Mayor Zac Burden signed a proclamation recognizing Direct Support Professionals Week from September 8 through 14, 2024. The Supreme Court of the United States, in Olmstead v. L.C., held that under the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990, a State must provide person-centered, community-based service options to individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Direct care workers, including direct support professionals, personal assistants, personal attendants, in-home support workers, and paraprofessionals are key to providing publicly funded, long-term support and services for millions of individuals with disabilities. By fostering connections between individuals with disabilities and their families, friends, and communities, direct support professionals ensure that individuals with disabilities thrive at home and avoid more costly and challenging institutional care. The majority of direct support professionals are employed in home- and community-based settings, and that trend is expected to increase over the next decade.