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Occasionally members of the Down Syndrome Society of Rhode Island seek additional help or information, we provide this list of resources to assist with getting them what they need.

 

If you are a non-profit or government organization and wish to be listed on this resource page, please e-mail us.

Rhode Island Resources

Legal Services 

Help RI Law: Rhode Island Legal Services

www.helprilaw.org

Rhode Island Legal Services

www.rils.org

Disability Rights Rhode Island

www.drri.org

Advocacy and Family Support

Advocates in Action Rhode Island

www.advocatesinaction.org

Brain Injury Association of Rhode Island, Inc.

https://biari.org/  

New England ADA Center http://www.newenglandada.org 

 1 (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY) 

Community Provider Network of Rhode Island (CPNRI)

https://www.cpnri.org/ 

Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities at Rhode Island College http://www.sherlockcenter.org

Rhode Island Advocacy for Children -https://riadvocacyforchildren.org/ 

Rhode Island Coalition for Children and Families

https://www.riccf.org/

Rhode Island Parent Information Network www.ripin.org

Rhode Island Rights and Access Coalition https://ridrac.org/

United Way of Rhode Island

https://www.uwri.org/2-1-1/

Government

Executive Office of Health and Human Services for the State of Rhode Island

https://eohhs.ri.gov/consumer/families-children/

Rhode Island Attorney General www.riag.ri.gov

Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council

www.riddc.org

Rhode Island Special Needs Emergency Registry www.kidsnet.health.ri.gov/emregistry

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State and National Syndrome Organizations

National Down Syndrome Society

http://www.ndss.org

National Down Syndrome Congress

http://www.ndsccenter.org

Massachusetts Down Syndrome Congress

www.mdsc.orgwww.riddc.org

Global Down Syndrome Foundation www.globaldownsyndrome.org

Connecticut Down Syndrome Congress

www.mydsact.org

Be Beautiful Be Yourself Fashion Show www.bebeautifulbeyourself.org

Planned Lifetime Assistance Network (PLAN) has a great list of additional resources in RI and MA in the below PDF.

New Parent Guide:

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Welcome Guide from NDSC

(National Down syndrome Congress)

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