Cuts to Agency Staff Impacting Rehabilitation and Disability Research and Services
The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) is dismayed by the recent reductions in force that have devastated the Department of Health and Humans Services (HHS) including the Administration for Community Living (ACL) and the operations to support the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR). These cuts are a serious blow to the federal infrastructure that supports millions of Americans with disabilities and older adults.
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Improving the Science of Rehabilitation, Disability, and Independent Living
Membership in the DRRC is open to all non-profit organizations with an interest in disability, independent living, and rehabilitation research.
About Us
The Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) is a coalition of national non-profit organizations committed to improving the science of medical rehabilitation, disability, and independent living. The DRRC seeks to maximize the return on the federal investment in the field with the goal of improving the ability of Americans with disabilities to live and function as independently as possible. The coalition plays a leadership role in increasing and leveraging federal resources devoted to medical rehabilitation, disability, and independent living research.
Recent Advocacy Efforts
March 12 – Letter to NIH on Disability Strategic Plan for Disability Health Research FY26-FY30. 24 DRRC members signed on.
February 10 – Letter to HHS, NIH, OMB – DRRC Letter Raising Concerns with NIH Indirect Cost Cap. 19 DRRC members signed on.
January 28 – Letter to OMB – DRRC Co-Coordinators Request Reconsideration of Federal Funding Freeze
Disability and Rehabilitation Research Coalition (DRRC) 