by RIDDCouncil | Jan 22, 2016 | 5 Year Plan
The RI Developmental Disabilities Council is in the process of writing our new 5 Year State Plan (2016-2021). We want to know what YOU think is important in the lives of people with developmental disabilities and their families in RI. The Council is federally funded...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 15, 2016 | Community Living, Family Connections
“The Community of Practice for Supporting Families of Individuals with Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities” is a national project from the National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services (NASDDDS), Human Services Research...
by RIDDCouncil | Dec 17, 2015 | Education, Family Connections
The “Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs,” released jointly by the Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 14, 2015, states that “all young children with disabilities should...
by RIDDCouncil | Oct 13, 2015 | Cross Disability Coalition, Employment, Employment First, Life is Good
The October Issue of RI Monthly has a featured article entitled “The Tyranny of Low Expectations” written by Associate Editor Casey Nilsson. “For decades, local agencies segregated people with disabilities and kept them from pursuing real work in the community. The...
by RIDDCouncil | Oct 13, 2015 | Employment, Employment First, Life is Good
The National Disability Institute (NDI) is celebrating National Disability Employment Awareness Month through its theme campaign “My disability is one part of who I am”. NDI advocates for advancing individual and systems level change to improve employment and economic...
by RIDDCouncil | Oct 1, 2015 | Employment, Policy
The Advisory Committee on Increasing Competitive Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities was established under Section 609 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to advise the US Secretary of Labor in: Ways to increase competitive integrated employment...
by RIDDCouncil | Sep 17, 2015 | Employment, Employment First, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, Policy, Self Directed Supports, Supports Intensity Scale
Court Monitor Chas Moseley has issued his first report assessing RI’s progress on the Department of Justice Consent Decree filed on April 9, 2014. The terms of the Consent Order resulted in the State making a commitment to restructure the nature and operation of day...
by RIDDCouncil | Sep 15, 2015 | Cross Disability Coalition, Employment, Life is Good
Ever since she was small, Maureen Gaynor, from Smithfield RI, has been enthralled with music. She has recently released her fifth original album Iron Horse. She is self-employed and has worked as a freelance Writer and Musician since 1993. “One of my favorite shows...
by RIDDCouncil | Jul 30, 2015 | Community Living, Cross Disability Coalition, Family Connections, Laws & Legislation, Life is Good, Money & Finances
The “Achieving a Better Life Experience” (ABLE) account program for individuals with disabilities federally recognized investment accounts similar to 529 college savings programs. See Governor’s Press Release: http://www.ri.gov/press/view/25447 For more information on...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 16, 2015 | Budget Cuts, Community Living, Cross Disability Coalition, Emergency Preparedness, Employment, Employment First, Family Connections, Health Care, Laws & Legislation, Money & Finances, Policy, Safety, Self Directed Supports, Supports Intensity Scale, Transportation, Uncategorized
State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations Public Forums to Identify the Concerns of People with Disabilities and their Families During the week of the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (signed on July 26th), the Governor’s Commission on...
