by RIDDCouncil | Sep 14, 2022 | News
Enjoy Free Food, Music, and Fun While You Learn with Community Wellness Partners COVENTRY HIGH SCHOOL 40 Reservoir Road, Coventry, RI Saturday, September 24, 2022 | 10am – 4pm Learn Easy, Free Valuable Stress Reducing Techniques (Demo, Participation) Panel...
by RIDDCouncil | Sep 14, 2022 | News
Enjoy Free Food, Music, and Fun While You Learn with Community Wellness Partners Community Wellness Day, Saturday, September 24, 2022 Hosted at Coventry High School, the Community Wellness Day on Saturday, September 24, 10am – 4pm (rain or shine), will feature...
by RIDDCouncil | Jul 6, 2022 | Employment, News, RIDDC
Reflecting Upon the ADA: Soaring to Employment Tuesday, July 12, 2022 3:00-4:30 PM Join the Disability Employment Technical Assistance Center (DETAC) to celebrate the impact of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and learn how the ADA has supported the goal of...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 15, 2022 | News, RIDDC
Red, White & Brew/The Budding Violet, the North Smithfield-based combined coffee shop and retail gift shop served coffee and hospitality to the RI DLT in an informal eat, meet, greet, and shop event. The gathering featured graduates of the Rhode Island...
by RIDDCouncil | May 18, 2022 | News
There are generations of family memories at the Bailey Brook Farm, home to Cher, Paul and their 3 children and at one time, 50 milking cows. In recent years producing Rhody Fresh Milk, the family is now creating new memories producing soap, staying true to the...
by deb | Mar 30, 2022 | Employment, News, RIDDC
RINEWS Today joined the celebration and efforts to create awareness of developmental disabilities. Here is an excerpt from the article: At the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) they’re using the month of March – Developmental Disabilities...
by RIDDCouncil | Feb 23, 2022 | Uncategorized
Katie Lowe – the owner of Cheetah Greetings and RIDDC Self-Employment Business Class graduate – and her mother, Claudia, were recently invited to participate in the State of Rhode Island Secretary of State’s third annual virtual series, “From Passion...
by deb | Jan 26, 2022 | Employment, News, RIDDC
The RI Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) wrapped up the year with over 25 new businesses launched through their Self-Employment Program in 2021, many of whom participated in Small Business Saturday Shop RI (SBSSHOPRI). Despite the usual limitations of staff...
by deb | Dec 8, 2021 | Employment
On Small Business Saturday Shop RI hosted more than 160 vendors – 26 of which are owned by individuals with developmental disabilities. Many of those vendors saw great success at the event, with some of the 3,000 shoppers walking out with their arms full of...
by deb | Oct 20, 2021 | Advocacy, News
Friday, November 19, 2021 | 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Join the Ocean State Trauma Informed Care Coalition (OSTICC) and the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) for a virtual program on the topic of “Connecting: Healing People and Communities Through...
