by deb | Mar 23, 2021 | Employment, News, RIDDC
In recognition of National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month some of our Self-Employment Business Class participants have been included in local press coverage. RI News Today Today is National Down Syndrome Day – Meet Katie Lowe, owner, Cheetah Greetings In...
by deb | Dec 11, 2020 | Employment, News
Warwick, RI – The RI Developmental Disabilities Council’s (RIDDC) Self Employment Project announced today that it has not only been gaining momentum within the state, but it is receiving recognition as a model to be presented across the country on Tuesday,...
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...
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...
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...
by deb | Feb 24, 2020 | Employment, Employment First, News, RIDDC
The objective of this event is to raise awareness about the benefits of hiring individuals with disabilities and the belief that employment and careers should be the expected and preferred outcomes of all publicly funded services for individuals with disabilities....
