ANCOR Testifies with DC Advocates on City Bill for Higher DSP Wages

On June 13, a coalition of disability advocates, providers, community non-profit organizations and Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) testified in a Washington, DC city council on local legislation to increase DSP wages. Esme Grewal, ANCOR Vice President of Government Relations, participated in the proceedings to support our DC members and share the national perspective.

As quoted in Street Sense:

“Grewal said it is not uncommon in the United States for direct support professionals to work more than one job to adequately support themselves.

The national annual turnover rate for direct support professionals is about 45 percent, according to a report submitted to President Trump on the direct support workforce crisis in the United States. Grewal said high turnover means that service providers are frequently working to replace staff and provide consistent care to their clients.

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