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As Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week comes to a close, let’s consider how to better support these workers, who are at the heart of everything we do to support people with disabilities to access and participate in our communities. Yesterday, we shared National Core Indicators? Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCl?-IDD)’s 2022 State of the Workforce Survey data on wages, which are strongly connected with staff turnover. Another important way that states can support DSPs is to improve access to good benefits, such as: ? Employee Assistance Programs ? Employee Resource Networks ? Paying off student loans ? Providing childcare stipends (research suggests that DSPs are often more likely to be the head of household and caregivers to their own families) ?? Check out the State of the Workforce Report data at a glance: https://lnkd.in/eKgcaQQi ?? Read the full report here: https://ow.ly/HUgr50Tl8bZ #DSPRW2024 #StateoftheWorkforce

Increased wages are an important piece to address direct support professional (DSP) workforce shortages. This DSP Recognition Week, we're taking a closer look National Core Indicators? Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCl?-IDD) data from the 2022 State of the Workforce Survey. Researchers found that average hourly wages rose by almost $1.50 between 2021 and 2022, with every state that participated in both years reporting an increase in median hourly wages. At the same time, turnover was 41%, and among the 24 states that participated in the 2021 State of the Workforce Survey, 22 of them demonstrated a decrease in turnover ratio. #DSPRW2024 #NationalCoreIndicators #StateoftheWorkforce

?? NEW publications from HSRI researchers! An article co-authored by HSRI President Emerita Val Bradley was published in the American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. Check out "Diffusion of the Shared Citizenship Paradigm: Strategies and Next Steps" in the September issue. ?? Read the abstract: https://ow.ly/peGb50Tm0Qt An article co-authored by National Core Indicators co-director and HSRI team member Stephanie Giordano was published in the Journal of the American Geriatrics Society. Check out "Racial and Ethnic Differences in Unmet Needs Among Older Adults Receiving Publicly‐Funded Home- and Community‐Based Services" in the August issue.? ?? Read the abstract: https://ow.ly/TvPE50Tm0Qr

National Core Indicators? Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (NCl?-IDD)’s 2022 State of the Workforce Survey collected comprehensive data on provider agencies and the Direct Support Professional (DSP) workforce that supports adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. With more than 3,600 participating provider agencies from 28 states and D.C., this survey represents more than 275,000 direct support professionals and reveals how we can better support DSPs around the country. This DSP Recognition Week, check out the survey results with this helpful infographic: https://ow.ly/ZMHK50Tl3qP #DSPRW2024 ANCOR

It’s Direct Support Professionals Recognition Week! This week we are celebrating amazing DSPs all around the country. They are the heart and soul of everything we do to support people with disabilities to access and participate in our communities. We thank DSPs for their work and dedication! Learn more: ??https://ow.ly/S8iN50ThHw3 ??https://lnkd.in/eCPFKpx3 #DSPRW2024 #supportworkers #thankyou #NADSP #ANCOR

Equity requires dismantling the status quo. That's why at HSRI we challenge injustice and advocate for a fair society in our work with states and the federal government. Learn more about our work at: www.hsri.org #WhyHSRI #SocialChange #EquityResponsibility

HSRI offices are closed today in observance of #LaborDay

Centering the experiences of people with lived experience is critical. That’s why at HSRI we’re dedicated to amplifying the voices of those impacted by our work when we make recommendations to partners. #WhyHSRI #AmplifyVoices #RepresentationMatters

Are you joining us for the Grassroots Project's third national webinar tomorrow (Aug. 28)? If you haven't registered yet, there's still time! Click here: https://ow.ly/aEvI50T1jBX About: The Grassroots Project is a national effort to support grassroots disability advocacy. This initiative is administered by Human Services Research Institute with funding from the Administration for Community Living. ?? Learn more: https://ow.ly/zaGi50T1jC0 #GrassrootsProject #CoalitionBuilding #DisabilityCommunity #Advocacy #Webinar

Register today! Join us Wednesday, Aug. 28, for a webinar, "Expanding Disability Advocacy by Working Together: Successful Practices and Outcomes in Coalition Building," hosted by the Grassroots Project. Click to register: https://ow.ly/aEvI50T1jBX About: The Grassroots Project is a national effort to support grassroots disability advocacy. This initiative is administered by Human Services Research Institute with funding from the Administration for Community Living. ?? Learn more: https://ow.ly/zaGi50T1jC0 #GrassrootsProject #CoalitionBuilding #DisabilityCommunity #Advocacy #Webinar