SDM Coalition
Rhode Island Supported Decision-Making Coalition
The Rhode Island Supported Decision-Making Coalition is a broad group of community organizations committed to advocacy for Supported Decision-Making in Rhode Island. Coalition members joined together and were instrumental in the passage of Rhode Island’s Supported Decision-Making law in 2019. The Coalition meets monthly and is active and effective in outreach and education activities around supported decision-making and related issues.
Coalition Member Organizations
- Advocates in Action
https://www.advocatesinaction.org - Cross Disability Coalition
https://www.ricrossdisability.org/ - Disability Rights Rhode Island (Protection & Advocacy)
https://www.drri.org - Paul V. Sherlock Center on Developmental Disabilities (University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities – UCEDD)
https://sherlockcenter.ric.edu/ - Rhode Island Developmental Disabilities Council (DD Council)
https://www.riddc.org - Alliance for Better Long-Term Care – Ombudsman Program
https://www.alliancebltc.org - RIPIN
https://www.ripin.org - Personal Lifetime Advocacy Networks of Rhode Island (PLAN RI)
https://www.planri.org - Parent Support Network of Rhode Island (PSN)
https://www.psnri.org - Sargent Rehabilitation Center – The Regional Resource Center
https://www.sargentcenter.org - Looking Upwards
https://www.lookingupwards.org