by Nicole Dama | Jun 20, 2018 | News |
Welcome to the new NADSP website. We’re really proud to be able to offer meaningful, contemporary and accessible information that’s relatable to direct support professionals. In this new website, you’ll have easy access to everything we’re doing at the NADSP; follow...
by NADSP Administrator | Jan 9, 2017 | News
NADSP Response To CMS’ RFI About HCBS The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, Inc. (NADSP) took the opportunity to inform CMS’ thinking around federal government interventions that would help improve access to Home and Community Based Services...
by NADSP Administrator | Aug 3, 2016 | News, Reports
CMS Bulletin: Strengthening and Stabilizing the Medicaid Home Care Workforce This informational bulletin highlights steps available to states, providers, and others to strengthen the home care workforce, the term used in this document to encompass individuals...
by NADSP Administrator | May 18, 2016 | News
Joint Position Statement on the DSP Workforce Individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have long sought lives where they can be fully contributing and valued members of their communities. Federal regulations including the Americans with...
by NADSP Administrator | Oct 1, 2015 | News
NADSP Statement On Wages A Call for Systems Change to Address the Wage Disparity of Direct Support Professionals Across the nation there is growing concern and discussion about a workers’ need for, and right to, earn a livable wage. In fact, in New York State – in a...
by NADSP Administrator | Jan 27, 2013 | News
NADSP Responds To Shooting Of Direct Support Professional The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) envisions a world where people with intellectual and other disabilities live community-based lives, supported by a highly qualified direct support...