by deb | Dec 9, 2020 | News, RIDDC
On December 4, RIDDC Executive Director Kevin Nerney was featured in Providence Business News in their Five Questions section. You can read that article here. Kevin also wrote an expanded piece, which you can see below. Briefly explain how the RIDDC has helped...
by deb | Oct 28, 2020 | News, RIDDC
Throughout the month of October the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) will be joining together with other councils across the country to promote National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM). This year’s theme, as announced by the United...
by deb | Oct 21, 2020 | Community Spotlight, Uncategorized
Rachel Rasnick, another of our Business Development Series participants, joined CH 10’s Studio 10 segment to share her works, her story and inspire other adults. Watch here… https://turnto10.com/studio10/looking-upwards
by deb | Oct 21, 2020 | Community Spotlight, Uncategorized
Here is our own Bryan Baron, a photographer from Smithfield, who participated in our recent Business Development Class Series. His story appeared in both the Smithfield Times and Channel 12. Click to watch the CH 12 news story. Smithfield photographer doesn’t let his...
by deb | Jul 17, 2020 | News, RIDDC
Congratulations to Sue Babin, RIDDC’s Director of Special Projects! Sue was named one of Providence Business News’s Top 25 Business Leaders & Achievers for 2020. To Read More, Click Here
by deb | Jun 17, 2020 | Employment, RIDDC
A thoughtful teacher at the RI School for the Deaf created with her student, Emily, a framed collage – Emily’s hands photographed, forming the signed ASL letters which spelled LOVE- and presented the special gift to her parents. That treasured American Sign Language...
by deb | Jun 11, 2020 | News, RIDDC
In response to the recent murder of George Floyd and countless other Black men and women – Rhode Island’s Developmental Disabilities Network (RI DD Network), including Disability Rights Rhode Island, the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council, and the Paul V....
by deb | Apr 29, 2020 | Employment, Laws & Legislation
On April 17, 2020 RIDDC and RIAPSE jointly sponsored Take Your Legislator to Work Event: Essential Employees and their Supports. This event brought the organizations’ members and legislators together via Zoom to feature employees’ and employer’s perspectives, with...
by deb | Mar 25, 2020 | News, Safety
by deb | Mar 4, 2020 | Employment, Laws & Legislation, Policy
Last month the Rhode Island House of Representatives voted to repeal a bill that allowed disabled workers to be paid below minimum wage. At its core, the law allows for businesses to pay disabled workers pennies on the dollar while working in a segregated setting. The...
