Online Publications & Resources

My Baby Firework (Android)

This free app combines the lights and sounds of fireworks when the screen is touched.

My Life, My Health Checklist: Get Set (2 of 3)

The Rhode Island Department of Health created a series of health planning tools for individuals and families as they plan their healthcare transition. "Ready," "Get Set" and "Go!" guides are available in English and Spanish. For print copies, contact Deb Golding, adolescent healthcare transition coordinator at the Department of Health, at deb.golding@health.ri.gov. "GET SET" is for young people who have established some independence and are thinking about and planning for their future. The items on the checklist can be used as a guide to thinking creatively about responsibility, growing up and setting goals.

• PDF English 2.39 MB
• PDF Spanish 2.72 MB

My Life, My Heath Checklist: Go! (3 of 3)

The Rhode Island Department of Health created a series of health planning tools for individuals and families as they plan their healthcare transition. "Ready," "Get Set" and "Go!" guides are available in English and Spanish. For print copies, contact Deb Golding, adolescent healthcare transition coordinator at the Department of Health, at deb.golding@health.ri.gov. "GO! "is for young people who have developed many of the skills needed for growing up and are preparing to become independent adults. The items in the checklist focus on the skills that will help you transition into the adult world, specifically related to your health. The skills you require for adult life will depend on your vision and goals for the future.

• PDF English 2.4 MB
• PDF Spanish 2.81 MB

My Life, My Heath Checklist: Ready? (1 of 3)

The Rhode Island Department of Health created a series of health planning tools for individuals and families as they plan their healthcare transition. "Ready," "Get Set" and "Go!" guides are available in English and Spanish. For print copies, contact Deb Golding, adolescent healthcare transition coordinator at the Department of Health, at deb.golding@health.ri.gov. "READY?" is for you as you begin to think about adult life and the challenges that come with growing up. This checklist will help you to begin to develop the skills you will need for your future.

• PDF English 2.36 MB
• PDF Spanish 2.82 MB

My Life, My Heath Checklists: Get Set

The Rhode Island Department of Health created a series of health planning tools for individuals and families as they plan their healthcare transition. "Ready," "Get Set" and "Go!" guides are available in English and Spanish. For print copies, contact Deb Golding, adolescent healthcare transition coordinator at the Department of Health, at deb.golding@health.ri.gov. "GET SET" is for young people who have established some independence and are thinking about and planning for their future. The items on the checklist can be used as a guide to thinking creatively about responsibility, growing up and setting goals.

My Life, My Heath Checklists: Go!

The Rhode Island Department of Health created a series of health planning tools for individuals and families as they plan their healthcare transition. "Ready," "Get Set" and "Go!" guides are available in English and Spanish. For print copies, contact Deb Golding, adolescent healthcare transition coordinator at the Department of Health, at deb.golding@health.ri.gov. "GO! "is for young people who have developed many of the skills needed for growing up and are preparing to become independent adults. The items in the checklist focus on the skills that will help you transition into the adult world, specifically related to your health. The skills you require for adult life will depend on your vision and goals for the future.

My Life, My Heath Checklists: Ready?

The Rhode Island Department of Health created a series of health planning tools for individuals and families as they plan their healthcare transition. "Ready," "Get Set" and "Go!" guides are available in English and Spanish. For print copies, contact Deb Golding, adolescent healthcare transition coordinator at the Department of Health, at deb.golding@health.ri.gov. "READY?" is for you as you begin to think about adult life and the challenges that come with growing up. This checklist will help you to begin to develop the skills you will need for your future.

My Life, My Heath Checklists: Ready? Get Set. Go! - Instructions

This publication includes instructions for using the series of checklists ("Ready?" "Get Set," "Go!") the Rhode Island Department of Health designed to help young people and their families develop skills for growing up and getting ready for the future.

My Next Move

This website helps job seekers explore what they want to do for a living. You can browse careers by industry or complete an interest inventory to help you decide what careers you might like to explore.

National Aging and Disability Transportation Center (NADTC)

This collection of resources is dedicated to creating more equitable transportation services. Visitors can access materials, download publications, view webinars and more.

National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI)

NAMI is the nation’s largest grass-roots mental health organization dedicated to building better lives for the millions of Americans affected by mental illness. It is an alliance of more than 600 local affiliates and 49 state organizations that work in communities to raise awareness and provide support and education that was not previously available to those in need.

National Center for Pyramid Model Innovations (NCPMI)

Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, the center works to improve state and local capacity for effective practices and policies to equitably support the social, emotional and behavioral outcomes of children from birth to age 5 who have or are at risk for developmental delays or disabilities.

National Center on Deaf-Blindness

The center provides a digital library of information on a wide range of topics related to sensory impairment, links to resources within each state, events and trainings.

National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development (NCIPP)

Funded by the Office of Special Education Programs, NCIPP’s goal is improve teacher quality and increase commitment to teaching students with disabilities by supporting new teachers and providing ongoing support and mentoring. The center also identifies and recommends ways to put these ideas into action in schools.

National Family Association for Deaf-Blind (NFADB)

To address the uniqueness of deaf-blindness, NFADB works side by side with families, friends and professionals to provide information to help families advocate for individualized supports, online training and other resources, and building connections with key supports.

National Federation of the Blind of Rhode Island

This is our state's affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind, which was formed in 1940 to try to improve the standard of living for the blind of this country. In 1970, the Rhode Island affiliate began its work in bettering the lives for blind Rhode Islanders.

National Health Information Center

The National Health Information Center supports public health education and promotion by raising awareness about national health observances year-round. It also helps connect health professionals and consumers to the organizations that can best answer their questions by providing up-to-date contact information for the most reliable resources.

National Institute on Disability, Independent Living and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR)

The Administration for Community Living's National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR) is the federal government’s primary disability research organization. Its mission is to create and promote new information to help people with disabilities do things they want in their communities and expand society’s capacity to provide people with disabilities the same opportunities as everyone else.

National Leadership Consortium on Developmental Disabilities

This partnership of 18 national developmental disabilities organizations offers intensive weeklong leadership institutes virtually or in-person designed to meet the specific needs of disability organizations; a website of resources tailored to the needs of emerging leaders in the disability field; a community of practice aimed at supporting the growth and knowledge of disability leaders; and research on best practices and innovations in disability supports and leadership.

National Organization on Disability

This organization increases employment opportunities for Americans with disabilities and offers programs and services that enable companies to realize the competitive advantages of hiring people with disabilities.