Why Accessible Parking?
Have you ever needed an accessible parking spot, only to find that someone who does not need one is parked in it or in the diagonal lines next to it? Our NMSS members have also found this to be a problem!
The Accessible Parking Subcommittee of the SC Government Relations Task Force meets frequently to discuss statewide accessible parking abuse. The committee began research in this area about a year ago and has found many examples of accessible parking violators.
The committee strives to create a positive change in this area, but have found that enforcement will have to be done on a local level—county & city. The committee is currently focusing on a plan that the Richland County Sheriff's Department has in place—a volunteer handicapped parking patrol. We will review what is being done in this county to see if it can be applied to other counties.
We are interested in knowing how other counties curb abuse of accessible parking. The committee will focus on one municipality at a time and would also like to connect with other agencies to come up with possible legislative solutions.
While working on this issue, many article and couple of videos were found on accessible parking abuse throughout the state. Click on the links below to read or watch the video.
YouTube - Illegal handicapped parkers
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-h9LkrEXwmU
For more information on how you can Join the Movement to change Accessible Parking or to learn more about the Mid Atlantic Chapter’s SC legislative efforts, please contact Angela at 1-800-344-4867 or angela.jacildone@nmss.org.
Friday, November 7, 2008
Wednesday, October 15, 2008
Save the Date!
The Mid Atlantic Chapter will host the 2009 South Carolina Advocacy Day in Columbia on April 23, 2009. Advocacy Day is an opportunity for MS Activists to talk to their SC legislators about issues affecting people with MS and their families.
The day will begin with a breakfast with SC legislators and a short presentation. MS Activist Volunteers will be provided with talking points that outlined the Mid Atlantic Chapter’s SC legislative issues, and materials to leave behind. MS Activists will have a chance to visit their representative and come together for a working lunch to discuss the responsiveness of the SC legislators.
MS Activist training will be provided prior to the event.
For more information on how you can Join the Movement in South Carolina email Angela Jacildone or download the Activist Volunteer form and mail to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter's South Carolina office at 2711 Middleburg Dr, Suite 105 , Columbia SC 29204 .
See 2008 SC Advocacy Day pictures! Click here.
Angela Jacildone, MSW, MSCIR
SC Advocacy Manager
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
2711 Middleburg Dr, Suite 105
Columbia , SC 29204
Tele + 1-800-344-4867
Fax + 803-765-2259
The day will begin with a breakfast with SC legislators and a short presentation. MS Activist Volunteers will be provided with talking points that outlined the Mid Atlantic Chapter’s SC legislative issues, and materials to leave behind. MS Activists will have a chance to visit their representative and come together for a working lunch to discuss the responsiveness of the SC legislators.
MS Activist training will be provided prior to the event.
For more information on how you can Join the Movement in South Carolina email Angela Jacildone or download the Activist Volunteer form and mail to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter's South Carolina office at 2711 Middleburg Dr, Suite 105 , Columbia SC 29204 .
See 2008 SC Advocacy Day pictures! Click here.
Angela Jacildone, MSW, MSCIR
SC Advocacy Manager
National Multiple Sclerosis Society
2711 Middleburg Dr, Suite 105
Columbia , SC 29204
Tele + 1-800-344-4867
Fax + 803-765-2259
Follow-up for the MS Study Committee
During the 2008 South Carolina legislative session, a bill (S.775) was passed that created the Multiple Sclerosis Healthcare Access Study Committee. The committee is comprised of four people with MS and professionals from Health & Human Service, neurologists, the Medical and Hospital Associations, the SC Nurses Association, and the NMSS Mid Atlantic Chapter.
Since that time, the MS Study Committee has met to discuss healthcare issues important to people with MS. The MS Study Committee will continue to research and discuss ways in which to increase access to healthcare for people with MS in South Carolina . The committee will provide a report to the SC General Assembly in January 2009.
If you want to read the ratified bill in its entirety, here is the link.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/cgi-bin/query.exe?first=DOC&querytext=s775&category=Legislation&session=117&conid=4152824&result_pos=0&keyval=1170775
Since that time, the MS Study Committee has met to discuss healthcare issues important to people with MS. The MS Study Committee will continue to research and discuss ways in which to increase access to healthcare for people with MS in South Carolina . The committee will provide a report to the SC General Assembly in January 2009.
If you want to read the ratified bill in its entirety, here is the link.
http://www.scstatehouse.net/cgi-bin/query.exe?first=DOC&querytext=s775&category=Legislation&session=117&conid=4152824&result_pos=0&keyval=1170775
Tuesday, October 14, 2008
JOIN THE MOVEMENT
Activism is a critical component of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society’s mission to end the devastating effects of MS. Many South Carolina public policies and programs influence the health and well-being of people with chronic diseases and illnesses in our state. The Mid Atlantic Chapter advocates for people with multiple sclerosis through a grassroots movement called the SC Action Alert Network.
The network is composed of people affected by MS who volunteer to receive email messages concerning state and federal legislative issues that effect people with MS and their families. This team of volunteer activists takes action by contacting their legislators by email, letter, telephone calls, or visits. These contacts go a long way toward increasing public awareness of multiple sclerosis. Your elected officials depend upon you for information and direction on how public policy affects peoples’ lives.
For more information on how you can "Join the Movement,"
call 1-800-FIGHT MS (1-800-344-4867)
or
Email amailto:angela.jacildone@nmss.org. You can also download the Activist Volunteer form
and mail to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter's South Carolina office at
2711 Middleburg Dr, Suite 105, Columbia SC 29204.
The network is composed of people affected by MS who volunteer to receive email messages concerning state and federal legislative issues that effect people with MS and their families. This team of volunteer activists takes action by contacting their legislators by email, letter, telephone calls, or visits. These contacts go a long way toward increasing public awareness of multiple sclerosis. Your elected officials depend upon you for information and direction on how public policy affects peoples’ lives.
For more information on how you can "Join the Movement,"
call 1-800-FIGHT MS (1-800-344-4867)
or
Email amailto:angela.jacildone@nmss.org. You can also download the Activist Volunteer form
and mail to the Mid-Atlantic Chapter's South Carolina office at
2711 Middleburg Dr, Suite 105, Columbia SC 29204.
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