News & Press

nTIDE July 2018 Jobs Report: Confidence Persists Despite Dip in Job Numbers for Americans with Disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report – Monthly Update East Hanover, NJ – August 3, 2018. Job numbers declined ag... Learn More
Heather Gray, M.S. helping a student with his iPad
LEND Alumni Help to Navigate the System of Care
Many thanks to those of you who participated in the 603 Challenge back in May!  Your contributions will enable the program to offer partial schol... Learn More
The House just passed a $15 minimum wage. It would be the first increase in a decade.
The Raise the Wage Act would also tie future increases to changes in middle-class pay. Learn More
nTIDE June 2019 Jobs Report: Job numbers show strong gains for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report – Monthly Update – highlights initiatives supporting greater independence for ... Learn More
Institute on Disability Receives $150,000 contract from the New Hampshire Department of Education for an Inclusive College Program
DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has been awarded a $150,000 contract from the New Hampshire ... Learn More
Tobey Partch Davies
The Institute on Disability Will Evaluate New Hampshire’s newest parental assistance program to strengthen families and communities
DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has received a 3-year contract from the NH Department of Hea... Learn More
Disability in Brief
NH Adults with IDD Need Accessible Diabetes Education and Care
Only 1 in 5 adults with intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) and diabetes gets all recommended diabetes care, which includes regular visits to a health care provider to check on blood sugar, blood pressure, cholesterol, kidney function, and reti
Only 1 in 5 adults with intellectual or developmental disability (IDD) and diabetes gets all recommended diabetes care, which includes regular visits ... Learn More
nTIDE comparison of people with and without disabilities
nTIDE May 2019 Jobs Report: Job numbers up slightly for Americans with disabilities
Durham, NH – In contrast to recent months, job numbers improved slightly for Americans with disabilities, according to today’s National Trends in Disa... Learn More
Dr. Tobey Partch-Davies with UNH President Dean
Dr. Tobey Partch-Davies Receives Award from the UNH Commission on Community, Equity and Diversity
On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Dr. Tobey Partch-Davies received the 2019 Advocacy and Action Faculty Award from the University of New Hampshire’s Commi... Learn More
NH-ME LEND Trainees in DC
NH-ME LEND Trainees Explore Family Engagement in the Development of Individualized Family Support Plans
Each year NH-ME LEND trainees participate in leadership placements in partnership with community-based organizations whose missions are aligned with t... Learn More