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
DATING 101
Essential Relationship Ingredients
Strong Relationships are built upon shared values, beliefs and goals
Presented by: RI Cross Disability Coalition – Speakers Bureau
Monday, March 2, 2026| 1:00 pm – 3:00pm
Warwick Public Library – 600 Sandy Lane, Warwick, RI 02889
IDEA STUDIO
(401)739-5440
Please RSVP to 737-1238 or email rsvp@riddc.org. Let us know if you need any special accommodations.
Keeping the Promise: Self Advocates Define the Meaning of “Community Living” for CMS
The Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN), Self-Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE), National Youth Leadership Network and other national allies conducted personal interviews with peers with developmental disabilities attending SABE’s national self-advocacy conference to ask them about their experiences with home and community based services and access and involvement in “genuine community settings and lifestyles”. The intent […]
Cross Disability Coalition Meets with Director Craig Stenning
In May the Cross Disability Coalition met with BHDDH Director Craig Stenning and his senior staff Tom Martin and Dave McMahon to share their “LIFE IS GOOD” Presentation and newly developed “EQUALITY” Video. Tanja Blicker-Ucran, Coordinator, sent the Director an email and requested an opportunity to meet with him to talk about the Coalition, issues […]
Living with cerebral palsy empowers Rebecca Beaton
Quadraplegic Warwick greeting card designer lives independently, holds down a job, and says there’s much more to her than just her disability Rebecca Beaton has something to say. This surprises people. They see the 40-year-old Warwick woman in her wheelchair, unable to move anything but her head. They see Beaton’s aide standing beside her. And […]