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HCBS Virtual Policy Forum: “The Direct Support Workforce and COVID-19″
HCBS Virtual Policy Forum: “The Direct Support Workforce and COVID-19: What We Know and What We Need to Do”
Join Megan Sanders from the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration as she summarizes the results of a 12-month follow-up survey on the direct support workforce and their experiences supporting people with intellectual and developmental disabilities during the COVID-19.
This webinar will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2021 from 11:00 am–11:45 am ET.
Click here to register.
Related resources to the above DSP workforce study report:
- Access Initial COVID-19 and DSP Workforce Survey short-report here.
- Access 6-month follow-up survey report here.
- Access 12-month follow up survey report here!
- DSP vaccination awareness PSA short-videos. Use these free in your health + wellness digital campaigns.
NADSP Takes Part in Nationwide Initiative to Improve Vaccination Rates Among DSPs
The National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP) has been selected as one of nine national organizations to receive funding by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), through a cooperative agreement with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). The comprehensive nationwide campaign will help improve the vaccination rates of the direct support workforce and people with disabilities.
According to a recent survey conducted by the University of Minnesota’s Institute on Community Integration and the NADSP, 26% of DSPs who support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities remain unvaccinated.
As the premiere trusted source of direct support professionals (DSPs), the NADSP will conduct targeted vaccine outreach activities in the disability community to increase vaccination rates among people with disabilities across the lifespan, their family caregivers, and DSPs.
Vaccine Hesitancy Campaign: Partner Organizations
As stated above, the NADSP is among the nine national leaders in the disability and human services field selected to be a part of the coordinated initiative to address vaccine hesitancy. This campaign has been established through a cooperative agreement with the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD). The partner organizations include:
- American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR)
- The Arc
- Autism Society
- Autistic Self Advocacy Network (ASAN)
- Family Voices
- National Alliance for Direct Support Professionals (NADSP)
- National Association for Home Care & Hospice (NAHC)
- Self Advocates Becoming Empowered (SABE)
- Spina Bifida Association