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Adaptive Clothing – Clothing to make life easier for people with special needs.
Adaptive clothing is quite simply any clothing that makes getting dressed and undressed easier for people with physical disabilities or sensory issues. It can be as simple as a pair of elasticated pants that are easy to pull on and off or have adjusters to make them easily change size or more complex clothing that…
Welcome Back New York – supporting families with special needs with specialty staff.
New York is well on the way to being fully open for business. Schools are back, indoor dining is back and the whole City should be back and running at capacity within the next month or two. With large numbers of people due back in the office in May, working from home will be coming…
How can you get the best out of Supportal and find the staff you need?
Finding the right staff can be a real challenge, whether you’re looking for someone very specific or you are responsible for finding your own staff because you’re using self-direction. Supportal was designed to help providers and families connect easily and fast.
How to be the person that gets hired!
Signing up as a care provider on Supportal is always FREE and takes a couple of minutes (literally). We are happy to have so many providers on Supportal ready to work with the many families we have on the site looking for help. If you’re a DSP, CDPAP, respite worker or therapist of any kind…
Together we can solve the special needs care crisis!
There are approximately 1.3 million direct support professionals in the US (WSJ Jun 2020) many of whom work in the special needs community either in group homes or in people’s individual homes, not to speak of the many specialist therapists who also work in this sector. Despite this, families often say they really struggle to…
Back To School – new routine!
What a year it’s been. Just as we had adapted somewhat to the ‘at home’ routine, schools are back open and it’s all change again for you and your child(ren). It’s also different from the regular back to school with all the additional safety routines in place! Your special needs child is being challenged once…
Sensory Toys by A Mom who understands!
One of the best things about having a company like Supportal is some of the amazing people we get to meet and work with. As many of you know, we are pretty active on Instagram and we recently had the pleasure of connecting with Sarah Sanders on there. Sarah is the mom of a child…
I’m looking for staff. How Can I Get Supportal for FREE?
Supportal is a website helping people in the special needs community find the staffing support they need. Whether you’re looking for Direct Support Workers, a Speech Therapist or an OT, we have you covered…
Why is purchasing a membership on Supportal a good idea?
Finding the right staff to help your child can be complicated, frustrating and time-consuming. Supportal was designed to help providers and families connect easily and fast. If you or someone you care for has a disability, or additional needs, Supportal is for YOU. We have hundreds of DSP’s, BCBA’s, SLP’s and other therapists available on…
Background Checks on Supportal Now!
Incentivize desired behaviors Particularly at the moment, with life being so different for all of us, it’s super helpful to teach parents how to use incentives well. They are so valuable when it comes to channelling the desired behavior in a child who may be presenting even more challenging behaviors than normal. Incentives can be…
