National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals - NADSP

09/14/2026

This week, we're celebrating with giftcard giveaways Tuesday - Thursday during our webinars. Learn more here: https://nadsp.org/webinars-dsp-week-webinars/

09/13/2026

Happy National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week!
As this week begins, we watch with deep appreciation all the creative ways supervisors, administrative teams, families, and advocates show their gratitude to our direct support workforce.

09/10/2026

Join us next week to celebrate National Direct Support Professional Recognition Week. During each webinar we will be doing giftcard giveaways to direct support professionals.

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Our DSP Week webinar series celebrates direct support professionals by sharing the importance of strengthening connections, equipping them to advocate for the future of services and deepening their role as respectful, person-centered partners.

09/09/2026

The Institute on Community Integration, ANCOR American Network of Community Options and Resources and NADSP announced today that Via of the Lehigh Valley and Person Centered Care Services, Inc. will receive the 2026 Moving Mountains Award for innovative approaches to strengthening the direct support professional (DSP) workforce.

Read the full announcement: https://nadsp.org/nadsp-news-2026-moving-mountains-awards-winners/

The Institute on Community Integration, the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals, and ANCOR today announced that Via of the Lehigh Valley and Person Centered Care Services will receive the 2026 Moving Mountains Award for innovative approaches to strengthening the direct support profess...

09/04/2026

Earlier this week, President and CEO Joe Macbeth traveled to Breckenridge, Colorado, where he delivered the opening keynote address, The Emerging Roles and Changing Expectations of the Direct Support Workforce, at The Alliance's annual conference. The Alliance is Colorado's statewide provider association representing Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (IDD) provider agencies, case management agencies, early intervention brokers, businesses serving the IDD community, and disability advocacy organizations.

During the conference, Macbeth also joined colleagues Lindsay Menough and Kerrianne Rigney from DDRC to present a session titled, Incentivizing Excellence: Our NADSP E-Badge Academy Strategy, highlighting innovative approaches to workforce development and professional recognition in the direct support profession.

09/03/2026

John Raffaele is starting the day off at the 2026 Illinois Association of Rehabilitation Facilities Education Conference and Expo.

09/02/2026

NADSP is presenting several sessions at Reimagining Quality 2026! Check out the full schedule of sessions to learn more.

Desiree Loucks Baer (COO), John Raffaele (Director of Educational Services) and Joseph Macbeth (President and CEO) are all presenting sessions at RQ 2026.

Learn More: https://reimaginingquality.org

08/28/2026

Catch up on the latest from NADSP with our Friday E-Blast featuring a Policy Update from NADSP President and CEO, Joseph Macbeth: https://ow.ly/Fq6u50ZGz0L

08/26/2026

On tomorrow's Let’s Talk webinar, Raquel Rosa of the National Disability Rights Networkwill join John Raffaele (NADSP) to discuss the vital role DSPs play in preventing exploitation, abuse, and neglect. Their conversation will feature Raquel’s article from the latest issue of the International Journal for Direct Support Professionals, “Eyes, Ears and Voice: Vigilance on the Front Lines.”

Register here: https://ow.ly/Sesf50ZFTLV

08/19/2026

We're shining a spotlight on the Confidentiality and Privacy tenet of the NADSP Code of Ethics this month. Dan Hermreck, our Chief Innovation Officer, has written a blog post all about keeping things confidential and private. Want to learn more? Join Dan and John Raffaele for a live chat about the latest updates to this tenet on August 31. https://mailchi.mp/nadsp.org/competency-series-8074754?e=2b5fd4383e