WACH Fox attended DRSC's and IMPH's press conference to discuss and release a new report on opportunities for SC to strengthen home and community-based services for people with disabilities.
Two groups Disability Rights South Carolina and the South Carolina Institute of Medicine and Public Health say South Carolina is not in line with a federal mandate requiring the state to utilize what is known as an Olmstead Plan.
Now, they are pushing lawmakers to do something about it.
According to officials the Olmstead Plan is a statewide system guaranteeing services like transportation, housing, staffing and services available for disabled people.
Read the full article by Kei'Yona Jordon here.