National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals - NADSP

Contact your Senators before August 5th! Tell them why DSPs deserve recognition as an essential profession. Ask them to support and advance the Recognizing the Role of Direct Support Professionals Act (S. 3211).

Take Action: https://www.votervoice.net/NADSP/Campaigns/138973/Respond

Congratulations to Tiffany of AHRC Nassau - July 2026 Earner of the Month.

NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month: Tiffany Felix - NADSP Congratulations to our newest NADSP E-Badge Earner of the Month!

Frontline Initiative is an award-winning biannual publication covering the issues important to direct support professionals and supervisors who support people with intellectual, developmental, and other disabilities. Published by the Institute on Community Integration and the National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals - NADSP. Subscribe today! https://ici.umn.edu/product/frontline-initiative/subscribe

Who advocates for the advocates?

Families and DSPs may have different roles, but they share a common mission: supporting people with disabilities to be safe, valued, included, and given every opportunity to thrive.
On this month’s Let’s Talk webinar, John Raffaele, NADSP Director of Educational Services, will chat with Ama Brew, Founder of The Parent Forge, about her article, “Who Advocates for the Advocates? What Burnout Can Teach Us About Supporting Families and DSPs.”

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We are living through a difficult period of uncertainty, but presidents, members of Congress and political appointees are temporary officeholders. The disability community remains. Disability rights were won because people with disabilities, families, DSPs and advocates organized, voted and refused to accept exclusion.

We have done it before. We will do it again.
Read our latest policy update from NADSP President & CEO, Joseph Macbeth https://nadsp.org/policy-update-7-21-26/

Advocacy emphasizes that direct support professionals play a critical role in helping those they support to navigate systems, access resources, and challenge barriers that limit inclusion. - Joseph Macbeth, NADSP President and CEO

Joe kicks off our Code of Ethics Blog Series discussing the Advocacy tenet: https://nadsp.org/advancing-empowerment-through-advocacy/

What happens when we invest in professional credentialing for direct support professionals? The data is in and it's a game-changer. Join us for a live webinar tomorrow breaking down key insights from the New York, Georgia, and Tennessee pilot programs.

Register here: https://nadsp.org/webinar-eba-statewide-certifcation-insights/

The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals commends the states and leaders who have filed suit against the Administration’s harmful implementation of Medicaid work requirements under the 2025 Reconciliation Act.

Read more: https://nadsp.org/policy-update-7-7-2026/

How to Celebrate Disability Pride Month from our friends at The Arc of the United States

Disability Pride Month 2026: Theme, History, How to Celebrate What Disability Pride Month is, the 2026 theme “The World Works Better With Us,” why it matters now, and ways to celebrate and take action.

Calling all DSPs! Help us map out the realities of supporting individuals with disabilities on their employment journeys. Take the My ROAD to Work survey today: https://ow.ly/MZrX50ZilOq