by RIDDCouncil | Dec 7, 2018 | Employment, RIDDC
SELF-EMPLOYMENT (Business Ownership) may be an ideal option for anyone who wants to be their own boss… it offers unmatched flexibility and makes the most of individual talents and interests. Self-Employment is changing the lives of people with disabilities in RI...
by RIDDCouncil | Nov 21, 2018 | Employment, RIDDC
Small Business Saturday (SBS) is a nationally recognized shopping day held annually on the Saturday after Thanksgiving. American Express launched the campaign in 2010 to rally support and dollars for small business owners in the holiday shopping rush vs. the frenzy 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 | Oct 13, 2016 | Community Living, Consent Decree, Employment, Employment First, Laws & Legislation, Policy, RIDDC, Supports Intensity Scale
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) has scheduled its Annual Meeting for Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick from 8:30 am-4:00 pm. The primary focus is to discuss strategies for building a statewide Family Advocacy...
by RIDDCouncil | Jul 8, 2016 | Consent Decree, Employment, Laws & Legislation, Policy, RIDDC
By Gina Macris Jennifer Wood, Deputy Secretary of Health and Human Services, the top aide and top lawyer to Secretary Elizabeth Roberts, and a former chief of staff at the state Department of Education is orchestrating an effort to usher in a new era for Rhode...
by RIDDCouncil | Jun 21, 2016 | Community Living, Cross Disability Coalition, Employment, Employment First, Family Connections, Life is Good, Money & Finances, Safety, Self Directed Supports, Speaker's Bureau
The Cross Disability Coalition has been working on the development of a Speakers Bureau to provide education/training on various topics to different audiences including people with disabilities, families, advocates, agency administrators and support staff, employers...
