by RIDDCouncil | Oct 4, 2016 | 5 Year Plan, RIDDC
The RI Developmental Disabilities Council (RIDDC) recently received approval from the Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (AIDD) to begin implementation of a new Five Year Plan beginning October 1, 2016-September 30, 2022. The Council works...
by RIDDCouncil | Sep 29, 2016 | Budget Cuts, Cross Disability Coalition, Policy, RIDDC, Supports Intensity Scale
In just the few months she has served as interim director of Rhode Island’s Division of Developmental Disabilities, Jane Gallivan has been instrumental in changing the state’s approach to providing services for individuals with intellectual challenges. On the most...
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...
