The Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability (IOD) released its 2018 Annual Disability Statistics Compendium on February 13, 2019 at the National Academies of Science in Washington, DC.  Read More: Just Released: 2018 Disability Statistics Compendium

Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report – Monthly Update – with a focus on representing disability in the entertainment industr  Read More: nTIDE January 2019 Jobs Report: Job Numbers Hold Steady for Americans with Disabilities

DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $350,000 grant by the Annie Forts Up Syndrome Fund to establish the Annie Forts Up Syndrome Leadership Training Fund. It will benefit the New Hampshire Leadership Series and is intended to be distributed over the next ten to fifteen years for programmatic and scholarship support.  Read More: Institute on Disability Receives $350,000 Grant from Annie Forts Up Syndrome Fund

The Career Self-Management through Job Crafting Study at the University of New Hampshire is looking for volunteers to take part in a study to develop and test a program to help people to re-envision and refine aspects of their jobs. You may be eligible to participate if you:  Read More: Job Crafting Study

Durham, NH – Economic indicators for Americans with disabilities dipped in December, in contrast to the gains seen for people without disabilities, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by Kessler Foundation and the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability (UNH-IOD).  Read More: nTIDE December 2018 Jobs Report: Outlook remains optimistic despite dip in job numbers for Americans with disabilities

DURHAM, N.H. –IOD Filmmaker Dan Habib’s recent film, INTELLIGENT LIVES, won the 2018 TASH Positive Images in the Media Award. Micah Fialka-Feldman, one of the stars of the film, accepted the award in person. Habib previously won this award for his first film Including Samuel.  Read More: INTELLIGENT LIVES Receives the 2018 TASH Positive Images in the Media Award

In partnership with AARP NH and the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, UNH’s Center on Aging and Community Living is wrapped up the 2018 Senior Leadership Series on November 9th. The Series is an educational program that provides support and training in advocacy and leadership skills for community members in New Hampshire.  Read More: The 2018 Senior Leadership Series Wraps Up Its Year

DURHAM, NH - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a five-year, $4.3 million grant from the U.S. Administration on Community Living’s National Institute for Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).  Read More: UNH Receives $4.3M Federal Grant to Improve National Disability Data

Durham, NH – The key economic indicators for Americans with disabilities continued to rise, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthl  Read More: nTIDE October 2018 Jobs Report: Rise in Indicators Extends Positive Trend for Americans with Disabilities

DURHAM, N.H. - The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $5,000 grant by Northeast Delta Dental to support the NH Leadership Series’ Improving Oral Health for Individuals with Disabilities project.  Read More: Institute on Disability Receives Grant from Northeast Delta Dental Foundation