NH-ME LEND Spotlight

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Recruiting the 2026 NH-ME LEND Cohort
We are currently seeking applicants from New Hampshire and Maine for the 2025-26 academic year. Learn More
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Integrating Self-Advocacy Through Universal Design: NH-ME LEND at AUCD 2024
Last Month, NH-ME LEND showcased our valued work integrating the principles of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) into our LEND curriculum at the Ass... Learn More
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Introducing the 2025 NH-ME LEND Cohort
We proudly welcome the 33rd cohort of trainees to our LEND Program. Learn More
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Browne Center Tradition Lives On
In September, our program opened the 2024-25 academic year with two days of leadership activities including the annual tradition of heading into the w... Learn More
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Congressional Hill Visits Successfully Educate Policy Makers
In April, NH-ME LEND trainees and faculty traveled to Washington D.C. to attend the Disability Policy Seminar and had the opportunity to visit their s... Learn More
Meaghan Foster and her son Zander (a young boy with Downs syndrome) testifying at the NH Health and Human Services Committee hearing.
LEND Policy Experience Impacts Legislative Change
This month’s Submit a Story entry, written by Meaghan Foster (LEND 2019), illustrates the continuing impact of the LEND Policy experience on our Alums... Learn More
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NH-ME LEND Program Director, Betsy Humphreys to Retire
This summer, after a career spanning over 40 years, Humphreys will be retiring from the Institute on Disability (IOD) and NH-ME LEND program, leaving ... Learn More
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Dr. Sarah Smith Announced as New Director of NH-ME Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NH-ME LEND)
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Sarah Smith as NH-ME LEND Director, while also maintaining her current role as associate professor i... Learn More
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Spread the Word: LEND Applications are Open
LEND recruitment is open. Learn More
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NH-ME LEND Spring Kickoff: Organizing to Influence Your State’s Policy
In late January, NH-ME LEND gathered for the annual spring kick-off event: Organizing to Influence Your State’s Policy. An inspiring keynote speaker, ... Learn More