Direct Support Professional Wages: We support an increase in the minimum wage for all workers, and the $14.9 million in this year’s Executive Budget to raise the wages of workers […]
The new Administration has called for drastic cuts to Medicaid, through Medicaid block grants, that would fundamentally compromise the program—making it less reliable for the people who depend on [...]
DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS Susan Constantino speech FINAL Before I start I would like to read to you from a job description. Assists individuals with activities of daily living, such as […]
DIRECT SUPPORT PROFESSIONALS Alberto Vasquez final Sixteen years ago I applied for a job as a direct support professional, and to be honest I did not know what type of […]
MEDICAID ON THE CHOPPING BLOCK AND WHAT IT MEANS FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES Marco speech final We are seeing and hearing more and more about possible changes to the Medicaid […]
My brother, Joel, was a wonderful person who could be charming, humorous, caring, and kind. At the same time he could not protect himself, use the phone, bathe himself, or […]
