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The following link(s) will open in one new tab or window. Should you have any questions regarding this article, please follow the specific contact information provided. In order for you to view the PDF's which follow some of the links below, you will need Adobe Reader. This is a free download and you can get it by clicking on the "Adobe Link" below. Parenting is exhausting, exhilarating and challenging in the best of times. When families are caring for a child or adult with exceptional health care challenges or an intellectual or developmental disability, help is needed. How can we help all members of a family pursue their interests, make choices and have a choice in how they spend their time? Relationships and a sense of community are key ingredients. When we turn to human service systems for help, there are many people and professions who enter our lives, our homes and our families. Medical professionals, educators, therapists and direct support professionals are some of them. You may know direct support professionals by different titles, but they are the people who offer hands-on support and care to a family and to a person with special health care needs or a disabling condition. Direct support professionals are individuals who share a commitment to helping people who receive services. They recognize the importance of human service agencies having well-trained, experienced, motivated and supported employees. Family members and people with disabilities know how demanding the work of direct support professionals is. They often have their own families, their own challenges and their own stressors. Regardless, they believe in their work and are gratified by what they do. As a people with disabilities grow up and begin their independent lives, they have dreams for their future. With well trained, dedicated direct support professionals being in their support system, people have more success at achieving their dreams and aspirations. Parent to Parent of NYS and the Direct Support Professional Alliance of NYS (DSPANYS) have launched an initiative called Difference Makers. The goal of this is to recognize direct support professionals who have made a difference for a family or for a person with a disability or special health care need. Has a direct support professional made a difference for you or someone in your family? Would you like them to be recognized by Parent to Parent of NYS and DSPANYS? Four times a year, Parent to Parent and DSPANYS will recognize and personally thank Direct Support Professionals who work in New York State.
If you would like to have someone recognized, complete the
nomination form
and mail it to:
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September 2010 Contact Us
Phone: 1-800-395-3372 Upcoming DDPC Meetings September 2010: 9/23/10 - Executive Committee Meeting *Notice* Open Government and the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC). All DDPC meetings are held in Albany, NY unless otherwise noted. Under law, the New York State Developmental Disabilities Planning Council (DDPC) meetings and DDPC Standing Committee meetings are open meetings. If the public wants to attend, they can attend as observers. Participants may be asked to leave during breaks in the deliberations and when the meeting goes into executive session. If more information, please contact the DDPC directly.
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