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BANDS Program at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center
The BANDS (Behavioral and Neurodevelopmental Services) program at Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center is made up of a multidisciplinary group of provid... Learn More
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$250,000 Kessler Foundation Grant Awarded to IOD to Investigate How Students with Disabilities Find Work after College
East Hanover, NJ – January 22, 2020 – Kessler Foundation has awarded a two-year, $250,000 Signature Employment Grant to the University of New Ham... Learn More
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Recent Publications, Articles, and Reports: Winter 2020
Supervisors Share Effective Ways to Include People with Disabilities in the Workplace  Authors: Phillips, Kimberly | Houtenvill... Learn More
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Awards and Grants: Winter 2020
Jennifer Rabalais Awarded Scholarship from CVS Health Foundation This February, Jennifer Rabalais, Co-Director of the Center on Aging and Community... Learn More
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Sandy Hicks, 79: First Recipient of MLK Award in 1987, Longtime Community Activist
Sandra Toryeanea Hicks “Sandy” died peacefully on January 22, 2020, at home in Manchester at the age of 79 after a long illness. Sandy is known for be... Learn More
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Spring Kick Off: Organizing to Implement State-Policy
On January 24, the NH-ME LEND cohort and faculty met for a joint session at the University of Southern Maine in Portland. Learn More
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Trish Cox: Working to Improve Systems of Care for Young Children
Trish Cox, Clinical Assistant Professor of Social Work, joined the NH-ME LEND faculty in 2016 as a mentor to the program’s social work trainees. Learn More
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AUCD Honors ABLE NH & Lisa Beaudoin (LEND 2015)
ABLE NH (Advocates Building Lasting Equality in NH) and Lisa Beaudoin, received the AUCD’s 2019 Special Recognition Award on November 19, 2019 in Wash... Learn More
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Keeping the Lifespan Perspective: Karen Gage Bensley
Karen Gage Bensley, LEND faculty member and physical therapist, is passionate and intentional about facilitating and encouraging children of all ages ... Learn More
Dr. JoAnne M. Malloy holding the Jennifer Wierwille Norton Memorial Award
Dr. JoAnne M. Malloy wins Jennifer Wierwille Norton Memorial Award from the New Hampshire Children's Collaborative
Please join the Institute on Disability in congratulating Dr. JoAnne M. Malloy on being honored as the recipient of the Jennifer Wierwille Norton Memo... Learn More