ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Disability advocates say there’s a serious workforce shortage of direct support staff. And, they say that’s having an impact on service and level of care for those with ...

Direct support professionals, or DSPs, are workers that support disabled people in living independently. They may help a disabled person navigate their community, cook, do chores, pay bills and other ...

NEW YORK (WBNG) -- Direct Support Professional Week recognizes the people who support and care for people with disabilities. The New York State Office for People with Developmental Disabilities said ...

For years, Illinois was known as a state that chronically underfunded services for people with intellectual and developmental ...

What is a Direct Support Professional? According to the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) assist people with intellectual and/or developmental ...

Disability service organizations and advocates have renewed their push for a cost of living adjustment and wage enhancement for direct support professionals to be included in Gov. Kathy Hochul’s ...

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Everywhere we go, people stare. My daughter, Lauren, and I might just be picking up milk together at the grocery store or walking around the neighborhood, but people cannot look away. Lauren was born ...

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No, the Federal Aviation Administration did not recruit people with intellectual disabilities to work as air traffic controllers. Despite what President Trump said at a press conference Thursday — ...