by RIDDCouncil | Jan 21, 2014 | Employment, Employment First
Rhode Island is part of the national movement toward a greater emphasis on community employment that echoes a general shift toward services designed to integrate individuals with disabilities into their communities, providing them with the same opportunities and...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 21, 2014 | Employment
The goal for every person with a developmental disability is a life that includes a good place to live, individualized integrated employment, and an individual lifestyle. There is a national body of evidence from multiple states that has documented strategies that are...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 17, 2014 | Employment
(ProJo January 17, 2014) Click here to read the full article in ProJo.
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 16, 2014 | Employment
(ProJo January 16, 2014) Click here to read the full article in ProJo.
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 15, 2014 | Employment
(ProJo January 15, 2014) Click here to read the full article in ProJo.
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 6, 2014 | Employment
“United States’ Title II ADA Investigation of Employment, Vocational, and Day Services for Persons with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Rhode Island”
by RIDDCouncil | Dec 3, 2013 | Community Living, Cross Disability Coalition
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), National Youth Leadership Network and other national allies conducted personal interviews with peers with developmental disabilities attending SABE’s national self-advocacy conference...
by RIDDCouncil | Sep 18, 2013 | Uncategorized
Washington, DC — The Arc has announced it has been awarded a two-year grant for $400,000 by the U.S. Department of Justice, Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA) to develop a national center on justice and intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD). This is the...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 19, 2013 | Cross Disability Coalition, Life is Good
In May the Cross Disability Coalition met with BHDDH Director Craig Stenning and his senior staff Tom Martin and Dave McMahon to share their “LIFE IS GOOD” Presentation and newly developed “EQUALITY” Video. Tanja Blicker-Ucran, Coordinator, sent the Director an email...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 14, 2013 | Employment
“We appreciate the efforts of the Department of Justice in raising extremely important civil rights issues for people with disabilities and welcome the ability to share in our common beliefs. A belief that all citizens, including people with disabilities, have the...
