Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A state funding boost will expand the reach of a free college credential program for direct support professionals, who provide ...

These essential personnel work day in and day out in group homes, employment programs and with people in their own homes. The time of COVID has been difficult for all and especially challenging for ...

This week, Sept. 13-19, is observed nationally as Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, and for good reason. Direct Support Professionals, or “DSPs” as they’re often called, are the frontline ...

ALBANY, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul today announced that the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities has entered into a $10 million partnership with the National Alliance for ...

Direct support professionals like Chris Luallen can take on a number of roles to care for people with disabilities, ranging anywhere from reminding them to take medication or helping to prepare a meal ...

The coronavirus is rocking the already unstable workforce of direct support professionals assisting people with developmental disabilities, with a new survey finding nearly half know someone who’s ...

What is a DSP? Direct support professional. Some other titles you may be more familiar with include nurse, job coach, family care provider, personal assistant, personal care assistant, and ...

This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. Helen Keller, at age 13, with Anne Sullivan in 1893. Ms. Keller was stricken at age nineteen ...

The nearly five million direct care workers who support older adults and people with disabilities are the largest workforce in the U.S. But despite high demand, many are paid little more than minimum ...

As the discussion for a higher minimum wage for Marylanders is being debated in Maryland’s legislature, there is a group of people that cannot be left behind. Many of the people that provide ...