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<h1>Advocacy Day for Access and Independence<o:p></o:p></h1>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<h2>April 16, SC State House<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Save the Date!<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">In the 25<sup>th</sup> year of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Disability Community unites to address these important issues:<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Transportation <o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Employment
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Housing<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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</span></span></span><![endif]><span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">Healthcare
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align:justify"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">Advocacy Day for Access & Independence is the time for lawmakers to hear our voice. Let’s make SC a more inclusive place!
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<h2>RALLY WITH US IN COLUMBIA! Register Today!<o:p></o:p></h2>
<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.able-sc.org"><span style="font-size:12.0pt">www.able-sc.org</span></a><br>
Phone: 800-681-6805<br>
TTY: 803-779-0949 <o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Accommodation requests must be made at least one week in advance during event registration.
<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="color:#0D0D0D">Advocacy Day t-shirts and boxed lunches may be available at the event.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<span style="font-size:12.0pt;line-height:106%">“We are no longer asking for charity. We are demanding our rights!” –Ed Roberts<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Steve Cook, CPM<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Assistive Technology Consultant<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">SC Commission for the Blind<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">1430 Confederate Avenue<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Columbia, SC 29201<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">Phone: (803) 898-8788<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal">E-Mail: stcook@sccb.sc.gov<o:p></o:p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p>
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<font size="2" color="gray">March is Workplace Eye Wellness Month. According to the Center for Disease Control, each day about 200 U.S. workers sustain a job related eye injury that requires medical treatment. The SC Commission for the Blind encourages everyone
to follow all workplace safety rules to avoid work related eye injuries. To see how the South Carolina Commission for the Blind can help you or a loved one, give us a call at 1-888-335-5951 or visit us online at www.sccb.state.sc.us.</font>
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