Advancing the Sector’s Workforce

ACDS works to advance the Community Disability Services (CDS) sector’s workforce through research, advocacy, and capacity building. To realize our vision for a professional, well-trained, and stable community disability services workforce, we lead and partner with our members and other stakeholders on several initiatives of importance to the sector.

Project Blueprint CDS has led to the development of a comprehensive workforce strategy for the CDS sector	The ACDS Annual Survey collects vital information on the CDS workforce, including wages, demographics, turnover, and more	Improving occupational workforce health and safety resources and training to support top safety issues facing the sector