DISABILITY SCOOP: HHS layoffs likely to have ripple effect on disability programs nationwide
Nearly half of staff at the Administration for Community Living have been terminated as part of broader Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) layoffs, disrupting funding distribution for disability programs nationwide. The agency, which coordinates aging and disability services across 2,500 community organizations, is being dismantled with functions redistributed to other departments. Disability advocates fear program closures as funding notifications are delayed and administrative capacity has been gutted, with over 450 groups opposing the reorganization.
