Online Publications & Resources

211, United Way Rhode Island

211 is a free, confidential service that connects you with the appropriate resources you need in your community. Get help with housing, food, affordable childcare and much more.

AAC Learning Center

The AAC Learning Center hosts a wide variety of webcasts (recordings) by AAC researchers, and co-presentations with people who use AAC.

Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan Program (ATEL), Office of Rehabilitation Services

The Rhode Island Adaptive Telephone Equipment Loan (ATEL) Program provides landline/home telephones and wireless devices on loan to qualified individuals who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, have a speech disability, or have neuromuscular damage or disease that hinders them from using a standard telephone. The ATEL Program offers a Hearing and Speech Lab which will offer iPad/iPhone training and have the following devices available for FREE demonstrations, as well as, many devices available for short term loans.

Adolescent Health Transition Program

This program of the Rhode Island Department of Health site provides families with publications and more to assist adolescents with disabilities transition and successfully transfer to the adult systems of health care, education, employment and insurance.

Back to Work RI

Back to Work RI partners with employers to ensure Rhode Islanders get the skills they need to secure well-paying jobs in growing industries.

Career Advantage for V.I.P.s

Career Advantage for V.I.P.s is an Employment Preparation Primer for Individuals who are blind or visually impaired. Career Advantage offers eight instructional modules to explore at your own pace.

CareerConnect®

CareerConnect offers job seekers of all ages and employers a variety of resources to help with the job search and hiring process. It is an integral part of the APH ConnectCenter, a website that provides curated information and resources to people who are blind or low vision, their families, teachers, counselors and employers. Visitors will find advice, stories of people who are blind or low vision at work, an online Job Seekers Toolkit and more.

Center for Women & Enterprise

The Center for Women & Enterprise is a nonprofit organization that helps women in Massachusetts and Rhode Island start and grow their own businesses. The center partners with the RI Developmental Disabilities Council to offer classes in small business development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.

Charting the LifeCourse Person-Centered Tools

This site includes tools for having conversations with individuals and families about a vision for a good life and how to achieve it.

College Readiness Resource Center at Perkins

The College Readiness Resource Center is designed to help the many people involved in helping students prepare for college (and life in general) with thoughtful, expert guidance to plan for successful outcomes, whatever they are – whether that’s straight to college, pre-college training programs or heading straight to work.

College Student Guide Resources and Planning

This directory is designed to assist students who receive supports through an Individual Education Program (IEP) or a 504 Plan, to learn about opportunities to pursue postsecondary education

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Disability Rights Rhode Island (DRRI)

DRRI provides free legal assistance to persons with disabilities. Services include individual representation to protect rights or to secure benefits and services; self-help information; educational programs; and administrative and legislative advocacy. The agency administers eight federally funded advocacy programs, each of which has its own eligibility criteria.

Employment First for All (APSE)

APSE is a national organization that seeks to improve and expand integrated employment opportunities, services, and outcomes for individuals with disabilities.

Employment Resources and Planning: A Rhode Island Guide For Students with Disabilities

This guide is to help those who receive special education services (have an IEP) and are in grades 9-12 guide plan for employment and a career after high school.

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EmployRI

EmployRI is the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training's online job-matching service.

EMPLOYRI - Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training (DLT)

EmployRI is the Rhode Island Department of Labor and Training's online job-matching service. Visit the site to find the DLT Career Center in your area.

Got Transition®

Got Transition®, the national resource center on health care transition (HCT) aims to help youth and young adults move from pediatric to adult health care.

HealthSourceRI

The Rhode Island Department of Human Services partners with HealthSource RI to enroll individuals and families in health care and health and human service programs. Information on employer resources is also available.

Here's to Your Student's Future! A Parent's Guide to Transition Planning

This guide helps parents who have students ages 14 to 21 with disabilities get started with transition planning to prepare for life after high school.

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ICI Community Life Engagement Toolkit

This toolkit helps service providers develop and improve high quality supports for community life engagement (CLE). In the toolkit, you will find guideposts for success, a self-assessment tool, real-world examples of service providers making CLE happen, and other helpful resources and tools.