Rhode Island Disability Services

General
Resources for Families – Special Needs
Rhode Island Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
Disability Resources in Rhode Island (from Talking Books Plus)
Advocacy and Legal Rights
Advocates in Action [added 11/29/01]
New England ADA Technical Assistance Center
Rhode Island Judiciary – Court Access for Individuals with Disabilities
Aging
AARP in Rhode Island
ElderWeb Rhode Island
Rhode Island Department of Elderly Affairs
Alzheimer’s Disease
Alzheimer’s Association – Rhode Island Chapter
Arts
VS arts of Rhode Island
Assistive Technology
Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP)
TechACCESS of Rhode Island
Blindness and Visual Impairments
IN-SIGHT [added 11/29/01]
Rhode Island Services for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Talking Books Plus
Cancer
Hope Center for Cancer Support
Rhode Island Cancer Council
Cerebral Palsy
United Cerebral Palsy of Rhode Island
Children
Adoption Rhode Island
Family Voices of Rhode Island
Hasbro Children’s Hospital
Meeting Street [added 11/29/01]
NICHCY State Contact Sheet
Rhode Island Parent Information Network (RIPIN)
Deafness and Hearing Impairments
The Corliss Community Cooperative [added 11/29/01]
Deaf Rhode Island Web
Hear-RI [added 11/29/01]
Relay Rhode Island
Rhode Island Association of the Deaf
Rhode Island Commission on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Self Help for the Hard of Hearing (SHH) – Sargent Chapter
Developmental Disabilities
The Arc

Blackstone Valley Chapter
CranstonArc
Frank A. Olean Regional Center
Kent County Chapter [added 11/29/01]

The Groden Center [added 11/29/01]

Institute for Developmental Disabilities at Rhode Island College (Rhode Island University Affiliated Program)

Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals

Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities CouncilEducation

Rhode Island Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) Federation

Rhode Island Department of Education, Office of Special NeedsFinancial

Rhode Island Disability Determination Services

See also Wish OrganizationsHealth (General)

Rhode Island Department of Health

Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation & HospitalsHeart DisordersAmerican Heart Association – New England AffiliateHospiceHospice Care of Rhode IslandIndependent LivingOcean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL)Learning Disabilities

Learning Disabilities Association of Rhode Island

Rhode Island Department of Human Services – Learning Disabilities Project

Rhode Island State Resources (LD OnLine)

Rhode Island State Resources Literacy and Learning DisabilitiesMental Illness

KEN Mental Health Services Databases – Rhode Island

Mental Health Advancement Resource Center

NAMI Rhode Island Island (the Alliance for the Mentally Ill of Rhode Island)

Rhode Island Department of Mental Health, Retardation & Hospitals

Rhode Island Mental Health AdvocateMental RetardationSee Developmental DisabilitiesMultiple SclerosisNational Multiple Sclerosis Society – Rhode Island ChapterRehabilitationRhode Island Office of Rehabilitation ServicesResidential FacilitiesRhode Island Residential Facilities for the Disabled (from Medical Online)Respite CareNational Respite Locator Service – Puerto Rico and Rhode Island Respite ProgramsSports and Recreation

Shake-a-Leg

Special Olympics Rhode IslandTransportationProject ACTION Accessible Traveler’s Database – Rhode Island CitiesVocational RehabilitationRhode Island Vocational RehabilitationWish OrganizationsMake-A-Wish Foundation of Rhode Island