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Check out this informative article about how the series of automatic, across-the-board cuts to federal government spending totaling $1.2 trillion over the course of 10 years are set to take effect this Friday, March 1. Dubbed sequestration these cuts, if implemented, will be split between defense and domestic discretionary spending.

The National Council on Disability (NCD) outlines how these cuts wouldimpact people with disabilities and their families. Read more aboutwhat sequestration would mean for people with disabilities.