National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals - NADSP

A massive thank you and round of applause for our E-Badge Academy team! 🎉 The entire team of staff and contractors completed over 20,000 reviews in May 2026. 🎉

NADSP's Kathy Brown along with the New York State Office for People With Developmental Disabilities Commissioner, Willow Baer, had the honor to attend a unique graduation/celebration at AHRC Nassau, recognizing 12 amazing high school seniors. Congratulations to the students of Bellmore-Merrick CHSD who graduated the DSP Pathways program through AHRC Nassau! A photo from the event is below.

Through the DSP Pathways program, the high school students gained important skills and real-world experience for rewarding careers supporting people with developmental disabilities. Kathy shared, “These fantastic students completed the course, interned on the job, and earned their NADSP DSP I certifications. The NADSP is proud to have participated in this collaboration and is looking forward to future opportunities for high school students.”

NADSP Policy Update: On Monday, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an interim final rule implementing new Medicaid work requirements under H.R. 1, the “One Big Beautiful Bill.”

In reality, requiring people to prove 80 hours per month of work, volunteering, or training is a bureaucratic nightmare that threatens millions of families.

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NADSP Policy Update: CMS Medicaid Work Rules Will Punish the People They Claim to Protect - NADSP NADSP Policy Update: CMS Medicaid Work Rules Will Punish the People They Claim to Protect by Joseph Macbeth | Jun 4, 2026 | News On Monday, June 1, 2026, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services issued an interim final rule implementing new Medicaid work requirements. The requirement was enacted...

Applications for the Moving Mountains Award close on Friday. Share your organization's best practices in direct support.

Apply Today for the 2026 Moving Mountains Award - NADSP Celebrating the Best Practices in Direct Support Workforce Development. Apply for the Moving Mountains Award.

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Congratulations to May 2026 E-Badge Earner of the Month Alpha Kamara of Barber National Institute! Learn more about Alpha's journey here: https://nadsp.org/eba-may-2026-eotm/

Join us for our next Informed Decision Making Webinar in June.

Free Webinars: All About Decision-Making: Supporting People To Make Their Own Decisions - NADSP Free Webinars: All About Decision-Making: Supporting People To Make Their Own Decisions Free Webinars: All About Decision-Making: Supporting People To Make Their Own DecisionsMar 10, 2026 | Events, News, Webinars Supporting People To Make Their Own Decisions Join NADSP for a free, 3-part ‘lunch and learn’ webinar series, all about supporting decision-making in the lives of people r...

Remembering with gratitude the sacrifice of those who served.

Join us for the next Let's Talk webinar. Nick Filarelli, Executive Director of Core Services of Northeast Tennessee next week. Nick will discuss his article, “Workforce Transformation - Changing Agency Culture and Retaining Good Staff.”
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Let's Talk: Workforce Transformation - Changing Agency Culture and Retaining Good Staff - NADSP % Join us for the next Let's Talk webinar. This month’s Let’s Talk webinar explores Core Services’ person centered journey and how it reshaped the organization’s workforce. John Raffaele, NADSP Director of Educational Services, will join Nick Filarelli, Executive Director of Core Services of N...