ADA Center
New England ADA Center
180-200 Portland Street, Suite 1
Boston, MA, 02114
http://www.newenglandada.org
Assistive Technology
Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership
Office of Rehabilitation Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI, 02903-1898
http://www.atap.ri.gov
CHIP (health care for low-income uninsured children)
HealthSourceRI
https://healthyrhode.ri.gov/HIXWebI3/DisplayRIServices
D D Council
Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council
400 Bald Hill Road, Suite 515
Warwick, RI, 02886
http://www.riddc.org
Developmental Disabilities
Department of Behavioral Health, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
14 Harrington Road, Barry Hall
Cranston, RI, 02920
http://www.bhddh.ri.gov/
Early Intervention
Department of Children, Youth & Families
101 Friendship St.
Providence, RI 02903
(401) 528-3502
http://www.eohhs.ri.gov
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Foundation Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire & Maine
540 Gallivan Blvd, 2nd Floor
Boston, MA, 02124
http://www.epilepsynewengland.org
Independent Living
To find out the contact information for the Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) in your state, contact:
Independent Living Research Utilization Project
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research
2323 South Sheppard, Suite 1000
Houston, TX, 77019
http://www.ilru.org/projects/cil-net/cil-center-and-association-directory-results/RI
To find out the contact information for centers for independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:
National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor
Washington, DC, 20036
http://www.ncil.org
Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
Arc of Blackstone Valley
500 Prospect St.
Wing B, Suite 203
Pawtucket, RI 02860
http://www.bvcriarc.org/
Mediation
Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
255 Westminster Street, Shepard Building
Providence, RI, 02903
http://www.ride.ri.gov/StudentsFamilies/SpecialEducation/WhenSchoolsandFamiliesDoNotAgree.aspx
Mental Health
Mental Health Association of Rhode Island
345 Blackstone Boulevard
Providence, RI 02906
http://www.mhari.org
Department of Behavioral Healthcare, Developmental Disabilities and Hospitals
14 Harrington Road
Cranston, RI, 02920
http://www.bhddh.ri.gov/mh/index.php
Mental Health – Children
Department of Children, Youth and Families
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI, 02903
(401) 528-3756
http://www.dcyf.ri.gov
Parent Organizations
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
1210 Pontiac Avenue
Cranston, RI, 02920
http://www.startingpointsforriparents.org
Parent Support Network of Rhode Island
535 Centerville Rd #202
Warwick, RI 02886
http://www.psnri.org
Family to Family of Rhode Island
(401) 456-4732
(401) 270-0101
(800) 464-3399 Ext. 139
https://namirhodeisland.org/family-to-family/
Preschool, Disabilities
Early Childhood Special Education
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI, 02903
http://www.ride.ri.gov
Protection & Advocacy
Rhode Island Disability Law Center. Inc.
275 Westminster St., Suite 401
Providence, RI, 02903- 3434
http://www.ridlc.org
Relay Services
(800) 745-6575 (V)
(800) 745-5555 (TTY); 711 (TTY)
(800) 745-1570 (ASCII), (866) 355-9213 (Speech to Speech)
(866) 355-9214 (Spanish)
Special Education
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI, 02903-3400
http://www.ride.ri.gov/StudentsFamilies/SpecialEducation.aspx
Special Format Library
Talking Books Plus
Office of Library and Information Services
One Capitol Hill
Providence, RI, 02908
http://www.olis.ri.gov/tbp/
Special Health Care Needs
Office of Special Needs
Rhode Island Department of Health
3 Capitol Hill, Room 302
Providence, RI, 02908-5097
http://www.health.ri.gov/programs/detail.php?pgm_id=105
RI Parent Information Network
1210 Pontiac Ave.
Cranston, RI, 02920
http://ripin.org/
Speech, Language, and Hearing
Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association
P.O. Box 9241
Providence, RI, 02940
http://www.risha.info
State Web Site
Connect with your state’s official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
http://www.ri.gov
Transition Services
Rhode Island Department of Education
255 Westminister Street
Providence, RI, 02903-3400
http://www.ride.ri.gov/StudentsFamilies/SpecialEducation/SpecialEducationProgramming.aspx
UCEDD
The Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities
Rhode Island College
600 Mount Pleasant Avenue
Providence, RI, 02908
http://www.sherlockcenter.org
Vocational Rehabilitation
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Human Services
40 Fountain Street
Providence, RI, 02903
http://www.ors.ri.gov/VR.html
NAMI Rhode Island
154 Waterman Street, Suite 5B
Providence, RI, 02906
http://www.namirhodeisland.org
Other Organizations
Governor’s Commission on Disabilities
John O. Pastore Center
41 Cherry Dale Court
Cranston, RI, 02920
http://www.disabilities.ri.gov
Advocates in Action
662 Hartford Ave
Providence, RI, 02909
(877) 532-5543
aina@advocatesinaction.org
http://www.advocatesinaction.org
VSA arts of Rhode Island
500 Prospect Street
Pawtucket, RI, 02860
http://www.vsartsri.org
