Durham, NH - Sustained job growth for Americans with disabilities contributed to the upward trend in the labor market, according to today’s National Trends in Disability Employment – Monthly Update (nTIDE), issued by   Read More: nTIDE July 2017 Jobs Report: Job Gains for Americans with Disabilities Contribute to Strength of Labor Market

On Monday, July 17, 2017 Dan Habib travelled to Washington, DC to screen his film Mr. Connolly Has ALS at an event hosted by New Hampshire Congresswoman Annie Kuster along with New Hampshire Senator Maggie Hassan and Washington Senator Patty Murray (not in attendance).  Read More: Dan Habib Screens "Mr. Connolly Has ALS" at a Washington, DC Event Hosted by NH Congresswoman Annie Kuster and Sen. Maggie Hassan

The Concord Monitor

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DURHAM, NH – Americans with disabilities continued to engage in the labor market, reaching 15 months of job gains, accord  Read More: nTIDE June 2017 Jobs Report: Ongoing Job Growth Reflects Americans with Disabilities Striving to Work

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Carol Shea-Porter (NH-01) today announced that the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability (IOD) has been awarded a five-year $2.7 million federal grant to continue its leadership improving knowledge, policies, and practices related to the lives of people with disabilities and their families.  Read More: UNH’s Institute on Disability Awarded Five-Year $2.7m Grant

DURHAM, N.H. – From April 23 – 26, 2017, Therese Willkomm, Ph.D., a Clinical Associate Professor at the Institute on Disability was a keynote presenter at the 2017 Gulf Region Education Assistive Technology (GREAT) Conference in Doha, Qatar.  Read More: Dr. Therese Willkomm Is Keynote Presenter at Gulf Region Education Assistive Technology Conference in Qatar

The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has received a three-year renewal for its New England Genetics Collaborative (NEGC) from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.  Read More: A New Grant and Name for the Institute on Disability’s New England Genetics Collaborative

In New Hampshire (NH), 54 percent of adults with mobility and/or cognitive disabilities get insufficient daily physical activity. This is much higher than the 30 percent of adults without these disabilities who also do not meet minimum U.S. guidelines for exercise. This and other findings are highlighted in the new NH Disability & Public Health Report.  Read More: Just Released: 2017 New Hampshire Disability & Public Health Report

The NH RAP Sheet

Advances in technology are moving at an unprecedented pace. Highly sophisticated smartphones, tablets, and other devices and their easily downloaded apps are opening up whole new worlds for everyone, but especially for people with disabilities.  Read More: Summer RAP Sheet: Advances in Assistive Technology

DURHAM, N.H. – On Friday, June 2, 2017, Michael McSheehan, a Project Director at the Institute on Disability gave the closing keynote presentation at the Region 5 Parent Technical Assistance Center Annual Meeting in Albuquerque, NM.  Read More: Michael McSheehan Is Keynote Presenter at 2017 Region 5 Parent Technical Assistance Center Annual Meeting