by Nicole Dama | Jun 2, 2025 | News |
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 legislation that would evolve into...
by Joseph Macbeth | May 28, 2025 | News |
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 organizational leaders but as steadfast...
by John Raffaele | Apr 25, 2025 | News |
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 the opportunity to address challenges, work on issues identified by the person they support, or assist a person in...
by Joseph Macbeth | Apr 25, 2025 | News |
Urgent: Protect Medicaid, Protect DSP Jobs – We Need Your Voice Dear direct support professionals, Right now, Congress is considering a devastating $880 billion cut to Medicaid. If this happens, the impact will be immediate and catastrophic: Direct Support...
by Joseph Macbeth | Apr 17, 2025 | News |
Response to HHS on Autism The National Alliance of Direct Support Professionals is deeply disappointed by Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s recent statements claiming the government will discover the cause of autism by this September and...