by John Raffaele | Feb 11, 2026 | News
DSP Advocacy During Developmental Disabilities (DD) Awareness Month 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...
by John Raffaele | Dec 10, 2025 | News
Community Activities: Creating Connections During The Holidays 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...
by Joseph Macbeth | Dec 1, 2025 | News
NADSP Condemns President’s Use of the “R-Word The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals is deeply disheartened by the President’s recent use of the “R-word” to attack Governor Tim Walz. In his Thanksgiving message, the President chose language...
by Joseph Macbeth | Nov 19, 2025 | News
Join Us In Welcoming Our New Board Members! The NADSP Board of Directors and Staff would like to recognize with gratitude our outgoing board members, starting with our Board Chair, Chester Finn (New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities); our...
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...
