by RIDDCouncil | May 12, 2023 | Uncategorized
Join us to support H-5882 (Rep. Bennett) & S-795 (Senator DiPalma). By uniting forces, we can create an Olmstead Plan that empowers Rhode Islanders who filive with disabilities to lead healthy, fulfilling lives. RI Needs an Olmstead Plan – 5.30.23...
by RIDDCouncil | May 9, 2023 | Uncategorized
RIDDC’s chairperson, Michael Matracia, from the Providence Police department in conjunction with The Providence Center, presented the CIT program, designed to effectively manage calls that require mental health intervention. Assigned to the Providence Police...
by RIDDCouncil | May 3, 2023 | Uncategorized
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) is thrilled to announce that one of our self-employment program participants – Alton Stuckey, owner of Alton Stuckey Portraits and Beyond – has been selected to speak at the President’s Committee...
by RIDDCouncil | May 3, 2023 | Laws & Legislation
$30,000 in Compensation, Revised Practices and Training at Elmhurst Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI), the federally mandated Protection and Advocacy System (P&A) for Rhode Island, is pleased to announce that a complaint it...
by RIDDCouncil | Apr 28, 2023 | News
Self Employment Program participant, Kraig Mitchell, was featured today (April 28, 2023) on Providence Business News about his business, Drone Ability, Inc. Though confined to a power wheelchair, Kraig Mitchell perceives the world from on high, zooming up to the...
