SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WAND) — Illinois lawmakers have increased state budget funding for people with developmental disabilities several times over the past few years. However, the wages for direct ...
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 ...
Direct support professionals, or DSPs, are workers that support disabled people in living independently. They may help a disabled person navigate their community, cook, do chores, pay bills and other ...
A state funding boost will expand the reach of a free college credential program for direct support professionals, who provide assistance to people with disabilities, in the hopes of building that ...
It's National Direct Support Professionals Week ! Unsure what a DSP is? You are not alone.Nicole VanDenburgh from Wildwood programs joined us in studio to explain why these individuals that serve as a ...
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 ...
WASHINGTON, Aug. 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- National Children's Center® (NCC) is now a member organization of the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP). This designation ...