Frontline Initiative: Direct Support Professionals Supporting People’s Employment

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Part of the Frontline Initiative series.

Editor(s)

Julie E Kramme, Chet Tschetter

Designer(s)

Connie J Burkhart

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This issue is on direct support professionals (DSPs) supporting people’s employment. Many people with disabilities experience barriers in getting the job they want. This can be discouraging. This issue contains success stories about people who have found or created the job they want. Many have kept their job for years or even decades. But others are still struggling to get hired. We’ve included stories of DSPs, family members, job seekers, and other experts describing their experiences and expertise in supporting people in finding and keeping competitive, integrated employment. Despite difficulties, people push forward, and many still rely on supports provided by committed, capable DSPs. Current changes related to lifting COVID-19 restrictions, workforce shortages in many job sectors, and policies that require employers to pay at least minimum wage have set the stage for many people who weren’t competitively employed to find employment in their community.

This issue of Frontline Initiative is available in English and Spanish.

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Date

Winter 2022 

Type

Newsletter 

Edition

Volume 18, Number 2

Publisher

National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals

Co-publisher

Research and Training Center on Community Living (RTC-CL)