by Nicole Dama | Oct 9, 2025 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Technology First: Empowering People, Expanding Possibilities Constance Harrington, author of this month’s International Journal for Direct Support Professionals, joins NADSP’s John Raffaele on “Let’s Talk” to discuss the industry’s move...
by Desiree Loucks Baer | Oct 1, 2025 | News
Receive 15 Months of NADSP Membership For The Price of 12 Months The mission of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is to elevate the status of direct support professionals (DSPs) by improving practice standards, promoting system reform, and...
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 Nicole Dama | Sep 25, 2025 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Carol Stank Congratulations to Carol Stank who has been selected as the September 2025 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We are recognizing Carol for her excellent ‘Community Safety’ E-Badge submission. This...
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...