by RIDDCouncil | Oct 21, 2016 | Advocacy, Consent Decree, Policy, RIDDC
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council’s (RIDDC) Annual Meeting took place on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at the Radisson Hotel in Warwick from 8:30 am-4:00 pm. The focus for the day was a discussion on strategies for building a statewide Family Advocacy...
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 | Budget Cuts, Consent Decree, Cross Disability Coalition, Employment First, Laws & Legislation, Policy
By Gina Macris Rhode Island’s developmental disability budget for the next fiscal year includes assurances that a total of $9.1 million in Medicaid money will be spent to raise pay for direct support workers and to begin transforming the state’s system of services for...
by RIDDCouncil | May 19, 2016 | Consent Decree, Employment, Employment First, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, Policy
Developmental Disability News is a RI website that covers the long-term impact of the 2014 Consent Decree between the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the State of RI, as well as a related Interim Settlement Agreement between the DOJ and the City of Providence...
