Medicaid eligible. Coverage areas include: Barrington, Bristol, East Providence, Jamestown, Little Compton, Middletown, Narragansett, Newport, North Kingstown, South Kingstown, Portsmouth, Providence, Tiverton, Wakefield, Warren and Westerly.

Looking Upwards provide an array of services to children and adults that have a developmental delay.

Children & Families link

• Home Based Therapy Services HBTS link
• Personal Assistance Services and Support PASS link
• School to Career Transition Services link
• Behavioral Consulting link
• School Services link

There is a separate directory listing for Early Intervention at Looking Upward  

Adult Services link

• Supported Living
• Shared Living
• Community Based Family Services
• Day Enrichment
• Employment Services

Looking Upwards is a place where people discover new possibilities. It’s where adults with developmental disabilities explore what’s meaningful to them and create satisfying lives. It’s a place where families of children with special healthcare needs find support so their children get the best start in life and thrive as they grow. Looking Upwards is a resource for school departments and a variety of professionals, expanding their options for how they serve their communities.

For over 35 years, Looking Upwards has been helping individuals to live to their fullest potential.

Seven Hills Rhode Island provides a number of support services for children and youth with special health care needs and their families.

Child Services

• Home Based Therapy Service HBTS
• Personal Assistance Services and Support Provider PASS
• Applied Behavior Analysis Program ABA 
• Respite Link

Seven Hills is an Early Intervention Provider and listed in a separate directory entry.   

Seven Hills Rhode Island is a comprehensive health and human services organization supporting more than 1,000 residents throughout the state. Our integrated supports are individualized, person-centered, and community-based. Our holistic approach provides a range of health care, behavioral health, community supports, assisted living, day habilitation, educational, and vocational expertise.

Woonsocket Location:

Seven Hills Rhode Island

68 Cumberland Street

Woonsocket, RI 02895

There are programs at Trudeau for all stages of life. Each program has eligibility requirements.

The J. Arthur Trudeau Memorial Center provides a wide range of comprehensive services for all ages including :

Community Supports and Home Based Children's Services link

• Family Support Services
• Applied Behavior Analysis(ABA)
• Home Based Therapy Services (HBTS)
• Respite
• Personal Assistance and Support Service(PASS)

Adult Services link

• Employment Concepts
• Residential Services
• Adult recreation
• Shared Living
• Works for me

Additional Directory Listings of Trudeau Programs

• Early Intervention-listed on a separate Directory entry
• Pathways Strategic Teaching Center's school for children with autism

Our mission is to promote an enhanced quality of life for individuals with developmental disabilities. Trudeau has served as the area’s leading provider of services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We are one of the few human service organizations that serves individuals at all stages of life. We currently work with over 3,000 consumers annually throughout Rhode Island and in some cities and towns in nearby Massachusetts and Connecticut.

Eligibility criteria depends on program. Must be Medicaid eligible for children's services. Coverage areas: Charlestown, Coventry, East Greenwich, Exeter-West Greenwich, Hope Valley, Hopkinton, Narragansett, North Kingstown, Richmond, South Kingstown, Warwick, West Warwick and Westerly.

Services for children ( age 3-21) Children Services link

• Home Based Therapy Services (HBTS)
• Personal Assistance and Support Services (PASS)

Services for adults link

• Residential
• Vocational Services through Napatree
• Day Services
• Mentor Program

The Frank Olean Center provides an array of services to individuals of all ages with Developmental Disabilities.

Is my child eligible?

Contact Jason Lanzillo at 401-315-0143 x103 to learn more.

To be eligible for vocational rehabilitation services, you must - 1) have a physical, intellectual or emotional impairment which is a substantial barrier to employment, and 2) require vocational rehabilitation services to prepare for, secure, retain, or regain employment, and 3) be able to benefit from vocational rehabilitation services in terms of an employment outcome. link

Transition services information

 Transition services are activities and supports designed to help the student to identify his/her interests and strengths so that they can work on the skills needed to be successful in employment and adult living. These services are provided by schools, families, community members, and agency providers. Students set goals, develop a plan to meet the goals, and participate in transition services to begin their preparation for life after high school.

Pre Employment Transition Services information

 (1) Job Exploration Counseling, (2) Work-Based Learning, (3) Counseling Opportunities for Enrollment in Comprehensive Transition or Post-Secondary Educational Programs, (4) Workplace Readiness Training, and (5) Self-Advocacy.

Services for Blind and Visually Impaired link

ATEL link

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. 

A public state and federally-funded program that assists individuals with disabilities to choose, prepare for, obtain, advance in, and maintain competitive integrated employment. 
ORS Counselors provide technical assistance, consultation, information and referral services to school systems and work in close partnership with Regional Educational Collaboratives, netWORKri and other agencies to improve transition planning.

Therese Curran
Director of Transition and Vocational Services (401) 941-8353 (Ext. 124)

Coventry , Cranston , Foster, Glocester , Scituate , Warwick and West Warwick and included in the student's Individualized Education Program.

We offer a number of programs and services, sometimes in conjunction with member districts and outside agencies, including:

• Alternative learning and special education programs K-12 link
• Transition and vocational services for young adults who are ready to enter the workforce link
• Physical therapy services and Special Education Services
• RI Transition Academy in separate directory listing
• Professional Development link
• Adult Education link 

Every Student, Every Learner, Every Day!

This is our focus at West Bay Collaborative, and we work to make sure every one of our learners has access to high-quality, innovative, and responsive educational programs and resources that can allow them to reach their individual successes. Every individual can learn, and we provide the means for them to achieve that. Whether they are in elementary school, just starting the path to a career, or looking to improve themselves, we strive to meet their needs.

The Transition Academy is designed for students with disabilities 18 to 21 who:
· Have an IEP, are currently enrolled in high school and are near completion of their academic program.
· Are eligible for Office of Rehabilitation Services
· Need a community-based functional skills/vocational curriculum
· Can achieve independence (with initial support)
· Can become semi-independent on a college campus

OVERVIEW

The Transition Academy is located on the campus of Roger Williams University where students prepare for the world of work and access the college community. The Transition Academy is designed for students with disabilities 18 to 21 who:

• Have an IEP, are currently enrolled in high school and are near completion of their academic program

• Are eligible for Office of Rehabilitation Services

• Need a community-based functional skills/vocational curriculum

• Can achieve independence (with initial support)

• Can become semi-independent on a college campus

The Academy Programs @ Roger Williams University are unique educational programs that provide motivated students an opportunity to complete their high school education while building transition skills on a college campus and in the community.

Additional Information FAQs

Psychological Services link
Educational Services link
Job Club and Employment Services link

HDC provides a comfortable place in which children and adults can receive the specialized support they need for personal growth. Our unique, multi-disciplinary center includes clinical, educational, and vocational programming. Services that are traditionally provided separately are conveniently offered here with a team approach, when appropriate, and in one location. At HDC, we focus on the psychological, social, and physical health factors that contribute to overall well-being, and believe that a holistic and comprehensive treatment model is integral to therapeutic progression.

West Bay Regional Transition Center
Therese Curran
Director of Transition & Vocational Services
144 Bignall Street
Warwick, RI 02888
P: 401-941-8353 x124
F: 401-941-8535
tcurran@westbaycollaborative.org

Northern RI Regional Transition Center
Jennifer Doucette
Director of Regional Transition – Northern Region
10 Memorial Ave
North Providence, RI 02911
P: 401-465-2466
F: 401-941-8535
jdoucette@westbaycollaborative.org

For more information go to RI Secondary Transition & Employment First

Southern Regional Transition Center
Kerri Collins
Director of Regional Transition – Southern Region
859 Nooseneck Hill Road
West Greenwich, RI 02817
P: 401-481-5161
kcollins@westbaycollaborative.org
 

East Bay Regional Transition Center
Meaghan Gilmartin
Director of Regional Transition – East Bay Region
144 Bignall Street
Warwick, RI 02888
P: 401-941-8353 x123
mgilmartin@westbaycollaborative.org

In order to assist Local Educational Agencies in meeting the secondary transition requirements, West Bay Collaborative maintains four Regional Transition Centers (RTCs). These centers assist middle and high schools regionally and statewide through coordination of the four Regional Transition Coordinators.

The services provided through the RTCs include service to public, non-public and charter schools serving youth eligible under IDEA (Individuals with Disabilities Education Act) and work in partnership with adult service agencies, higher education institutions, training programs, and parent advocacy organizations serving young adults with disabilities.

Special Education Advocacy

Building Inclusive Futures

The goal of The Building Inclusive Futures Program is to offer support, resources, and services to families, participants, and/or students (age 18 and over) transitioning from high school who want to be proactive and design their future.

Circles of Connection program which helps combat social isolation, build interest-based support networks, and nurture advocacy skills link

The Arc Rhode Island Family Advocacy Network leads state-level public policy activities as well as provides training, public awareness and education, and grassroots advocacy building to protect the rights of Rhode Islanders with intellectual and developmental disabilities (I/DD).

Seven Hills Rhode Island provides a number of support services for children and youth with special health care needs and their families.

Child Services

• Home Based Therapy Service HBTS
• Personal Assistance Services and Support Provider PASS
• Applied Behavior Analysis Program ABA 
• Respite Link 

Seven Hills is an Early Intervention Provider and listed in a separate directory entry. 

Seven Hills Rhode Island is a comprehensive health and human services organization supporting more than 1,000 residents throughout the state. Our integrated supports are individualized, person-centered, and community-based. Our holistic approach provides a range of health care, behavioral health, community supports, assisted living, day habilitation, educational, and vocational expertise.

Additional location in Cranston

Seven Hills

178 Norwood Street

Cranston, RI 02905 

Do you know you can work while receiving SSI/SSDI disability benefits?

Yes, it is true! If you receive disability benefits and want to work, program rules known as “work incentives” make it possible. You can learn about work incentives from various publications published by the Social Security Administration (SSA), by attending a public information session, and/or by connecting with a Certified Work Incentives Benefits Specialist. To learn more visit the Work Incentive Information webpage [w3.ric.edu] of the Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities, RI College.

We are credentialed with the Blue Cross/ Blue Shield, United Healthcare, Neighborhood Health, and Tufts Medical plan in Rhode Island. In addition, we are an approved Medicaid provider for RI residents. 

Diaper Delivery Service

Job Training Program

The Sensational Child, Inc. is a special place where individuals with autism and other developmental challenges and their families can find information, and health and wellness products.

Sensational Child, Inc. provides valuable work experiences for adults with developmental challenges. Our workers learn ordering, billing, inventory, delivery, clerical and computer skills to enhance their vocational opportunities.

Provides information for people with disabilities who are SSI or SSDI recipients and want to work.

Provides free, expert, and confidential guidance on workplace accommodations and disability employment issues. For both employers and employees, Accommodation Information by Disability: A to Z; and Accommodation Ideas by Disability, Limitation, Occupation, Product or Service, and Topic.

Consultants offer one-on-one guidance on workplace accommodations, the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and related legislation, and self-employment and entrepreneurship options for people with disabilities.

Provides services, education, outreach, and advocacy so that children with disabilities are given full access to quality education, support, and resources.

Services Include:

• Early Intervention
• Early Childhood Education
• Make the First Five Count Childhood Development Screening Tool
• Nationwide Directory for Inclusive Child Care Programs
• Camping and Recreation Programs
• Family Support and Resources
• Transportation Assistance and Support
• Employment and Training
• Financial Capability and Homebuying

ThinkWork is the hub for an array of resources related to employment for people with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities and is under the umbrella of the Institute for Community Inclusion at the University of Massachusetts, Boston. It hosts resources for individuals and families, policy administrators, and practitioners. Resource topics include supporting job seekers/employees, community rehabilitation/service providers, community life engagement, self determination and decision making, engaging families, staff training and development, state policy, and funding.