Advocates, including some in Portage County, are asking Ohio's legislators for pay raises for people who care for some of the state's most vulnerable citizens. Michelle Madden, CEO of Independence of ...

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 ...

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 coronavirus is rocking the already unstable workforce of direct support professionals assisting people with developmental disabilities, with a new survey finding nearly half know someone who’s ...

Hochul pledges $2.4M for programs to diversify NY’s physician workforce $1.6B life science campus coming to Kips Bay HSS partners with medical-device startup on pain-management tech Despite a ...

"Hey, the cops came by. They were looking for you," Seth Ritchey said to a client with a twinkle in his eye. "They did?" Russell Eggleston replied, clearly interested now. "Yeah. I told them I didn't ...

Rochelle Butler said she’s had a rewarding three years working at Choices in Community Living supporting people in the Dayton area with developmental disabilities. “I have this passion for helping ...

I represent an agency that provides services to many individuals with disabilities in Southwestern Indiana. Agencies like ours provide services to help Hoosiers with disabilities become more ...

New York State’s failure to budget fairly and equitably for direct support professionals working in the not-for-profit space will one day prove unsustainable. That day cannot be far away. The risk is ...

MAMARONECK — On an early afternoon in this Westchester County town, the Wagner House is full of life. Some residents have gathered in the living room to watch television. Others are learning how to ...

Rochelle Butler said she’s had a rewarding three years working at Choices in Community Living supporting people in the Dayton area with developmental disabilities. “I have this passion for helping ...