Ocean State Center for Independent Living (OSCIL)

08/03/2026

❄️ Adaptive Skating is Here! ⛸️

We’re excited to announce that Adaptive Skating is officially up and running at the Smithfield Ice Rink! Join us for an afternoon of fun, friendship, and skating in an inclusive and welcoming environment for skaters of all abilities.

📅 Date: Saturday, August 9
🕐 Time: 1:00 PM – 3:30 PM
📍 Location: Smithfield Ice Rink

💙 Cost:
• Adaptive skaters: FREE
• All other skaters: $5
• Skate rentals: $5
💙Please note all payments will be made same day AT THE RINK!

Whether you’re stepping onto the ice for the first time or returning for another great day of skating, we’d love to see you there! Bring your family and friends and help us celebrate this exciting new program. We can’t wait to skate with you! ⛸️💙

08/03/2026

RHODE ISLAND COMMUNITY NEWS

Deaf Awareness Day - 9/19

Source: Perspectives Corporation


We are hosting a Deaf Awareness Day event and hope you will join us!
Date: Saturday, September 19
Location: Tavern on the Hill
809 Nooseneck Hill Road, East Greenwich, RI
Cost: $10 per person

Please RSVP by Thursday, September 10 Email: [email protected].

See the attached flyer for more information.

Hope to see you there.

08/02/2026

It is 2026, and disabled people are forced to live under a $2000-asset cap, which was established in 1989.

08/01/2026

Make your grocery run count for OSCIL this August! Throughout the entire month of August, grab a reusable Community Bag at the Meadowbrook Stop & Shop in Warwick! It’s an easy, eco-friendly way to support our mission while doing your regular shopping. 🌿

Stop into the Meadowbrook Stop & Shop at 2470 Warwick Avenue, Warwick, RI
between August 1 – August 31, 2026 and purchase a reusable $2.50 Community Bag

$1 from every bag sold goes directly to OSCIL! Every dollar raised helps OSCIL continue providing vital services, resources, and advocacy for Rhode Islanders with disabilities.

07/31/2026

Quest for Independence Camp kicks off next week, and the welcome kits are packed and ready to greet our campers as they on Monday. We can't wait to welcome everyone for a week filled with learning, connection, and confidence-building fun!

A special thank you to the Rhode Island Lions Sight Foundation Inc for sponsoring welcome bags for 5 of our campers. Your generosity helps make this experience even more memorable and meaningful for the youth we serve.

07/31/2026

Join us for a screening of "No Time to Fail", a 90 minute documentary film that goes behind the scenes of the 2020 election. Nick Lima, the Director of Elections for Cranston, RI, is in the film, and will be leading a discussion after the film.
August 3, 2026 at 6 p.m.

07/31/2026

DRRI invites you to the premier of our documentary about Supported Decision-Making! Please join us, RIDDC, and Paul V. Sherlock Center on Disabilities / RI College at Gaige Hall (RI College) on October 22, 2026. And be sure to check out Breaking Branches Pictures, the award-winning producers of this film. We hope to see you there!

07/30/2026

07/30/2026

07/29/2026

𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘃𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗲𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲𝘀.

The Rhode Island Governor’s Commission on Disabilities is recruiting volunteers to help identify potential accessibility barriers at polling places during the 2026 statewide elections.

Volunteer polling-place monitors will complete a brief accessibility survey during either:

Statewide Primary: September 9, 2026
Statewide General Election: November 3, 2026

Each survey takes approximately 15 minutes and may be completed at any time during Election Day using either an online or printed form. The information collected helps the Commission work with local Boards of Canvassers to address barriers and strengthen access for future voters. Volunteers must attend a GCD Polling Monitor Training.

To volunteer, contact 𝗖𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗰𝗿𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗹.𝗺.𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗶𝗻@𝗴𝗰𝗱.𝗿𝗶.𝗴𝗼𝘃