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For Trudeau Youth in Transition, Popcorn Means Business

by Deb Morais | Oct 2, 2024 | Employment, RIDDC

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...

Cross Disability Participants Enjoy A Paint Party

by Deb Morais | Apr 12, 2023 | Cross Disability Coalition, RIDDC

Rachel Rasnick, a local small business owner, artist, and RIDDC Self-Employment Project participant, taught at a recent RI CDC Meeting on April 3rd at the Warwick Public Library in the Idea Studio. The 11 participants enjoyed their time while being instructed by...

March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

by Administrator | Mar 15, 2019 | Cross Disability Coalition, RIDDC

Each March, the National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities (NACDD), partners with Association for University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) and National Disabilities Rights Network (NDRN) to create a social media campaign that highlights the many...

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC) of 2017

by Administrator | Feb 6, 2018 | Cross Disability Coalition, Money & Finances, RIDDC

What is the Earned Income Tax Credit? The Earned Income Tax Credit, EITC, is a tax benefit for working people with low to moderate income. It is the largest and most successful anti-poverty program in the country. EITC can reduce the amount of tax you owe and may even...

Celebrating Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month

by Administrator | 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...

Developmental Disabilities Community Forum Meetings Scheduled

by Administrator | 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...
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