News & Stories
Employment opens doors to friendship, independence
Through Project SEARCH, workplace support and work incentives benefits counseling, Edward Torres found meaningful employment and social connection at Bally’s Twin River, helping build confidence and community while maintaining his benefits.
Entrepreneur built custom career around her creative talents
With support from employment services, benefits counseling and self-employment training, Michaela Davin transformed her interests in storytelling and crafts into meaningful paid work with children. Her career path demonstrates the power of aligning personal talents with local workforce needs.
Inclusive employment strengthens local food industry
Terry Lee Robinson’s experience demonstrates how individualized supports, workplace inclusion, and access to creative and community activities can help people with disabilities thrive.
Technology career turns his interests into impact
Through his work in technology, youth leadership and podcasting, Nathan Markley helps amplify the voices of people with disabilities while showing how employment can foster confidence, independence and lasting community connections.
Benefits counseling internship program launches a new career
Sherlock Center ImpactBy providing hands-on training in work incentives and benefits counseling through an immersive Work Incentive Benefits Counseling internship program, the Sherlock Center helped create a pathway for Brooke Coelho to turn her lived experience into a meaningful career to support others with disabilities in navigating working and benefits.
Grant helps fund accessible hydroponic garden
Sherlock Center ImpactThe Sherlock Center’s Access for All Abilities Mini Grant helped Aging Well Inc. transform an underused space into an inclusive indoor garden that expands opportunities for people with disabilities, older adults and Spanish-speaking residents to connect and learn together.
UCEDD traineeship builds skills, connections
Sherlock Center ImpactThe Sherlock Center’s traineeship gives future professionals experience creating resources, supporting projects and learning about national disability policy.
Social Security safety nets provide ways to work and still have support
Sherlock Center ImpactThe Sherlock Center supports Rhode Islanders who have disabilities by making sure they know about and can use the work “safety nets” built into Social Security programs. With the right information, people can choose work without the fear of losing their benefits forever.
Ferreira’s work shaped by personal experience
Sherlock Center ImpactThrough the Sherlock Sentinels consumer advisory committee, the Sherlock Center offers opportunities for people like Rachel Ferreira to share their perspectives, build leadership skills, connect with others in the disability community and strengthen their voices.
Full-time traineeship opportunity for orientation and mobility specialist
Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities is seeking a graduate student interested in becoming an Orientation and Mobility Specialist (O&M).