by Joseph Macbeth | Sep 12, 2022 | News |
National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week It’s Time for Frank Discussion As another National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week begins, we watch with deep appreciation all the creative ways supervisors, administrative teams, families, and...
by Joseph Macbeth | Sep 22, 2021 | News
2021 Direct Support Professional Recognition Week Reflections As we conclude another year of National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, I would like to extend our thanks and gratitude to all the people with disabilities, family members, agency managers and...
by Joseph Macbeth | Sep 3, 2021 | News |
The Hingsburger Humanitarian Award The Hingsburger Humanitarian Award Joe Jobes (2021) The life and work of Dave Hingsburger is difficult to summarize. His contributions to the field of intellectual and developmental disabilities were profound. Dave was completely...
by Joseph Macbeth | Aug 18, 2021 | News |
The 2021 John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for Workforce Advocacy and Leadership The John F. Kennedy Jr. Award for Workforce Advocacy and Leadership Jerry Smith (2021) In 1996, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals’ (NADSP) ideological founder, John F....
by Joseph Macbeth | May 5, 2021 | News |
Action Alert: Chairman Scott, Rep. Wild, Rep. Lee Introduce The Direct CARE Opportunity Act The NADSP is pleased to share that earlier this week, Rep. Robert C. “Bobby” Scott (D-VA), Rep. Susan Wild (PA-07), and Rep. Susie Lee (NV03) introduced the Direct...
