News And Events
The very latest articles, events, and developments from NADSP
BJ Stasio, Hingsburger Humanitarian Award 2025 Honoree
The Dave Hingsburger Humanitarian Award BJ Stasio (2025) The NADSP is proud to recognize BJ Stasio with the Hingsburger Humanitarian ...
2025 NADSP Conference: ELEVATE Schedule
The 2025 NADSP Conference: ELEVATE is shaping up to be our biggest conference yet! We’ve added more breakout sessions, which ...
Let’s Talk: Summertime and The Living Should Be Easy: Supporting People with Significant Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities in Summer Activities
This month’s Let’s Talk is all about the current season. Summer. Pools. Beaches. Cookouts. Camping. Summer is often seen as ...
Supporting Community Access In Light Of The ADA Anniversary
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Mary Ellen Bills
Congratulations to Mary Ellen Bills who has been selected as the July 2025 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month ...
NADSP Statement on Final Passage of the Reconciliation Act
Dear Colleagues, Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives agreed to adopt the Senate version of the Reconciliation Act—a version ...
Our Latest Explanation of the Reconciliation Bill Debate: It’s still a mess!
Written by Joseph Macbeth, President/CEO; Gary Blumenthal, Senior Policy Advisor; and Nicole Jorwic, Senior Policy Advisor The House Reconciliation Act, also ...
2025 NADSP Conference: Elevate
2025 NADSP Conference: Elevate When it comes to issues affecting direct support professionals – wages, benefits, professional development, recognition, career ...
Let’s Talk: Embracing Diversity Equity and Inclusion: A Pathway to Professional Excellence for DSPs
As the backbone of the disability support system, direct support professionals (DSPs) offer vital support and direction to people with ...
Senate Finance Committee Makes a Bad Bill Even Worse
Team, I wish I had better news. We have just finished our first line-by-line look at the Senate Finance Committee’s ...
Respect the Work, Protect the People: Direct Support Professionals and Medicaid Are Under Siege
Written by Joseph M. Macbeth, President and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals Imagine a country where people with ...
Bringing Sensitivity To Direct Support
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Virtual Training: The NADSP Frontline Supervisor – From Management to Leadership
The Frontline Supervisor (FLS) may face the most complex work in the human services world, involving many points of interaction ...
Don’t Dismantle What Works: The University Programs That Help People with Disabilities Thrive
Written by Joseph M. MacbethPresident and CEO, National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals When President John F. Kennedy signed the ...
Public Statement from the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) Board of Directors
As the Board of Directors of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP), we speak today not only as ...
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Brent Veltri
Congratulations to Brent Veltri who has been selected as the May 2025 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We ...
Documentation: People Behind The ‘Paperwork’
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
Let’s Talk: Burnout: Reclaiming Mental Wellness in Direct Support Work
This month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals article discusses compassion fatigue among direct support professionals (DSPs) and highlights the ...
NADSP Welcomes Susan Arwood, Director of Certification
The NADSP team is growing! We are excited to introduce our newest staff member, Susan Arwood. Susan joins our team ...
The Time For Advocacy Is Now!
The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs ...
