DSP Recognition Week 2026
During Direct Support Professional Recognition Week, September 13–19, VOA Southeast celebrates the people whose work reaches far beyond the services they provide. Every day, DSPs help people engage with the world around them, pursue their interests, build relationships and take their place in the communities they call home. A Life Is Bigger Than a Program Support for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities has changed considerably over the generations. For much of American history, people with disabilities were separated from community life. Often, they lived in large institutions with little control over where they went, what they did or how…
