Web Sightings
Six award-winning web favorites from American Network of Community Options and Resources

The American Network of Community Options and Resources (ANCOR) www.ancor.org in partnership with Therap Services, LLC www.therapservices.net has announced winners of the DSP-TV Online Video Contest.

The contest is part of ANCOR’s National Advocacy Campaign (NAC),and was created to give direct support professionals (DSP), families and consumers a platform to educate the public about the critical role direct service providers or DSPs play in the lives of people with disabilities. DSP-TV Online participants were encouraged to tell in their own words why the DSP workforce is so important, why DSPs are deserving of additional compensation and how DSPs are making a difference.

”This is truly reality TV,” said Renee Pietrangelo, chief executive officer of ANCOR. “DSP-TV Online is a great way to showcase the many talents of America’s direct support professionals and draw attention to the growing workforce wage crisis.”

The contest has five categories. The contest grand prize winner was awarded $1,000 and paid hotel and airfare to ANCOR’s September Washington, DC event.  The top winner in each category was awarded $500.

The winning videos can be accessed through ANCOR’s National Advocacy Campaign website, or by viewing the links below:

Grand Prize: ”We Put the ’P’ in DSP www.youtube.com/ by: Ben Leadbetter” • Agency: RHD-RI, Pawtucket, RI Healthy Living: ”Eugene” www.youtube.com/ by: Eugene Miller • Agency: Teri, Inc., Oceanside, CA Self Advocate: ”Maroon and Gold” www.youtube.com/ by: Greg Devorce • Agency: AZ Foundation for the Handicapped, Phoenix, AZ Music and Comedy: ”Open Your Eyes” www.youtube.com/ by: Sean Delaney • Agency: Special Needs Programs, Ghent, NY Reality: ”Hear Us Out” www.youtube.com/ by: Chad Ek • Agency: REM ND, Grafton, ND Honorable Mention: ”Thank You” www.youtube.com/ by: Andrea McMurray • Agency: Cottonwood, Inc., Lawrence, KS   About ANCOR’s National Advocacy Campaign Launched in 2001, the mission of ANCOR’s National Advocacy Campaign is to enhance the lives of people with disabilities by obtaining the resources to recruit, train and retain a sustainable direct support workforce. For more information about ANCOR, visit www.ancor.org For more information about the National Advocacy Campaign, visit www.youneedtoknowme.org

 

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