Policies & Analysis
Learn more about the policies and actions taken by the Trump-Vance administration, and how they threaten communities, freedoms, and democracy.
The Trump-Vance Administration is trying to
Gut the Social Security Administration to make it harder for people with disabilities to get their benefits
The Social Security Administration cut personnel, physical offices, and key programs serving beneficiaries with disabilities, making it more challenging to access benefits.
The Social Security Administration and DOGE announced a series of changes to the agency that will severely impact the ability of people with disabilities to receive their benefits. SSA is planning to cut personnel and close regional and local offices, increasing wait times for assistance and crowding the remaining offices. The agency also eliminated the Office of Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity, and the Office of Transformation. Finally, SSA announced a series of changes that would have made it harder to file benefits claims by phone, but later walked that back.
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How communities are responding
Democracy 2025 and our partners are ready to counter threats to people's rights, justice, and equality in courtrooms and communities across the country. Learn more about how people and communities are responding to this harmful policy:
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