MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) - Disability advocates across South Carolina see more efforts for an accessible future in public spaces statewide.

In recent memory, accessibility to restaurants, theaters, stadiums, and many other venues has become common for people with disabilities.

Randolph Dong, a legal director with Disability Rights South Carolina, says that in the past, this was not the case, and it can lead people with disabilities to feel isolated.

Over the years, it has become a mandate in many areas for places to install ADA-compliant ramps, bathrooms, and other amenities, but that was not the case for quite some time.

“Back in the 70’s if you wanted to go to a movie there wasn’t disability accessible or wheelchair accessible seating or if you wanted to go to a ball game they didn’t

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