by Joseph Macbeth | Oct 1, 2025 | News |
NADSP Policy Update Regarding Federal Shutdown October 2025 Dear Direct Support Professionals, The government shutdown seems to be about one thing. There are some folks in Congress that want to keep the devastating cuts to Medicaid in place. Those cuts would take...
by Joseph Macbeth | Sep 26, 2025 | News |
What Hurts Most About This Week’s Autism “Discovery” Written by Gary Blumenthal, Public Policy and Communications Advisor I’ve lived my whole life as the brother of Steven Phillip Blumenthal, a man with profound autism. Stevie to my family members, he is 68 now....
by Joseph Macbeth | Sep 23, 2025 | News |
NADSP Board Rejects Trump Administration Comments on Autism The Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) rejects recent comments from senior federal officials suggesting that acetaminophen (Tylenol) or its ingredients are...
by Joseph Macbeth | Jul 7, 2025 | News |
Dear Colleagues, Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to adopt the Senate version of the Reconciliation Act—a version even more damaging than the bill originally passed by the House. This legislation will cut over a billion dollars from Medicaid,...
by Joseph Macbeth | Jun 27, 2025 | News |
Written by Joseph Macbeth, President/CEO; Gary Blumenthal, Senior Policy Advisor; and Nicole Jorwic, Senior Policy Advisor The House Reconciliation Act, also called the “One Big Beautiful Bill” by the White House and majority party in the House and Senate, is...
