[Massachusetts-NFB] Social Security and you

[sharawinton at gmail.com]

On March 26 we sent a
<https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements/letter-social-
security-administration-regarding-recent> letter to the Acting Commissioner
of the Social Security Administration (SSA), Leland Dudek, in response to
several proposed policy changes that had recently been announced by the SSA.
Most notably, this letter was in response to announced planned reductions in
the number of employees who work for SSA, and the closing of dozens of
Social Security field offices across the country. This letter can be read in
full on the  <https://nfb.org/programs-services/advocacy/policy-statements>
Policy Statements page of our website. After we sent our letter, there were
further developments to this situation. See the next item for details. 

 


Legal News: Disability Advocates Sue to Stop Unlawful Cuts to Social
Security Services:


We filed a federal lawsuit on April 2, 2025, with several disability
advocacy organizations and individual plaintiffs. As shared in the press
release, "Many blind Americans rely on Social Security benefits for their
survival and for the support of their families...In the most severe cases,
these cuts could endanger people's very lives. The National Federation of
the Blind supports greater government efficiency and recognizes that much
can be done to improve the SSA, but careful planning and collaboration with
blind Americans and other disability advocates are the right ways to handle
reform."
<https://nfb.org/about-us/press-room/disability-advocates-sue-social-securit
y-administration-and-doge-stop-unlawful?fbclid=IwY2xjawJqpNdleHRuA2FlbQIxMAA
BHosh9nhSbHJoKZv9v45x_e8tapICdaQ5cZy3IWHIN1ALUFxQGrLF0guWKQF1_aem_VaqOVDHjJN
8BrkC0nndy2Q> Read and share the full press release. 

 

 

 

Shara Winton

President, National federation of the Blind of Massachusetts

 <http://www.nfbma.org/> www.nfbma.org

 <mailto:sharawinton at gmail.com> sharawinton at gmail.com

617-304-0347

 

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