by RIDDCouncil | Mar 15, 2023 | Employment, News, RIDDC
Business Development Classes, webinars, and programs abound throughout Rhode Island and, in fact, every state. However, the RI Developmental Disabilities Council’s (RIDDC) Self Employment Project is unique and noteworthy due to its extensive, multi-faceted approach...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 8, 2023 | News, RIDDC
The RI Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) invited Rhode Island Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities, and Hospitals (BHDDH) Director Kevin Savage to address its quarterly membership meeting at Chelo’s Restaurant in Warwick....
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 2, 2023 | Employment, News
Self Employment Program participant, Kraig Mitchell, was featured today (March 2, 2023) on RINewsToday.com in an article about his business, Drone Ability, Inc. “Drones and a Wheelchair made all the difference.” CRANSTON, RI – Kraig Mitchell, a resident...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 1, 2023 | Education, News, RIDDC
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Terri Cortvriend has introduced legislation that would provide inclusive opportunities at state colleges for young people with intellectual disabilities or autism. The bill, which is modeled after a law enacted in neighboring Massachusetts in 2022,...
by RIDDCouncil | Dec 20, 2022 | Uncategorized
To review the Court Order document from the December 12 hearing, click here. The document refers to the required actions and timelines in an attached document dated Nov. 9, 2022 entitled “Actions to be Completed or the State to be in Substantial Compliance by...