Office of Student, Community, and Academic Supports Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education   Productive, shared decision-making among families and school team members is an important factor in ensuring a free, appropriate public… Read More

Department of Children, Youth and Families The Rhode Island Department of Children, Youth and Families (DCYF) provides publicly funded mental health services for children birth through 21. If the children have third party coverage, this must be used first… Read More

Craig S. Stenning, Director The Mental Health Unit of the Division of Behavioral Healthcare is concerned with the monitoring and development of community and hospital mental health services, which include community support programs, general outpatient… Read More

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The mission of the PTA is threefold: To support and speak on behalf of children and youth in the schools, in the community, and before government bodies and other organizations that make decisions affecting children; To assist parents in developing the… Read More

Department of Human Services The Office of Rehabilitation Services (ORS) provides a wide variety of services to Rhode Islanders with disabilities. The Vocational Rehabilitation (VR) Program is the public state and federally funded program that assists… Read More

The Rhode Island Speech-Language-Hearing Association is a professional, non-profit organization of speech-language pathologists and audiologists. Our members work in schools, medical facilities, rehabilitation centers, early intervention programs, private… Read More

Office of Rehabilitation Services The Rhode Island Assistive Technology Access Partnership (ATAP) is designed as a statewide partnership of organizations, each with a targeted assistive technology focus, working together to improve access to and acquisition… Read More

TechACCESS believes that an informed consumer working collaboratively with knowledgeable professionals can best identify and select effective technology devices and services to improve his or her independent functioning. To achieve this, our programs… Read More

Rhode Island Department of Education The Rhode Island Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Office of Student, Community and Academic Supports has actively worked with students, parents, local school districts, and other state and local agencies… Read More