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18.5% Of Civilian Veterans Have A Disability: Puerto Rico Has Highest Rate, Delaware Has The Lowest
18.5% Of Civilian Veterans Have A Disability: Puerto Rico Has Highest Rate, Delaware Has The Lowest Learn More
The film ‘Intelligent Lives’ captures the value of difference being normal
The film ‘Intelligent Lives’ captures the value of difference being normal Learn More
nTIDE February 2019 Jobs Report: Job Indicators decline slightly for Americans with disabilities
Kessler Foundation and University of New Hampshire release nTIDE Report – Monthly Update Durham, NH – Job numbers showed slight declines for Americ... Learn More
Eric Lauer, Megan Henley, Deb Brucker, Center for START Services, Compendium, Karla Armenti
Recent Publications
Eric Lauer, Megan Henley, and Deb Brucker wrote a paper for the Disability and Health Journal that compared the rates of prescription opioid use, mis... Learn More
Deb, Beth, & Ann
Ann Dillon Retires after 30 Years of Service
Ann Dillon, one of the driving forces of the NH Leadership Series and part of its inaugural class, retired at the end of January. Ann's career bega... Learn More
Annie Forts
NH Leadership Series Receives $350,000 Grant from Annie Forts Up Syndrome Fund
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 establis... Learn More
Jonathon Drake
Jonathon Drake Memorial Fund
Jonathon Drake, who was a staff member at the Institute on Disability for over 12 years, died suddenly in May of 2018.  Jonathon worked tirelessl... Learn More
Therese Willkomm, Dan Habib, Mary Schuh
Recent Honors & Awards
In November, Therese Willkomm, Ph.D., a Clinical Associate Professor at the Institute on Disability presented at the 2018 Gerontech and Innovation Ex... Learn More
High School Students at Graduation
Institute on Disability Receives Challenge Grant for an Inclusive College Program
The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire (UNH) has been awarded a $150,000 grant from the John Vance ACCESS Fund, a donor-... Learn More
CACL
The 2018 Senior Leadership Series Wraps Up Its Year
In partnership with AARP NH and the Dartmouth Centers for Health and Aging, the Center on Aging and Community Living (CACL) wrapped up the 2018 Senior... Learn More