a public transit service please ask us for information about that problem.
By: Protection and Advocacy for People with Disabilities
Trauma Initiative
(Separate Website)
Addressing the effects of trauma in the lives of consumers with mental illness is one of the major goal areas of the SCDMH as it attempts to help consumers recover from mental illness. This Web site is intended to provide information regarding the efforts of the DMH Trauma Initiative and provide an educational resource concerning PTSD and other trauma-related problems.
By: SC Department of Mental Health
Your Rights under the South Carolina Workers' Compensation Act
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: The Workers' Compensation Act in South Carolina provides that if an employee suffers injury by accident arising out of and in the course of employment, that individual is entitled to recover medical expenses, temporary total compensation, and specifically permanent and total disability benefits.
By: South Carolina Bar Association
National Health Law Program (NHeLP)
(Separate Website)
NHelp is a public interest law firm working to advance access to quality health care and protect the legal rights of low-income and underserved people. Website resources include reports and fact sheets on Medicaid programs, health insurance, and health care reform.
Protection and Advocacy Fact Sheet, Medicaid Fair Hearings
(Separate Website)
Guidance on your rights to a fair hearing if Medicaid benefits are denied, reduced or terminated.
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