Online Publications & Resources

Rhode Island Employment Success Stories

This Sherlock Center publication highlights individuals with disabilities working in a variety of fields.

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Rhode Island Family Sign Language Initiative

This brochure offers information on In home ASL instruction from Gaullaudet University.

Rhode Island Governor's Commission on Disabilities

The mission of the Governor’s Commission on Disabilities is to ensure that all people with disabilities are afforded the opportunities to exercise all the rights and responsibilities accorded to citizens of Rhode Island and each person with a disability is able to reach his/her maximum potential in independence, human development, productivity and self-sufficiency.

Rhode Island Governor's Workforce Board

The Governor’s Workforce Board is Rhode Island’s primary policy-making body on workforce development matters. It helps Rhode Islanders find a job and build a career, while helping employers meet their demand for talent.

Rhode Island Health Center Association (RIHCA)

This website provides information on the nine community health centers in Rhode Island that provide medical, dental and behavioral health care services.

Rhode Island Housing Extra Assistance

This program provides downpayment assistance to eligible first-time homebuyers in Rhode Island to help homebuyers with what is often the biggest hurdle to homeownership.

Rhode Island Legal Services

Rhode Island Legal Services provides legal assistance and representation to low-income individuals and eligible client groups in Rhode Island by protecting and enforcing legal rights, stabilizing the family unit and communities where clients live, promoting self reliance, ending domestic violence, preventing homelessness, affording dignity to all people, and reaching out to groups with added burdens on their ability to access the civil justice system.

Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation

The foundation provides financial, material, social and developmental assistance to visually impaired people in our Rhode Island communities. Its services include eye examinations and eyeglasses at no charge to adults and children who are not covered by medical insurance.

Rhode Island Livable Homes Modification Grant Program

The grant program pays for 50% of the cost of safety changes (home modifications) for people with disabilities to stay in their home, up to $4,500.

Rhode Island Materials Access Center (RIMAC)

The goal of RIMAC is to ensure that eligible students with disabilities receive their instructional materials at the same time as their peers, as required by the law.

Rhode Island Pharmaceutical Assistance to Elders (RIPAE) Program

RIPAE pays a portion of the cost of approved medications purchased during the deductible stage of a Part D plan for adults from 55-64 who are disabled and adults who are 65 and older.

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA)

The RIPTA website provides information on public bus schedules and maps, passes and fares, and other transportation resources.

Rhode Island Public Transit Authority (RIPTA) - ADA

Those unable to travel on the RIPTA fixed route bus service because of a disability may be eligible to use the RIde Program, a paratransit bus service that allows riders to schedule the specific bus rides they need instead of following a fixed route bus schedule and share a bus ride with other people who are traveling to a similar location and time.

Rhode Island Public Utilities Commission and Division of Public Utilities and Carriers - Motor Carriers

This page includes a list of taxi companies by territory and a list of limousine/sedan services in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island Regional Adult Learning

RIRAL currently provides comprehensive assessment, academic instruction, counseling and training services to adults in Central Falls, East Providence and Woonsocket.

Rhode Island Rx

Rhode Island Rx Card is a free statewide discount prescription assistance program launched to help uninsured and underinsured residents afford their prescriptions.

Rhode Island School for the Deaf

The school offers free audiological evaluations and outreach services for all children in Rhode island.

Rhode Island Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree

The State of Rhode Island entered into a Settlement Agreement and Consent Decree with the United States Department of Justice in 2013 and 2014, respectively. The agreements address findings that the State violated the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by failing to serve individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities in integrated settings, and by placing youth with intellectual and developmental disabilities at serious risk of segregation. Under the terms of these agreements, the State is committed to transform its service system over a 10-year period of time. This site provides resources and updates related to this agreement.

Rhode Island Sign Language Initiatives

This resource includes information about Gallaudet University Regional Center's weekly sign language instruction for families who live in Rhode Island; gave a child who is deaf or hard of hearing ages 0-3; and are currently receiving services through an Early Intervention Program.

Rhode Island Small Business Development Center

The center provides small business owners in Rhode Island with the services and expertise they need to succeed, including free, expert counseling, relevant training and access to important resources. The lead office is located at the University of Rhode Island in Kingston with multiple outreach locations statewide.