Supporting member Barry Simon, President and CEO of Oak Hill, pens an opinion trying to make sense of state budget priorities that neglect individuals with disabilities and the people and nonprofits who care for them in Connecticut.
For the roughly 159,000 Arizonans living with an intellectual or developmental disability, having someone to help with things from teeth brushing to job hunting is vital. But Direct Support Professionals DSPs, as they’re known in the industry are struggling.Low wages, high turnover rates and chronic understaffing plague the workforce, leaving both caregivers and those they