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OSCIL staff and group of people doing adaptive zumba class.

Rhode Island's Go-To Agency for Disability Services, Resources
and Information

OSCIL is Rhode Island's
Center for Independent Living

The Independent Living Philosophy advocates for the rights and dignity of people with disabilities, emphasizing their autonomy, self-determination, and full inclusion in society. It seeks to remove barriers and provide support services that enable individuals with disabilities to lead independent lives, make their own choices, and participate actively in all aspects of life. As Rhode Island's sole Independent Living Center, OSCIL is ready to help all Rhode Islanders of any age with any disability live their best lives.

V/Videophone: (401)244-7792
margaret.molloy@oscil.org

Independent Living is:

  • Cross-age

  • Cross-disability

  • Community-based

  • Self-directed

  • Freedom

  • Empowerment

  • Inclusion

OSCIL is not:

  • Not a residential facility

  • Not a case-management provider

  • Not a rep-payee

  • Not a day habilitation

  • Not a medical facility

  • Not a state agency

  • Not an emergency service

News

Our consumers have rave reviews for our programs and services!

Equipment Loan Program
My husband needed a large wheelchair and you saved us.
He has lyme meningitis and lyme encephalitis and lost his ability to walk. With PT and OT he went from this wheelchair to a walker and just started using a cane. He was hospitalized for five weeks and this wheelchair helped him be able to go out into the community!
—Dacia W.

Our Mission

The Ocean State Center for Independent Living  provides a range of Independent Living Services to enhance, through self-direction, the quality of life of persons with disabilities and to promote integration into the community.

Thank you to our sponsors:

Dark blue logo for United Healthcare
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RI Housing Logo with the tagline 'Invest. Build. Believe.'
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