The infrastructure to train and keep direct service providers for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities has been neglected, resulting in a crisis that must be addressed, writes Karen ...

Carla Hewitt knew it was her calling to work in disability care. After more than 30 years in the field, she stays out of pure love. "I had a family member with a (developmental disability), and it ...

YAKIMA, Wash. - When Dr. Richard Edgerly shows up for work at Assurance Healthcare and Counseling Center, he's not worried about racing through 30 or 40 patients in a day to break even. He's also not ...

It seems nearly every year New York State’s budget fails to meet the necessary threshold of funding to pay direct support professionals and the not-for-profits that hire them. This is wrong. Again.