Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A state funding boost will expand the reach of a free college credential program for direct support professionals, who provide ...

In this time of Thanksgiving throughout our nation, we want to pause to thank and express appreciation for the direct support professionals (DSPs) working daily with people with intellectual ...

Their workplaces never close, allowing individuals with disabilities to live fuller lives. Yet wages are not keeping up with ...

Direct support professionals (DSPs) work with individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) — such as Down syndrome, cerebral palsy and autism — so that they can have fuller and ...

If you look up the definition of vocation you will find “a vocation is an occupation to which a person is especially drawn or for which they are suited, trained or qualified.” In my experience, most ...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has proposed important funding in the executive budget for the intellectual/developmental disabilities service sector. Workers’ bonuses for the ...

Direct support professionals like Chris Luallen can take on a number of roles to care for people with disabilities, ranging anywhere from reminding them to take medication or helping to prepare a meal ...

What is a DSP? Direct support professional. Some other titles you may be more familiar with include nurse, job coach, family care provider, personal assistant, personal care assistant, and ...

This week, Sept. 13-19, is observed nationally as Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, and for good reason. Direct Support Professionals, or “DSPs” as they’re often called, are the frontline ...

Direct-support professionals in the Rockford area are calling for higher wages as a house bill proposes a $1.20 hourly pay ...