by RIDDCouncil | Sep 14, 2017 | Cross Disability Coalition
At our monthly meeting held on Sept. 11 at RIPIN, our guest speaker was Dona Lombardi, Interpreter, who gave a presentation on basic American Sign Language. She taught us the alphabet in sign and had us all spell our names using sign. She went on to say that there are...
by RIDDCouncil | Aug 28, 2017 | RIDDC
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council believes that people with developmental disabilities should fully participate in community life. Men, women, and children should be able to enjoy family life. Children and adolescents should go to school. Adults...
by RIDDCouncil | Jul 27, 2017 | Cross Disability Coalition
(singing) “S-u-m-m-e-r-t-i-m-e and the Livin’ is Easy……”. This is a time when the weather is sunny and warm and we all try to get out of our homes and go do something. Maybe take a walk (or roll) in a park or around your neighborhood and meet old friends or make new...
by RIDDCouncil | Jul 27, 2017 | Cross Disability Coalition
At our last meeting, July 10th, we shared some really great ideas to be displayed on a board or quilt. We handed out sheets of paper with each of the 4 Coalition goals, PUBLIC EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, LEADERSHIP and ACCESSIBILITY on the papers. We asked that you think...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 2, 2017 | Advocacy, Cross Disability Coalition, RIDDC
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions people with developmental disabilities make to our society. The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), Association of...
