Hello! We would like to welcome you to the Cross Disability Website. The Coalition started in September of 2009 with assistance from the Council’s Systems Advocacy Committee. The Coalition is for individuals with all disabilities to connect and talk about what is important in our lives and what we can do together to improve quality for all people! It is also an opportunity to become familiar with different services available from agencies in Rhode Island and learn what these agencies can do to support and meet the needs of individuals.
Please take a moment to browse our website and check out some of the helpful links we have provided. Come join us at one of our next meetings where you can meet new people, share your ideas, opinions, and concerns.
Thank you, and we look forward to meeting you!
THIS LEGISLATIVE SESSION
An Overview
For a short description of every bill that was tracked and the status of each, you may review the document here.
Our News and Events
For Trudeau Youth in Transition, Popcorn Means Business
Kids aged 15-21 from the Warwick-based Trudeau Center’s Pathways Strategic Testing Center tasted the idea of working for themselves while they tasted three popcorn flavors. These are “Youth in Transition” (YIT) student enrolled in the state’s special education...
RI Cross Disability Meeting | Advocating for Change and Voting Rights
This RI Cross Disability Coalition’s meeting on September 9, at Red, White & Brew in Warwick, focused on the very timely topics of “voting” as well as “Advocating for Change” in our laws. The featured guest speaker was Kevin Nerney, Executive Director of RI...
CHEETAH GREETINGS WORKSHOP “ALL ABOUT ME”…IS ALL ABOUT YOU, AND YOUR “ROAD TO INDEPENDENCE”
The RI Cross Disability Coalition’s membership meeting “All About me…Making Your Voice Heard Through Art Journaling” featured Katie Lowe, owner of Cheetah Greetings and creator of the “All About Me” portfolio. Beyond being an arts and crafts project for fun, the...