Director, Andrew Reese Highlights The DSP Academy

Thank you Director, Andrew Reese, for highlighting the DSP Academy during the DDS City Council performance oversight hearing today. We appreciate your support and look forward to our continued partnership!

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Robin Bakes A Cake!

Check out Robin, she loves to bake and decorate. Looks delicious! 

Video description: Robin puts the measured ingredients into the mixing bowl and whisks. Robin then decorates her cake with white, pink, and red sprinkles.

                                   

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COVID-19 Toolkit For DSPs

Resources to help DSPs take care of themselves during the crisis

With the coronavirus (COVID-19) global pandemic, there is a constant barrage of information being shared. Things are changing almost hourly across the country. The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) is committed to sharing resources for Direct Support Professionals. We understand that given this global crisis, Direct Support Professionals are still working to provide supports. As Direct Support Professionals are on the front lines, we have created this tool kit with self care information and additional resources for individuals. If you have additional resources that would be beneficial for other Direct Support Professionals, please email ndama@nadsp.org.

To read more on this story, click here: COVID-19 Toolkit For DSPs

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Register for the 1st Virtual African American Conference on Disabilities!

It's time to register for this year's first-ever virtual African American Conference on Disabilities (AACD) throughout the month of February.

This conference is a FREE event!

Hosted by The Arizona Center for Disability Law and the Arizona Center for African American Resources (AzCAAR), the AACD is the only comprehensive conference in the U.S. that addresses the intersection between race and disabilities.

You can register for 11 sessions via the links below. The Opening Session will start on February 1st and the Closing Session will be on February 26th.

To learn more about this event, click here: Register for the 1st Virtual African American Conference on Disabilities!

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Tom Ridge: It's Time to End Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities

 

There is no excuse for treating an entire class of American workers differently from others based solely on the characteristic of disability.

Among the millions of Americans who watched President Joe Biden’s Super Bowl interview on CBS were families touched by disability. One in five Americans has a disability, so it’s not an insignificant number.

I have to believe many of those families listened with great interest to the president’s comments when it came to the federal minimum wage — and for reasons you might not expect.

To read more on this story, click here: Tom Ridge: It's Time to End Subminimum Wage for Workers with Disabilities

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Valentine’s Day Tea Party!

For Valentine’s this year Helen, Tom, Phil and Beth tried their best to show each other how much they care. On Saturday they had a tea party where Helen and Tom wore crowns. Both crowns were decorated and then given to the opposite person to write what they love about the other person. Helen decorated her crown with hearts and people and then handed it off to Tom for him to write many great attributes about Helen with my personal favorite being her “pretty little arms.” They then enjoyed some tea and heart shaped banana bread while wearing their crowns. Then everyone wore their crowns at dinner that night even Phil! On Valentine’s Day everyone got dressed up for dinner and had a date night. Helen and Beth drew roses and placed them in a vase and then everyone sat around just having fun. n Valentine's Day Helen, Tom and Phillipe

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