ANCOR is inviting direct support professionals and their supporters to rally in Washington, D.C. next month to show their support for H.R. 1279 (pdf).
DSPs to DC will convene workers, people with disabilities and their family members, providers, and advocates to “deliver a unified message about the direct support workforce crisis and the need to pass legislation to help stabilize this critical workforce,” according to an ANCOR email. The event will be held on September 8 and 9, in conjunction with ANCOR’s Governmental Activities Seminar.
On the morning of September 9, the DSPs will attend an advocacy training on the ANCOR-sponsored bill, which would amend Title XIX of the Social Security Act to increase the wages paid to direct support professionals whose services are funded by Medicaid. That afternoon, they will attend a rally on the Capitol grounds and meet individually with their representatives.
Direct support professionals who are accompanied by a paid seminar registrant may attend free of charge.
Elise Nakhnikian, Senior Online Editor
enakhnikian@phinational.org
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