by RIDDCouncil | Apr 10, 2014 | Employment
PROVIDENCE, R.I. –- The state and the federal government have reached a groundbreaking settlement that will move disabled Rhode Islanders from segregated settings that isolated them for decades into the work force and the community at large. The Department of Justice...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
On Friday February 28th, Fedcap’s newly awarded Center for Excellence and Advocacy (CEA) celebrated its launch and ribbon cutting ceremony in the presence of over 140 state and local dignitaries, businesses, advocates, consumers and community partners. Among the...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 13, 2014 | Uncategorized
I realize it was more than likely a problem of word count. Or of column width. (“Providers Agree System is Troubled,” Providence Journal. Jan. 16, 2014, A1-2) Nonetheless, when direct attribution is provided, the quote should be accurate. Although I had no...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 21, 2014 | Employment, Employment First
Rhode Island is part of the national movement toward a greater emphasis on community employment that echoes a general shift toward services designed to integrate individuals with disabilities into their communities, providing them with the same opportunities and...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 21, 2014 | Employment
The goal for every person with a developmental disability is a life that includes a good place to live, individualized integrated employment, and an individual lifestyle. There is a national body of evidence from multiple states that has documented strategies that are...
