by RIDDCouncil | Nov 21, 2018 | Employment, RIDDC
Small Business Saturday (SBS) is a nationally recognized shopping day held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. American Express launched the campaign in 2010 to rally support and dollars for small business owners in the holiday shopping rush vs. the frenzy of...
by RIDDCouncil | Oct 12, 2018 | Cross Disability Coalition
ONE out of FIVE people are bullied; but FIVE out of FIVE can help prevent that. Even though October has been designated as national awareness month,let us not foreget that EVERY month we need to be vigilant and not let ourselves or others fall victum to a bully or...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 27, 2018 | RIDDC
“Tom Nerney was a brilliant visionary and pioneer. He was an educator, an advocate, a fighter who wasn’t afraid to challenge authority. He fought for civil rights, inclusion, and self-determination. Tom saw the inhumanity of people not having choice or control over...
by RIDDCouncil | Feb 27, 2018 | Uncategorized
Do you know a person with a disability who has a hobby or idea that could become a business, or who dream about owning a business (self-employment)? Do you know anyone who started a business but needs support for the business to be profitable and grow? If so, these...
by RIDDCouncil | Feb 8, 2018 | Community Living, Money & Finances, RIDDC, Uncategorized
The “RI Livable Home Modification Grant” is a resource that is administered by the RI Governor’s Commission on Disabilities to provide funding to assist homeowners and renters in retrofitting (adapting) homes or apartments to nationally recognized accessibility...