by RIDDCouncil | Mar 1, 2023 | Education, News, RIDDC
STATE HOUSE – Rep. Terri Cortvriend has introduced legislation that would provide inclusive opportunities at state colleges for young people with intellectual disabilities or autism. The bill, which is modeled after a law enacted in neighboring Massachusetts in 2022,...
by deb | Jul 23, 2021 | Education, Employment, News, RIDDC
RIDDC Executive Director Kevin Nerney was recently interviewed by WADK Radio about how RIDDC supports small business owners within the Rhode Island developmental disability community. You can listen to the interview below:
by deb | Feb 24, 2021 | Education, News
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council emphatically supports Representative Chippendale’s efforts to fully include students with disabilities in the promise scholarship. In addition to improving the lives of students and the community, these changes...
by RIDDCouncil | Oct 12, 2017 | Cross Disability Coalition, Education
It just crossed my desk that October is National Bullying Prevention Month! I did not know that but it doesn’t surprise me especially since there is so much in the news, lately. Did you know that the Coalition has a program entitled: “Bullying—You Are Not Alone”? We...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 12, 2017 | Education, Family Connections, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, RIDDC
Supreme Court Considers How Schools Support Students With Disabilities The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a dispute that advocates describe as the most important case involving public school special education in three decades. At issue is whether...
by RIDDCouncil | Dec 17, 2015 | Education, Family Connections
The “Policy Statement on Inclusion of Children with Disabilities in Early Childhood Programs,” released jointly by the Departments of Education (ED) and Health and Human Services (HHS) on September 14, 2015, states that “all young children with disabilities...
