Mission

The CCD Social Security Task Force focuses on disability policy issues in the Title II disability programs and the Title XVI Supplemental Security Income (SSI) program. The SSI and Title II cash benefits, along with the related Medicaid and Medicare benefits, are the means of survival for millions of individuals with severe disabilities. They rely on SSA to promptly and fairly adjudicate their applications for disability benefits and to handle many other actions critical to their well-being. The Social Security Task Force’s policy agenda focuses on:

• Ensuring that the impact on people with disabilities is considered and their interests are protected in Social Security and SSI policy debates.
• Advocating that SSA’s administrative budget be adequately funded so that SSA has sufficient resources for personnel and service needs.
• Monitoring proposed changes to the disability claims process.
• Advocating for legislation, regulations, and policy changes to improve, simplify, and update the Social Security and SSI disability programs, including work incentives.
• Maximizing employment opportunities for current and future disability beneficiaries while also doing no harm to existing critical income supports.

Co-chairs

• Jennifer Burdick
  Community Legal Services of Philadelphia
  215-981-3721 pohne

• David Goldfarb
  The Arc of the United States

• Tracey Thomas Gronniger
  Justice in Aging
  202-683-1993 phone 

• Darcy Milburn
  The Arc of the United States

• Jeanne Morin
  National Association of Disability Representatives (NADR)
  202-824-1725 phone

ACTIVITIES

Social Security Task Force CCD Senate Testimony This statement is submitted by the cochairs of the Social Security Task Force of the Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (CCD), the nation’s largest coalition of national disability organizations. CCD’s physical headquarters are 820 First Street, NE, Suite 740, Washington D.C., 20002. We thank you for holding this hearing on the important topic of barriers to workforce participation for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) beneficiaries. (July 2,  2024) - Download [ PDF ] Social Security Task Force CCD SSTF FY25 SSA Funding The undersigned organizations of the Consortium for Constituents with Disabilities’ (CCD) Social Security Task Force urge you to fully fund the President’s budget request of $15.4 billion for SSA’s FY 2025 administrative budget, and to provide sustained increased funding going forward until SSA’s spending authority reaches 1.2 percent of annual benefits paid. This increased funding is essential in order to ensure that SSA has the resources it needs to improve customer service and address staffing levels that have reached an all-time low. (April 26,  2024) - Download [ PDF ] Social Security Task Force CCD Comments Electronic Payroll Data Thank you for the opportunity to submit comments about the proposed rule regarding the Use of Electronic Payroll Data to Improve Program Administration. 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. (April 15,  2024) - Download [ PDF ] Social Security Task Force CCD SSTF Transition Memo The Consortium of Constituents with Disabilities (CCD) Social Security Task Force (SSTF), congratulates you on your confirmation as the Commissioner of Social Security! (January 18,  2024) - Download [ PDF ] Social Security Task Force Annual Report - Social Security Task Force (January 2,  2024) - Download [ PDF ]