Meet Our Staff
Rhode Island Department of Education
Jane Slade, MA, CRC
State Transition Coordinator
Education Specialist/Secondary Transition
Office of Student, Community, and Academic Supports
email: Jane.Slade@ride.ri.gov
phone: 401-222-8350
fax: 401-222-6030
255 Westminster Street
Providence, RI 02902
Regional Transition Centers
East Bay Regional Transition Center
Joanne DelAngelo, Coordinator
200 Metro Center Blvd. Unit 5
Warwick, RI 02886
phone: 401-862-4133
email: jdelangelo@fedcap.org
Northern RI Regional Transition Center
Jennifer Doucette, Coordinator
144 Bignall Street
Warwick, RI 02888
phone: 401-465-2466
email: jdoucette@westbaycollaborative.org
Southern RI Regional Transition Center
Kerri Collins, Coordinator
859 Nooseneck Hill Road
West Greenwich, RI 02817
phone: 401-481-5161
email: kcollins@westbaycollaborative.org
West Bay Regional Transition Center
Therese Curran, Coordinator
144 Bignall Street
Warwick, RI 02888
phone: 401-941-8353 x124
fax: 401-941-8535
email: tcurran@westbaycollaborative.org
R.I. Secondary Transition & Employment First Twitter Feed
This collection is going to enable historians and scholars to document the shift from a time when people with disabilities were seen as objects of charity needing medical supervision to people who were taking control of decisions affecting their own lives.
https://bit.ly/3euWlpZ
We're back with day 3 of the Conference!
Watch today's Q&A at 3:00pm about community participation.
On-demand webinars
Pathways to Adult Services Part 2: https://youtu.be/QYpZ_pfM68I
ABLE Act and Able Accounts: https://youtu.be/5cfFFLqYwMM
For more information: https://ripin.org/11th-annual-transition-to-adulthood-conference/
This was awesome! Thank you @RIPIN_RI for having us.
RIPIN is live!
Watch our Q&A on independent living with representatives from the West Bay Regional Transition Center and East Bay Regional Transition Center.
See it YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7Z6SApetYXZzU4WbITQb2g/live
Shifting to #RemoteLearning has posed additional challenges for #K12 students with disabilities. Assistive technology can help teachers help these students. via @EdTech_K12 https://edtechmagazine.com/k12/article/2020/11/how-assistive-technology-supporting-students-through-pandemic
A beautiful testament to the power of perseverance, having a vision, and focusing on what people with disabilities CAN do.
Chris Nikic, You Are an Ironman. And Your Journey Is Remarkable. https://www.nytimes.com/2020/11/16/sports/ironman-triathlon-down-syndrome.html?smid=tw-share
3 Models Underlying Assumptions About Disability | Psychology Today https://www.psychologytoday.com/blog/disability-is-diversity/202011/3-models-underlying-assumptions-about-disability
“Start by doing what’s necessary; then do what’s possible; and suddenly you are doing the impossible.”
- Francis of Assisi
Autism in the Workplace: Why Accommodations Need to Be Fluid | The Mighty https://themighty.com/2020/11/autism-workplace-accommodations/?utm_source=engagement_bar&utm_campaign=post_feed.story_card_full.mobile_fixed_engagement_bar&utm_medium=email
5 Models for Making the Most Out of Hybrid Learning http://www.spencerauthor.com/?p=63319 via @spencerideas
Great information!
11th Annual Transition to Adulthood Conference https://ripin.org/11th-annual-transition-to-adulthood-conference/
Yesterday, we released our latest report on #equity -- why it matters, and how we *must* include students, families + community to actually achieve equity in education.
Thank you Paige for leading a dynamic presentation and discussion!
#SCLChat #edchatRI @NellieMaeEdFdn
Over 100 FREE PowerPoint games and tutorials available for download!
https://powerpointgames.uk/
Our first virtual conference was a success @IMD_VDOE @Region5TTAC @DCDT_CEC https://twitter.com/JMUCoE/status/1320795034896211969
Congratulations Dr. John McNaught!
Congratulations to our Unified Oakers! #oakerpride https://twitter.com/unifiedoakers/status/1319777476504096771
GOOD NEWS FRIDAY!
The Unified Oakers executive board met with Chris Hopkins and Stephanie Beaudette from Special Olympics to begin planning for our Unified Champion National Banner School Recognition celebration in April 2021! #unifiedoakers #ChooseToInclude
Students have experienced collective trauma on a global scale throughout 2020. Our free Trauma-Sensitive Toolkit is designed to equip educators & mental health professionals with practical yoga & mindfulness tools to help address symptoms of trauma in children & teens.