We believe everyone has abilities, and can be a contributing member of the community. We will do whatever it takes so people with disabilities gain greater independence, and lead fulfilling and productive lives.

To empower people with differing abilities to claim and enjoy their rights to dignity and respect.

Rhode Island Community Living and Supports (RICLAS)

Families for Effective Autism Treatment of Rhode Island (FEAT/RI) is a non-profit organization of parents. Our mission is to inform parents on effective early intervention based on Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA). We strive to disseminate accurate information about ABA, promote the development and quality of programs, as well as guide, support, and advocate for families seeking this type of intervention. FEAT/RI assistance is available to FEAT/RI members, as well as non-member parents and families.

The mission of the Family Resource Partnership is to strengthen children, families and communities by bringing research-based support to organizations providing services to children, families and communities. The mission is accomplished by providing technical assistance, evaluation, training and grant-writing services to these organizations.

Provides day, educational, and residential services to children and youth with autism. Dedicated to enhancing the quality of life for persons with autism and other emotional and developmental disabilities.

Families living with autism and related disorders coming together
to share support and information with each other.

The Sensational Child, Inc. is a non-profit organization dedicated to special needs children. They offer a wide variety of sensory products, books and toys for special needs children. They also sponsor a monthly parent support group and guest speakers.

Learning Disabilities

Meeting Street embraces children, young adults and their families to meet the challenges in their lives. Building on our foundation of working with
children with disabilities and developmental delays, we compassionately and innovatively support, educate and empower all children, young adults and
their families to achieve their maximum potential and highest quality of life.

Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL) is a consumer controlled, community based, nonprofit organization established to provide a range of independent living services to enhance, through self direction, the quality of life of Rhode Islanders with significant disability and to promote integration into the community.

PARI was incorporated in 1980 as a "consumer-directed" Independent Living Center. Our staff works with people with any kind of disability to identify goals and provide training, equipment, advocacy, and counseling to help them to achieve their goals. Whether the consumer is seeking medical resources, new ways of performing activities of daily life, transportation, housing, or ways of becoming involved in the community, the PARI Independent Living Center is the individual's professional resource for reaching independence. The Independent Living Center is a unique concept in non-residential resources for the person with a disability. PARI is a private, not for profit, community based agency whose programs and policies are determined by people with disabilities.

Promote an enhanced quality of life, social integration, and support for individuals of all ages affected by mental retardation and other developmental disabilities. Empower communities and individuals to promote wellness through prevention which includes: public awareness, education, public policy, and research. Provide quality, cost-effective services.

Perspectives is a multifaceted, dynamic agency that has been providing support to people with disabilities since 1977. While our main office is located in North Kingstown, we support adults and children throughout the state of Rhode Island. Our creativity, flexibility, and commitment to providing excellent services have helped to make us one of the largest human service agencies in the state of Rhode Island.

At Perspectives we listen to people's dreams, see people's gifts, and assume unlimited potential. We constantly ask: how can this be better? We share power with the people we serve. We support them to find and own the power to reach their dreams. We assume that we all will change and grow together and that the best way to learn what we need to know is by just doing it and learning from each other as we go.

Psychological Support Services provides comprehensive and individualized psychological, educational, and behavioral services to children and their families. Our expertise includes learning and developmental disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, and behavior and emotional problems.

Adult Services

The Division is responsible for planning, providing and administering a community system of services/ supports for adults with developmental disabilities in Rhode Island by enhancing the quality of support/services so that people with disabilities can identify and move toward personal futures of inclusion and participation in community life; safeguarding the health and safety of people with disabilities through quality management activities that promote human rights and protect people from abuse; and ensuring equitable access to and allocation of available resources in order to be responsive to the individual needs of the person.

The Division funds a statewide network of community services/support for adults with developmental disabilities by contracting with a variety of community provider agencies. These services are both privately operated and publicly operated. Every individual with developmental disabilities is encouraged to direct the funding available to them to meet their need for support. Funding is available in three board categories: Residential Services, Day/Employment Services and Family Supports.

TechACCESS of RI is the central information, resource, and demonstration site for the Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP), the Rhode Island Tech Act grant.

The Autism Project of Rhode Island’s (APRI) mission is to educate parents of children with autism—and the many professionals that support them—on the best practices available. The project proposes to implement the Parent Coaching Program to offer initial training, skill building, and support to families with children with autism. It will serve as an introductory level training on important interventions and techniques to communicate with a child with autism, to decrease challenging behaviors, and to help a child live more independently. It will also provide skills for parents to begin to reduce stress in the family, and for the child with autism.

Autism awareness.