by RIDDCouncil | Mar 5, 2015 | Community Living, Cross Disability Coalition, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, Money & Finances, Policy
Modeled after 529 college savings accounts, ABLE will offer tax advantages for people with disabilities. Americans with disabilities and their families often face a myriad of financial challenges, but they will soon have a new financial vehicle allowing them to save...
by RIDDCouncil | Feb 12, 2015 | Policy
Janice LeBel, Ph.D., ABPP and Joan Gillece, Ph.D. have long been in the forefront of a national movement to reduce the use of seclusion and restraint for people with disabilities. Their focus on trauma informed care acknowledges the fact that trauma significantly...
by RIDDCouncil | Feb 3, 2015 | Community Living, Life is Good, Policy, Self Directed Supports
By Aaron Bishop, Commissioner, Administration for Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, and Edwin Walker, Deputy Assistant Secretary for Aging “The goal of the Administration for Community Living is to maximize the independence and well-being of older...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 22, 2015 | Cross Disability Coalition, Laws & Legislation
Governor Gina Raimondo announced her intention to nominate Maria Montanaro as the director of the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). Raimondo will submit Montanaro’s name for consideration to the Rhode Island...
by RIDDCouncil | Dec 19, 2014 | Community Living, Employment, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, Life is Good, Money & Finances
The US Senate passed this week (76 to 16) to approve the “ABLE Act” (Achieving a Better Life Experience) which will allow people with disabilities (with an age of onset up to 26 years old) and their families the opportunity to create a tax-exempt savings...
by RIDDCouncil | Nov 24, 2014 | Cross Disability Coalition, Employment, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, Life is Good
Call our RI and national Congressional Members to VOTE FOR this very important Federal Bill (The ABLE Act) in the next few weeks which will allow people with disabilities to have up to $100,000.00 in a tax free account WITHOUT jeopardizing their benefits. Click here...
by RIDDCouncil | Nov 24, 2014 | Employment, Employment First, Uncategorized
Starting in January 2015, multiple offerings of the Sherlock Center’s “Supported Meaningful Employment Training Series” will be available in half-day and full-day sessions. The series is designed to help employment professionals (job developers,...
by RIDDCouncil | Nov 7, 2014 | Health Care
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (Council) is conducting a Health Care Access Survey. This is an anonymous survey. The results will be used by the Council to create resources for medical professionals to assist them in meeting the needs of...
by RIDDCouncil | Oct 8, 2014 | Community Living, Life is Good
Lori Sousa knew Peter Maxmean was her soul mate when they first met, and now they are showing how people with intellectual disabilities can live, work and thrive in a community… Video by Kassie Bracken on October 4, 2014. Story by Dan Barry. Photo by...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 18, 2014 | Community Living, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation
About Olmstead The story of the Olmstead case begins with two women, Lois Curtis and Elaine Wilson, who had mental illness and developmental disabilities, and were voluntarily admitted to the psychiatric unit in the State-run Georgia Regional Hospital. Following the...
