Kevin Gibas is an infectious diseases doctor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center as well as a research fellow with a focus in health policy at the Vanderbilt University School of Medicine. As the ...
Before he began his speech Thursday at the Ohio Statehouse, Nick Comstock made sure the crowd turned its attention to the woman sitting beside his wheelchair. He asked Kamilah King — his "DSP," or ...
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 ...
Support workers in North Dakota who are contracted by the state to serve people with intellectual disabilities are pushing lawmakers for a wage increase. Jon Larson, executive director of the private ...
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 ...
It’s a stark reality for people with disabilities that they are just stepping stones for many direct support workers who deliver needed care and support. A governor’s commission last year acknowledged ...
The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results. Amanda Hodgkins, a ...
TORONTO — The Ontario government is providing $86 million to help train up to 8,000 personal support workers (PSWs) through private career colleges and district school boards. This investment is part ...