The Direct Support Professional: Taking a Walk in Their Shoes

What is it like to be a Direct Support Professional in Georgia? With crisis that was existing even before the pandemic - and accelerated due to it - the lack of staff and low wages are impacting individuals with DD across Georgia and their families.

Pinpoint shares the stories of DSPs and caregivers in Georgia and why we all need to advocate for better wages for those who support people with disabilities to live in the community of their choosing.

The Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD) is driven by its Five Year Plan (2017-2021) goals of education; employment; self-advocacy; Real Communities; and formal and informal supports. The Council, charged with creating systems change for individuals with developmental disabilities and family members, will work through various advocacy and capacity building activities to build a more interdependent, self-sufficient, and integrated and included disability community across Georgia.

This project was supported, in part by grant number 2001GASCDD-03, from the U.S. Administration for Community Living, Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C. 20201. Grantees undertaking projects with government sponsorship are encouraged to express freely their findings and conclusions. Points of view or opinions do not, therefore, necessarily represent official ACL policy.