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| The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. |
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Education Task Force
Education Task Force Co-Chair letter to the HELP Committee on opening up IDEA
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advance federal public policies that promote the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
(January 15, 2026) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Education Task Force
CCD Letter to Secretary McMahon and Assistant Secretary Richey
On behalf of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Education Task Force (CCD) and the organizations which we each represent, we are writing to thank you for the opportunity to meet on December 17, 2025 to discuss the educational needs and access opportunities for 9.5 million students with disabilities eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
(January 9, 2026) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Education Task Force
CCD Follow Up Letter to Mr. Bledsoe and Mr. Brinkman
On behalf of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Education Task Force (CCD) and the organizations that we each represent, we are writing to thank you for the opportunity to meet on December 17, 2025 to discuss the educational needs and access opportunities for 9.5 million students with disabilities eligible under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act.
(January 9, 2026) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Transportation Task Force
CCD Legislative Priorities for Autonomous Vehicles
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Transportation Task Force and fellow advocates urge you to consider and prioritize the safety and access needs of disabled passengers and pedestrians in any stand-alone autonomous vehicle (AV) legislation or surface transportation provisions.
(December 23, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Education Task Force
Treasury RFC CCD Comments
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Education Task Force (CCD) is writing to respond to the request for comment on the Individual Tax Credit for Qualified Contributions to Scholarship Granting Organizations.
(December 23, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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CCD Rights Health LTSS comment on public charge NPRM
The undersigned members of the Rights, Health, and Long-Term Services and Supports Task Forces of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) write to express our strong opposition to the proposed public charge ground of inadmissibility regulation. CCD is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society.
(December 19, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Education Task Force
CCD Education Taskforce Statement on Meeting with Secretary McMahon
Washington, DC – Members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Education Taskforce met with U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon to discuss the future of federal programs that support students with disabilities, their families, and educators. We appreciated this opportunity for direct conversation to hear our concerns about the importance of federal oversight in education.
(December 18, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Education Task Force
CCD Education Task Force Letter Opposing the 21st Century Dyslexia Act
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society, free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance.
(December 8, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Housing Task Force
CCD Co-Chairs Letter CoC NOFO
On behalf of the undersigned co-chairs of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Task Forces, we write to urge you to support a 12-month extension of all current Continuum of Care (CoC) homeless assistance grants. CCD is the largest coalition of national organizations working together to advocate for federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration, and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society, free from racism, ableism, sexism, and xenophobia, as well as LGBTQ+ based discrimination and religious intolerance.
(December 3, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Education Task Force
CCD Statement on Transfer of ED programs to Other Agencies
(Washington, DC) –The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities Education Task Force stands firm in our opposition to this week’s action that unlawfully transfers authority from the U.S. Department of Education (Department) to other federal agencies. We do not support the undertaking because only the Department holds the specific authority from Congress and the expertise to support key programs that provide
(November 20, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Rights Task Force
CCD Rights Letter to DOE re DFRs
The undersigned members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Rights Task Force – more than 20 organizations – write to ask that the Department of Energy (DOE) withdraw DOE-HQ-2025-0015, a “direct final rule” that would rescind 10 C.F.R. § 1040.73, a regulation implementing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act that requires recipients of federal dollars to make new construction and alteration accessible to people with disabilities as measured by access codes.
(November 20, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Education Task Force
CCD comments to ED re: changes proposed to eliminate key data as required on significant disproportionality on the Annual State Application Under Part B of IDEA
The Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Education Task Force is writing to provide comments and recommend that the U.S. Department of Education (Department) rescind its proposal to remove the Significant Disproportionality data collection under the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) section 618(d) and 34 CFR 300.646 and 300.647 from Section V of the Annual State Application under Part B of IDEA.
(October 21, 2025) - Download [ PDF ] |
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Members of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities advocate for a broad range of federal public policy that ensures the self-determination, independence, empowerment, integration and inclusion of children and adults with disabilities in all aspects of society. CCD’s public policy work is carried out by task forces. Click on the links below to get information on the activities of any individual task force or to contact co-chairs by email.
CCD also has Ad Hoc Task Forces that focus on federal policy but meet on a less frequent basis than official Task Forces and Working Groups that focus on both internal practices for CCD as a coalition and policy.
Per CCD’s Accommodations Policy ( hyerlink), if a CCD member needs to request accommodations for CCD meetings, please complete this online form ( hyperlink).
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