Image: A March 2026 report by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund and the American Association of People with Disabilities offers insights into just how dire the situation has become. Douglas Rissing via Getty Images

Marianne Dhenin of Truthout reports: “When Elon Musk’s “Department of Government Efficiency” (DOGE) was running roughshod over the Social Security Administration (SSA) last year, experts warned it could spell disaster for disabled, ill, and aging Americans who depend on its programs. A March 2026 report by the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund (DREDF) and the American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD) offers insights into just how dire the situation has become.

“It seems that applications are taking longer and being denied more often and running into more errors in the process,” Matthew Borus, a professor at Binghamton University and one of the report’s authors, told Truthout…”

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