[NFBofSC] Fwd: It's Here! Advocacy Day for Access & Independence!

Mon Apr 24 15:32:38 UTC 2023

Hi Everyone,

I thought I would share this so everyone can have access to the live stream
tomorrow morning. I know Shannon Cook will be attending. :)
Thank you for representing.
Christina

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From: Able South Carolina <advocacy at able-sc.org>
Date: Mon, Apr 24, 2023 at 11:23 AM
Subject: It's Here! Advocacy Day for Access & Independence!
To: Christina Moore <moorechristina107 at gmail.com>

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[image: Burnt orange illustration of an open lock with the state of South
Carolina as the keyhole followed by large orange text that reads, 'Advocacy
Day for Access & Independence']

*Advocacy Day for Access & Independence · April 25, 2023 10 AM - 12 PM SC
Statehouse & LIVESTREAM*
Participate with us at the Statehouse or anywhere in the world via our
Livestream online!

People with disabilities face unnecessary and discriminatory barriers to
transportation, housing, and healthcare. Advocacy Day for Access and
Independence will call on South Carolina lawmakers to unlock these barriers!

We seek to improve the lives of South Carolinians with disabilities by
opening our communities up to accommodate disabled and non-disabled people,
together!

Follow the links at the below to be taken to our YouTube livestream page
where you'll find the live link for Advocacy Day starting just before 10 am
on Tuesday, April 25, as well as other helpful info:

*Watch Livestream: YouTube Channel Link
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T81530503-d567-4f77-a64e-265ea790dcb7/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>*

*Learn about the event: Link to official Website
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tc714071b-3df3-4c53-907d-94a4ecb297cd/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>*

*Coming in person? Know where to park: Link to Parking & Shuttle Info
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T0f52219b-b646-4442-97c2-d4225a666e6f/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>*

*Advocacy Day for Access & Independence*

Date: April 25

Time: 10 am to 12 pm

Open: 9:45 am

*What should you expect?*

   - Free event t-shirts will be given out until we run out! Stop by info
   table in front of the statehouse under blue tents for t-shirt, mini flag,
   button, and other swag.
   - A chance to take a survey- tell people what it’s like to have a
   disability in SC! See the folks with iPads at the info table by the swag!
   - An accommodations table will be open to provide accommodations as
   needed:
      - Sun-shade umbrellas (must be returned at end of day)
      - QR code and direct link to access closed captioning on your
      personal device
   - Make your own event poster table
      - Make a poster to hold during the event or by Gervais Street to show
      cars as they pass by!
   - Write about what Discrimination, Housing, Transportation, and
   Healthcare issues look like for you on a postcard.
      - Hang your postcard on one of the 4 pillars that will be at the
      event representing these issue areas. We are calling these our pillars of
      truth!
      - We will take your postcard and give them to lawmakers after the
      event.

[image: Able SC staff on the steps of the SC statehouse at Advocacy Day
2022]
Advocacy Day for Access & Independence is brought to you by our South
Carolina Access & Independence Network Stakeholders: *Advocacy Day
Stakeholders*

Able South Carolina <http://www.able-sc.org/>

AccessAbility <http://www.abilitysc.org/>

Adult Enrichment Centers- Rock Hill
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T17a257fc-5263-4df6-bb6c-90c1678a592d/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Babcock Center
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T458e28a7-89ec-4cdb-93db-c363b077866a/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Beyond BASIC Life Skills
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T59c65bb8-e232-4db6-964c-8960c40f0674/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Brain Injury Association of South Carolina
<http://www.biausa.org/SC/index.htm>

CarolinaLIFE
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T8368bc6a-6d6b-405a-bae1-c27cffbd1859/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

ClemsonLIFE
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Ta8017d3d-ca1d-49b1-8730-39e836b40d83/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

The COMET <http://catchthecomet.org/>

Disability Rights SC <http://www.pandasc.org/>

Equip Leadership Group
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T607714fb-811b-4021-9a17-b37437974286/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Family Connection of SC
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Taecb1566-e38f-486a-9a79-3ad8ec9ed3bd/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Gullah GeeChee Chamber of Commerce
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T07b59724-03bb-4778-8636-cc06b29c5910/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Hire Me SC
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T69473ac6-68fc-441d-9464-cbfe25d2fef7/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Lions Vision Services
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tdb07f310-b189-4bc9-8dc2-0b9c6f6ac4f8/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Mental Health America, SC
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T488ecc59-1937-4249-afff-8fdd00ce6a19/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

McGuireWoods Consulting
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T487e60fc-e3ae-4fc7-804d-a7c6823b8807/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

National Federation of the Blind of SC
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Te07e12a3-c114-4f24-a294-4e013c0925af/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

New Disabled South
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tf2827889-668d-4bc4-898e-ff1676fa7152/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Palmetto Animal Assisted Life Services <https://www.paals.org/>

SC APSE
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T4123c7ef-a2c7-4e6a-9d6a-be8c4224a4ba/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

SC Assistive Technology Program
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T6f89cc8a-c7c9-41e0-b12c-0c8a36c95104/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

SC Association of the Deaf <http://scadservices.org/>

SC Commission for the Blind
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T59e6f4db-5be5-4ee5-b8f2-aa93de25f3d4/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

SC Developmental Disabilities Council <http://www.scddc.state.sc.us/>

SC Project SEARCH
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tf0591118-3902-4ea3-8f6e-07ad4e7cd6a2/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

SC Spinal Cord Injury Association <https://scspinalcord.org/>

SC Statewide Independent Living Council <http://scsilc.com/>

SC Vocational Rehabilitation
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T375d8de7-d3a8-4297-8d83-8886fdc4ab41/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

SC Youth Leadership Forum
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T4d44fa25-355b-4a85-bea0-14873f74ce06/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Thrive Upstate
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T6ab7481a-cf71-4f83-9990-a148865aaa44/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Together SC <https://www.togethersc.org/>

United Cerebral Palsy of SC
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T22a65250-bffb-4787-af39-27449c088af2/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

University of South Carolina Aphasia Lab
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T74fba778-9cfc-4c95-9ed0-ff8b36801829/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

University of South Carolina School of Medicine- Center for Disability
Resources
<https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/medicine/centers_and_institutes_new/center_for_disability_resources/index.php>

University of South Carolina College of Arts and Sciences Collaborative on
Race
<https://sc.edu/study/colleges_schools/artsandsciences/diversity/collaborative_on_race/index.php?fbclid=IwAR01539BRT86bciw6oP5nXCzeF9VXC2TbOPJZmMWMNZaxXK3QWDxCRWC1aY>

Walton Options for Independent Living <http://www.waltonoptions.org/>

Women's Rights and Empowerment Network
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Tf8952ab4-4faa-4458-9258-5dd7ad2a5207/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

Work in Progress Inc.
<https://default.salsalabs.org/Taa541a3a-1851-4a56-925b-9e4cbc311978/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

York CAN
<https://default.salsalabs.org/T94607029-5115-4d11-9f0f-e53545baa567/616df518-a45f-4905-896c-4534c2d16fd6>

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