by Nicole Dama | Nov 12, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Aging and Sensory Loss: Considerations for Direct Support Professionals This month’s Let’s Talk webinar discussion emphasizes the importance of awareness and recognition of vision and hearing changes as we age, as well as the crucial role direct...
by John Raffaele | Nov 4, 2024 | News
Advocate “With” People On Election Day and Beyond The following article is part of an ongoing series about the NADSP Competency Areas. The NADSP Competency Areas offer DSPs the opportunity to address challenges, work on issues identified by the person they support, or...
by Nicole Jorwic | Oct 31, 2024 | News |
President’s Committee for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Releases Report on Community Living-Highlighting the Needs of DSPs Earlier this month, the President’s Committee for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities...
by Nicole Jorwic | Oct 24, 2024 | News |
DSP Voter Guide *Disclaimer: The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is a non-partisan 501(c)3 organization, this guide is meant to share information about policy areas relevant to the work that direct support professionals (DSPs) do but is not...
by Nicole Dama | Oct 16, 2024 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Delilah Hyson Congratulations to Delilah Hyson who has been selected as the October 2024 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. We are recognizing Delilah for her excellent ‘Self Advocate Ally’ E-Badge submission....
by Nicole Dama | Oct 9, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Mitigating Risk – How DSPs Can Promote Safety and Autonomy In a 2023 International Journal for Direct Support Professionals article, Hickey and Kariunas discuss cases where individuals with disabilities want to engage in activities that pose a...
by Joseph Macbeth | Oct 2, 2024 | News |
JUST ANNOUNCED: PCPID Delivers Report on Supporting People With Disabilities Through HCBS Earlier today, The Administration for Community Living announced the release of The President’s Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities Report to the President. Below...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 24, 2024 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Cheryl Louise Nelson Congratulations to Cheryl Louise Nelson who has been selected as the September 2024 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month.We are recognizing Cheryl for her excellent ‘Ensuring Access’ E-Badge...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 19, 2024 | News |
NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Jodi Beck Congratulations to Jodi Beck, who has been selected as the August 2024 NADSP E-Badge Academy Earner of the Month. Jodi is being recognized her excellent ‘Supporting Wellbeing’ E-Badge submission. This badge represents a...
by Nicole Dama | Sep 18, 2024 | Events, News, Webinars
Let’s Talk: Trust and Decision Making Many people with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD) have experienced actual harm—both intentional and, more often, unintentional—at the hands of those in support professions. These harms can affect their...
