Welcome to the April 2026 edition of Disability Law News. This issue tracks several new developments with Social Security Administration (SSA) disability policy, technology, and operations. We cover recent concerns related to SSA’s reported sharing of appointment information with ICE and other data-sharing issues, the launch of a new team at SSA focused on SSI, the delay of SSA’s efforts to centralize its calendar and workflow, and SSA’s announcement regarding DDS handling of continuing disability reviews (CDRs). We also cover SSA’s latest “waterfall” chart and several SSA announcements, including adding “good cause” statements to ARS, SSA’s decision to join TEFCA, and the issuance of a new Emergency Message about expedited processing. Also included is OPM’s final rule on civil service and what it may mean for federal employment protections. Finally, we summarize two recent reports describing worsening barriers to benefits, and we provide an updated Bulletin Board.
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