“In the capital of one of the wealthiest countries, a man taking care of one of its most vulnerable residents is counting on a can of Lysol to keep him safe.” The Washington Post recently reported on the life or death battle that frontline health care staff who support people with intellectual / developmental disabilities (such as autism and Down syndrome) are fighting in Washington, DC. However, this is a story that is repeating everywhere in the United States — including your hometown — and will not improve unless we all speak up. Direct Support Professionals (DSPs), as this largely invisible health care workforce is known, have been largely overlooked in the national discussion about the COVID-19 outbreak. And the struggle to obtain protective gear and funding for this workforce is having devastating consequences for people with intellectual / developmental disabilities (I/DD). To read more on this story, click here: The Unseen COVID-19 Crisis in Your Hometowns
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