15 Sep Spotlight on DSPs
Watch this short video about one more great DSP working for CP of NYS Metro Services. VIEW THE VIDEO HERE ...
14 Sep Spotlight On DSPs
Direct Support Professional Week begins September 10. We will highlight a few of those special, hard working people in this space to honor them all. Read about Annmarie Clarke HERE. ...
13 Sep Is Bernie Care Gaining Traction?
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) plans to unveil a new version of his “Medicare-for-all” proposal. READ THE ARTICLE HERE ...
12 Sep OPWDD Supports DSP Recognition Week
Acting OPWDD Commissioner Kerry Delaney issues statement in support of DSP Recognition week. READ MORE HERE ...
12 Sep Celebrate DSP Week
Don't Forget Direct Support Professional Week. READ MORE HERE ...
12 Sep The Conservative Case For Saving Medicaid
...being born with autism, or Down Syndrome, or cerebral palsy, or a brain disorder — or getting wounded while honorably serving this country — should never mean the death of your right to liberty and basic dignity. READ MORE HERE ...
11 Sep Governor Cuomo Proclaims Direct Support Professional Week
VIEW THE PROCLAMATION HERE ...
08 Sep People With Disabilities Sometimes Left Out Of Disaster Plannning
"We're actually quite good at solving complex problems; however, when physical accessibility isn’t provided, and communication isn’t accessible, we have a much more difficult time accessing the same services and supports everyone else gets." READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided...
08 Sep DSPs And Those They Support Need Your help
Next Week is Direct Support Professionals Week. Please watch this video and then show your support by joining in a national effort to raise their wages. We in New York are not alone. This is a national crisis. DSPs are leaving the field in droves...
07 Sep One Repeal-and-Replace Plan Still Alive In The Senate
Rather than funding Medicaid and subsidies directly, that money would be put into a block grant that a state could use to develop any health-care system it wants. READ THE ARTICLE HERE The articles linked to this page are provided as a public service by CP of...