by RIDDCouncil | May 15, 2024 | Advocacy
RI violates civil rights of children with behavioral health disabilities. “An utter void in crisis services” Below, please read an excerpt of the original article, which can be found here. May 14, 2024/RINewsToday United States Attorney Zachary A. Cunha District of...
by RIDDCouncil | May 14, 2024 | Employment
Knitting artist Robert Brosnahan is embracing his capitalist side with the cooperation of the RI Developmental Disabilities Council and Looking Upwards/Out of the Box Studio & Gallery. Robert, 37, is a longtime knitting creator who has made scarves, hats and...
by RIDDCouncil | Apr 24, 2024 | Uncategorized
RIDDC FOCUS ON STATEWIDE PERSON-CENTERED PLANNING PROCESS WITHIN SPANISH COMMUNITY–INVOLVING INDIVIDUALS WITH DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES IN BUILDING THEIR OWN FUTURES The RI Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) advocates for Person Centered Planning (PCP),...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 20, 2024 | Uncategorized
Alton Stuckey, a recent graduate of the RIDDC Self Employment Program funded in part by the RI State Department of Labor and Training (DLT), is currently exhibiting his portraits at the Newport Art Museum. An excerpt from RINewsToday.com: Renowned self-taught artist,...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 10, 2024 | Employment, News, RIDDC
RIDDC was recently featured in an article by Rob Borkowski at the Warwick Post highlighting our continued service to individuals in the I/DD community as they navigate pathways to self-employment. On Jan. 9, the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC)...
