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 ...

Helen Keller, at age 13, with Anne Sullivan in 1893. Ms. Keller was stricken at age nineteen months by a disease that left her both blind and deaf. The collaboration of Ms. Keller with Ms. Sullivan, ...

No one really knows. We think we know. We hear the stories, mostly about doctors and nurses in the trenches of the pandemic. But there are hidden heroes among us that are risking their lives in the ...

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 ...

Ellen Gutmaker is the CEO of Arc of Onondaga. Paul Joslyn is the CEO of AccessCNY and a board member of New York Disability Advocates (NYDA). At 5:30 a.m., before most of Syracuse has even turned on ...

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 ...

SCHENECTADY — Cindy Barkowski’s son, John, receives care from direct support professionals, who tend to his everyday needs. But the industry, she said, faces massive turnover rates and she’s at a loss ...

In honor of Direct Support Professional (DSP) Recognition Week, I would like to thank all those who put their hearts and souls into supporting people in our community. Our nearly 1,000 DSPs at ...

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 ...

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 ...