Client assistance program (cap)

The Department of Education Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services awarded Disability Rights South Carolina Inc. $175,987 on October 1, 2025, under the Client Assistance Program (CAP), a formula grant program designed to assist eligible individuals and applicants for vocational rehabilitation services funded under the Rehabilitation Act. The award funds CAP services through September 30, 2026, and is administered from Columbia, South Carolina.

Under CAP, Disability Rights South Carolina Inc. provides eligible individuals and applicants with advice and information about available benefits under the Rehabilitation Act, advocacy services, legal assistance, and representation in pursuing administrative and legal remedies to protect their rights in connection with vocational rehabilitation services and other programs funded under the Act. The organization also promotes understanding among eligible individuals of their rights and responsibilities within the rehabilitation services system.

Disability Rights South Carolina Inc. serves as South Carolina's designated Protection and Advocacy system and operates the state's required CAP as a condition of the state's receipt of VR State grant funds. The organization is responsible for informing vocational rehabilitation consumers about CAP services and how to access them.