A recently leaked 2026 budget proposal from the Administration makes it clear that the agencies meant to support and protect people with intellectual and developmental disabilities are at risk, including the Developmental Disabilities Councils, Protection and Advocacy agencies and University Centers of Excellence on Disability.
You can learn more about the proposed cuts by reading stories in the Washington Post and the Associated Press.
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Please contact Congress to tell them to protect the agencies and programs that people with disabilities rely on. You can use National Disability Rights Network’s form letter. Or you can look up your Members of Congress at Congress.gov, or you can be transferred to their office by calling the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121. |