by RIDDCouncil | Nov 17, 2025 | Employment
On Thursday, November 13, 2025 Citizens Bank hosted a virtual day long Skills Based Volunteering Day of Service/Flash Consulting for 9 non-profits selected by Citizens for their 2025 national annual Champions in Action Award for Creating Employment Pathways for...
by RIDDCouncil | Jul 30, 2025 | Employment, News, RIDDC
What a wonderful surprise for the RIDDC community. Kevin Nerney, Executive Director, RIDDC and Sue Babin, Statewide Director of the RI Small Business Self Employment Incubator, accepted a $50,000. check from Citizens Bank, surrounded by leaders within the state’s...
by RIDDCouncil | Dec 4, 2024 | Employment, News, RIDDC
The National Down Syndrome Society (NDSS) has invited The Rhode Island Developmental Disability Council (RIDDC) to present an overview of its Self-Employment Business Incubator Project. The Council will also spotlight a graduate who is currently a small business owner...
by RIDDCouncil | Aug 21, 2024 | Employment
Addressing personal and social issues Inspiring hope and self-advocacy in children Kimberlee (Kimmie) Mallett’s journey as an artist and author of “Color Me Beautiful” begins with her father’s artistic influence, when she used captivating images from her childhood,...
by RIDDCouncil | May 14, 2024 | Employment
Knitting artist Robert Brosnahan is embracing his capitalist side with the cooperation of the RI Developmental Disabilities Council and Looking Upwards/Out of the Box Studio & Gallery. Robert, 37, is a longtime knitting creator who has made scarves, hats and...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 10, 2024 | Employment, News, RIDDC
RIDDC was recently featured in an article by Rob Borkowski at the Warwick Post highlighting our continued service to individuals in the I/DD community as they navigate pathways to self-employment. On Jan. 9, the Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC)...
