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....
by deb | Nov 6, 2019 | Community Spotlight, Employment
Most college grads don’t find their first employment position from Craigslist; and most don’t build one small contract into a multi-faceted entrepreneurial venture. Allyson DuPont, 32, of Cranston, RI, did just that. A recent graduate from the Rhode Island School of...
by deb | Aug 20, 2019 | Employment, News
Warwick, RI – The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) announced the launch of “The Spirit of Individual Enterprise; Self Employment and Business Ownership,” a series of public information programs produced by cable access television and designed to...
by RIDDCouncil | Feb 13, 2019 | Employment, RIDDC, Uncategorized
Do you know a person with a disability who wants to be his/her own boss or who has an interesting hobby or great idea for a business (self-employment)? Do you know someone who started a business but needs support to be more profitable/successful? If so, Business...
