by RIDDCouncil | Jul 4, 2023 | Advocacy, RIDDC
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council is seeking consultants to assist the Council with its advocacy of several of its key goals: increasing the utilization of Supported Decision Making (SDM); increasing the voter registration and voter turnout of people...
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 for People...
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...
