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.

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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 […]

“Respond, Respect and Realize”

reflections by Dennis Harvey on his personal life and how the community should treat people with disabilities My name is Dennis Harvey I am founder & president of a small business called “Bee in Motion”. It is a Movement and Music therapeutic workshop designed to assist people with disabilities to feel better. If you would […]

RIPTA to Hold Public Hearings on Proposed Service Changes Statewide

The Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) will hold public hearings on proposed service changes in all five Rhode Island counties on May 29th, May 30th, June 3rd, June 4th, June 5th, and June 6th. The Authority announced that the proposed changes in service statewide are a result of RIPTA’s ongoing Comprehensive Operational Analysis. These […]