by RIDDCouncil | Jul 4, 2023 | Advocacy, RIDDC
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council is seeking consultants to assist the Council with its advocacy of several of its key goals: increasing the utilization of Supported Decision Making (SDM); increasing the voter registration and voter turnout of people...
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...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 2, 2018 | Advocacy, Family Advocacy, RI FORCE, RIDDC
“Here for each other Here for our families” “We are an independent family organization focused on innovation and success for people of all abilities.” In August of 2017 RI FORCE started to get the word out about a Café Conversation to be held in the fall....
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 2, 2017 | Advocacy, Cross Disability Coalition, RIDDC
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions people with developmental disabilities make to our society. The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), Association of...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 13, 2017 | Advocacy, Community Living, Cross Disability Coalition, Employment, Policy, RIDDC, Self Directed Supports, Supports Intensity Scale
The Department of BHDDH, Division of Developmental Disabilities (DDD), will be holding two open community forums in February 2017. The first forum is specifically for individuals and families involved with self-directed supports and the second one for all other...
by RIDDCouncil | Nov 18, 2016 | Advocacy, Community Living, Policy, RIDDC
Medicaid officials are looking for ways to increase access to Home and Community- Based Services (HCBS) for people with disabilities and they’re asking the public to provide comments and feedback. In a notice published in the Federal Register this month, the Centers...