They Deserve More Launches 2025 Campaign!

The They Deserve More Coalition is back this spring to ensure that people with disabilities get the support they need through Direct Support Professionals (DSPs) receiving fair wages and the state fulfilling its obligation. We need your help to continue to get this critical issue in front of state legislators with a lot of competing priorities.

The Guidehouse Rate Study commissioned by the state recommends that DSP wages be at least 150% of minimum wage—an essential goal to stabilize the system. Currently, DSP wages are just 137% of minimum wage, despite incremental increases over the years from the state. We need a $2 per hour wage increase to bring DSP pay to the recommended level.

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2025 Fact Sheet

2025 TDM Campaign Launch Press Release

2025 TDM Letter to Governor Pritzker

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