The Access New Hampshire: Living with Disability in the Granite State project is a joint research effort by a range of affiliated organizations and individuals concerned about the well-being of residents living with disabilities in New Hampshire. Its mission is to help legislators, state and local agencies, and the broader public understand the extent to which New Hampshire enables all its residents, particularly those living with some form of a disability, to live and participate in their communities. By highlighting key issues, education, health care, employment, and community supports, we hope not only to raise awareness about the barriers confronting individuals with disabilities, but also to initiate a statewide conversation about how to work together to address these challenges.

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The Employment and Asset Development Resource Network (EARN) is designed to provide high quality information and resources to individuals with disabilities, professionals, and family members that result in improvements in gainful community employment opportunities and financial well-being of persons with disabilities.

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The New England Regional Genetics and Newborn Screening Collaborative (NEGC) cooperative agreement, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in June, will address the needs of individuals, agencies, and health care providers who interact with and treat individuals with genetic disorders and their families. The $4 million cooperative agreement, to be received over five years, will provide technical assistance, accessible information, educational opportunities, and other support for public health officials, consumers, advocates, primary and specialty health care providers, and other agencies and individuals who serve as formal and informal supports to those with genetic disorders throughout the New England region.

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Through the courses, leaders emerge who have a clear vision, knowledge about state-of-the-art supports for individuals with disabilities, and skills necessary for advocating with service providers. They know how to use the legislative process to achieve change, and how to organize communities to support inclusion. The Leadership Series enhances the ability of people and families to change laws, persuade schools and businesses to include individuals with disabilities, and educate communities about the importance of welcoming and including every member.

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The purpose of the MCH-LEND Program is to prepare professionals in health care and related disciplines to assume leadership positions in the provision of health and related services and social supports for children with neurodevelopmental disabilities and their families.

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The Center for START (Systematic, Therapeutic, Assessment, Respite, and Treatment) Services provides consultation and training in crisis Prevention, management, and support for individuals with intellectual disabilities and behavioral Health needs. The mission of the Center for START Services is to enhance local capacity and provide collaborative, cost-effective support to individuals and their families through exemplary clinical services, education and training, with close attention to service outcomes. The START program model, which was first developed in 1988, presents a least restrictive model of care/support that offers provision of multi-modal clinical assessment and support, training and empowerment for families and caregivers including effective behavior management and therapeutic tools, a residential therapeutic respite facility, and optimal utilization of existing resources.

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This project seeks to elevate and define the necessity for changes to our transportation system as a condition to change in other areas of society. It is especially critical that public awareness of the transportation system’s role and current stresses be strengthened through a common messaging framework in order to over-come short term thinking, restrictive state budget frameworks, and other challenges. This project proposes that a cross-sector coalition of businesses, service providers, government, and advocates, acting in an informed and cohesive way, can help New Hampshire address the broad and systemic challenges of our transportation system. This new coalition, Transportation Solutions New Hampshire (TSNH), will be formed to analyze existing issues, provide factual information resources, and to initiate policy changes toward a sustainable transportation system.

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