STORY OF THE WEEK: Back in the day, the approach of the end of February would signal the time for the Providence Newspaper Guild Follies – the bygone annual satiric sendup of the year in Rhode … more

The New England Institute of Technology prides itself on being on the cutting edge of technology whether it is robotics or cybersecurity, so it seemed out of place Sunday when commencement speaker … more

By LINDA HUGHES This past week, nine students with disabilities participated in a program designed to ease their transition to adulthood. Mireille Sayaf, the new Executive Director of the Ocean State Center for Independent Living, recently established more

Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL) continues to accept applications for the 2021 Catherine T. Murray Memorial Scholarship. This scholarship was established in 1995 by Catherine who was a long-time educator and also a board member and more

By KATHRYN POWER We are coming up on one year since the first shutdowns and quarantines changed the way we work and learn and connect with family and friends. COVID has made many things harder, and this is especially true for individuals with more

By ARDEN BASTIA Small Business Saturday may look different this year, but Sue Babin is hopeful for a successful event. Babin, the Director of Special Projects at the RI Developmental Disabilities Council, is passionate about supporting and uplifting more

An estimated 4,000 people with intellectual or developmental disabilities will face increasingly inferior services unless the state takes action to increase the $10.82 hourly rate paid 3,500 direct care professionals. more