Nearly a month into the federal shutdown, some organizations aiding people with disabilities are starting to scale back services as the effects begin to mount.
The government shut down at the beginning of the month when Congress failed to agree on spending before the start of the new fiscal year. Since then, thousands of workers have been furloughed and federal agencies have only operated services deemed essential.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments and funding for Medicaid home and community-based services have continued, but other operations including civil rights investigations at the U.S. Department of Education are at a standstill. Military families have reportedly seen coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy for their children with autism halted and at least one state-run job training program for people with disabilities — the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center-Smyrna — closed its doors as a result of the shutdown.
Nearly a month into the federal shutdown, some organizations aiding people with disabilities are starting to scale back services as the effects begin to mount.
The government shut down at the beginning of the month when Congress failed to agree on spending before the start of the new fiscal year. Since then, thousands of workers have been furloughed and federal agencies have only operated services deemed essential.
Social Security and Supplemental Security Income payments and funding for Medicaid home and community-based services have continued, but other operations including civil rights investigations at the U.S. Department of Education are at a standstill. Military families have reportedly seen coverage of applied behavior analysis therapy for their children with autism halted and at least one state-run job training program for people with disabilities — the Tennessee Rehabilitation Center-Smyrna — closed its doors as a result of the shutdown.