Self-help information through various links, documents, publications, etc. Check the Community Directory Channel for more resources.
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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
Social Security
(Separate Website)
Lawline FAQ: If you are 62 years or older and have worked under the Social Security system long enough to be insured, you may be entitled to social security retirement insurance benefits. If you have not reached retirement age and are insured and cannot work because of a disabling medical condition, you and your dependents may qualify for Social Security Disability Insurance Benefits.
By: South Carolina 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
Working While Disabled - A Guide to Achieving Self-Support
(Separate Website)
What Is A Plan For Achieving Self--Support?
Basically, a plan for achieving self--support, or PASS for short, is a plan for your future. Many people with disabilities want to work, and you're probably one of them. But maybe you need to go back to school before you can get a job. Or, maybe you'd like to start your own business, but you don't have the money. Whatever your work goal may be, a PASS can help you reach it. This web page explains how the PASS works, how to apply for a PASS, and how a PASS affects your Social Security benefits. Thje website from the Social Security Administration provides help for disabled individuals on work-related issues.
By: Social Security Administration
Working While Disabled ?How the Social Security Administration Can Help
(Separate Website)
This booklet from the Social Security Administration web site explains: Part 1?Why We Want To
Help You Return To Work; Part 2?What You Should Know About Social Security Work Incentives; Part 3?What You Should Know About SSI Work Incentives; Part 4?What And How You Should Report To Social Security
By: Social Security Administration
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
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