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On April 24, OSCIL held its annual meeting, bringing together program managers, consumers, and community members to celebrate the organization's achievements and discuss future challenges.

We're recapping the key points from our Olmstead Listening Sessions on supporting independent lives for Rhode Islanders with disabilities.

As we welcome 2025, it’s the perfect time to focus on empowering ourselves and others. Small, intentional steps can make this year more...

As the 2024 elections approach, OSCIL invited the RI Governor's Commission on Disabilities to guest-author this article explaining their...

Heather, an independent living coordinator here at OSCIL, recently retired her first guide dog so that she could get a new one. She has...

This is the final part of a 5-part series on evolution of ADA and the disability experience from the perspective of a woman in the first...

This is part of a 5-part series on evolution of ADA and the disability experience from the perspective of a woman in the first generation...

This is part of a 5-part series on evolution of ADA and the disability experience from the perspective of a woman in the first generation...

This is part of a 5-part series on evolution of ADA and the disability experience from the perspective of a woman in the first generation...

It was the summer of 1990. I was three years old and transitioning from the Early Intervention program where I received services because...

On this day, June 22, in 1999, the Supreme Court ruled that unjustified segregation of persons with disabilities constitutes...

The Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL) is committed to advocating for the rights and well-being of some of the most...

RIPTA and the RI Division of Statewide Planning want you to share your experience travelling around Rhode Island and help shape our...

As the state fiscal year 2025 budget discussions reach their final stages, the Senior Agenda Coalition of Rhode Island (SACRI) is pushing...

By Richard Muto – Social Services Support Specialist My brain was bleeding.  I sat at a friend’s kitchen table, right cheek against the...

www.oscil.org Adaptive Sports Johnson and Wales University, Ocean State Center for Independent Living Made possible by Rhode Island...

Blind Rhode Islander Aria Mia Loberti stars in "All the Light We Cannot See," a new Netflix drama premiering November 2nd.

If you need to talk to someone about substance abuse, mental health, or suicidal thoughts, call or text 988. If you want to find...