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.
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YOUR LIFE, YOUR RIGHTS
Monday, March 3, 2025 | 1pm – 3pm
Warwick Public Library
600 Sandy Lane
Warwick, RI
Presented by: Tanja Blicker-Ucran, Deanne Gagne, and Rachel Ferreira. Based on the Your Life, Your Rights by BHDDH
September 19, 2023 – Speakers Bureau | Person Centered Planning
RI Cross Disability Coalition hosted a Speakers Bureau presentation at the Pawtucket School System for Transition Program Students from both Tolman and Shea High Schools. Deanne Gagne and Tanja Blicker-Ucran presented information and hosted a discussion about "Person...
ATAC (Accessible Transportation Advisory Committee) and OSCIL Presentation
Heather Schey provided the background and history of how ATAC was formed. Established in 1991, ATAC was created to meet the requirements of the Federal ADA to involve persons with disabilities in the planning process for the ADA Complementary Paratransit Plan for the...
Speaker’s Bureau Schedule – Fall 2023
As part of the RI WINS: Transformation Grant, various presentations have been scheduled throughout the year to increase outreach efforts to transition centers, high schools and families involved with self-directed support and DD Community providers. Below are the...