2025 Citizens Champion In Action Award:
Building Employment Pathways for Individuals with Diverse Abilities.
Click the link below to learn more about Citizens Champions in Action and read a description of each of the 9 organizations selected within the United States for the 2025 award. The descriptions includes RIDDC, with a photo of Self-Employment graduate Jack Carfagna, business owner of Mr. C’s Old Thyme Scents!
News & Updates
The Importance of Medicaid
Watch the presentations that took place during the 2024 Annual Meeting, held on April 17, 2025.
Annual Meeting Videos
Watch the presentations that took place during the 2024 Annual Meeting, held on November 20.
2027-2031 Goals and Objectives
Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council
Notice of Public Comment Period
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council is currently updating its five-year plan for submission to the federal government. The broad Goals and Objectives were approved by the Council’s Executive Committee and the Full Council to go out to the public to gather public comments.
These are the very broad Goals and Objectives that will be utilized to guide the Council’s activities over the next five years. More specific activities will be incorporated to build out the plan and the Council will include impact, outcomes, and data in the final plan as well.
If you have any comments r suggestions to the attached Goals and Objectives or if you have recommendations on activities for the Council there are three ways to send those comments in:
Via mail to: RIDDC, 400 Bald Hill Road, Suite 515, Warwick RI 02886
Via email to: kevinnerney@riddc.org
In person on July 21 at the Council office (400 Bald Hill Road, Warwick RI) from 1:00PM to 2:00PM and from 6:00PM to 7:00PM
The Public Comment period will be open From June 30, 2026 through July 31, 2026