ACDS
Non-profit Organizations51-200 Employees
ACDS is a nonprofit organization focused on the community disability services sector, with emphasis on workforce development and sector standards. It engages in advocacy and coordination to support providers facing workforce shortages and funding pressures. The organization has produced guidance and analyses, including the 2021 update to the Creating Excellence Together Standards and a report titled The Perfect Storm: Workforce Challenges and Escalating Costs in Community Disability Services. Its primary audience comprises community disability service providers and other sector stakeholders, as well as policymakers involved in funding and regulation. Through standards development and sector-wide dialogue, ACDS aims to influence practice and policy to improve service delivery.