by RIDDCouncil | Jan 2, 2018 | Advocacy, Family Advocacy, RI FORCE, RIDDC
“Here for each other Here for our families” “We are an independent family organization focused on innovation and success for people of all abilities.” In August of 2017 RI FORCE started to get the word out about a Café Conversation to be held in the fall....
by RIDDCouncil | Aug 28, 2017 | RIDDC
The Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council believes that people with developmental disabilities should fully participate in community life. Men, women, and children should be able to enjoy family life. Children and adolescents should go to school. Adults...
by RIDDCouncil | Mar 2, 2017 | Advocacy, Cross Disability Coalition, RIDDC
March is National Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month, an opportunity to celebrate the many contributions people with developmental disabilities make to our society. The National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), Association 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 | Jan 12, 2017 | Education, Family Connections, Federal Laws & Legislation, Laws & Legislation, RIDDC
Supreme Court Considers How Schools Support Students With Disabilities The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on Wednesday in a dispute that advocates describe as the most important case involving public school special education in three decades. At issue is whether...
by RIDDCouncil | Jan 12, 2017 | Policy, RIDDC
Kerri Zanchi, a former high-level developmental disability service official in Massachusetts, has been named Rhode Island’s Director of Developmental Disabilities in the Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals (BHDDH). Zanchi, who...
