Vision & Voice
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February 22, 2018On November 28th Michael McSheehan, from the UNH Satellite of SWIFT Education Center, and partners, Santina Thibedeau, N.H. State Director of Special Education, and Bonnie Dunham, a member of the IOD’s Consumer Advisory Council, appeared on NHPR’s... Read More -
February 22, 2018NH-ME LEND The NH-ME LEND program is recruiting for next year’s class! If you are interested in improving the health of children and youth with neurodevelopmental disabilities, apply for the NH-ME LEND program. Participate in classroom, clinical and... Read More
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November 20, 2017The IOD Bookstore recently relaunched with several upgrades that greatly improve the user experience. In addition to a new more intuitive design, the accessibility of the website has been improved as well as its usability on mobile devices including... Read More -
November 20, 2017Filmmaker Dan Habib’s new project, Mr. Connolly Has ALS, has been nominated for the International Documentary Association’s 2017 IDA Award for Best Documentary Short. The film documents a high school principal in Concord, NH who is embraced by his... Read More -
November 20, 2017We are pleased to announce that Eric A. Lauer has recently earned his Ph.D. in Epidemiology from the School of Public Health at Rugters University. Eric graduated from the program in October after successfully defended his dissertation entitled... Read More -
November 20, 2017In New Hampshire 8 out of every 10 mothers initiates breastfeeding after birth, however only 3 mothers continue breastfeeding the full 12 months as suggested by the American Academy of Pediatrics. This and other findings are highlighted in a new... Read More -
November 20, 2017The Institute on Disability (IOD) has been selected to participate in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s (CFPB) Financial Empowerment: Focus on People with Disabilities 2017 Cohort. It is one of 30 organizations across the United States... Read More -
November 20, 2017Dr. JoAnne Malloy and the UNH Social Work Department secured funding for the Behavioral Health Workforce Education and Training Program award. This is a $1.9M grant funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration over four years designed... Read More -
November 20, 2017A new national survey shows that employers are striving to recruit, hire, train, and retain people with disabilities, and reveals areas of opportunity for even greater successes in the workplace. This survey, the 2017 Kessler Foundation National... Read More -
August 18, 2017In June, the Institute on Disability received 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. “The UNH Institute on... Read More -
August 17, 2017On June 22, 2017, Center for START Services Director, Joan Beasley, PhD, completed an intensive, four-day Leadership Academy in Santa Fe, New Mexico. The academy, offered by Georgetown University National Center for Cultural Competence (NCCC), was... Read More -
August 16, 2017In New Hampshire (NH), 54 percent of adults with mobility and/or cognitive disabilities get insufficient daily physical activity. This rate is much higher than the 30 percent of adults without these disabilities who also do not meet minimum U.S.... Read More -
August 16, 2017On Monday, July 17, 2017, Dan Habib traveled 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... Read More -
August 16, 2017The 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... Read More -
August 16, 2017JoAnne Malloy received the Collaborative Research Excellence (CoRE) Interdisciplinary Working Group award from the UNH Sr. Vice Provost for Research to support “Effective Supports for Children, Youth, and Young Adults with Emotional and Behavioral... Read More -
August 16, 2017From 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. On Friday, June 2,... Read More -
May 26, 2017From March 20-22, 2017 LEND trainees from NH and Maine traveled to Washington, DC, to participate in the Disability Policy Seminar (DPS) where they received intensive advocacy training and met with their elected officials and staff on Capitol Hill.... Read More -
May 26, 2017This spring, the Assistive Technology in New Hampshire (ATinNH) project received a $75,000 High Impact Innovation Quality of Life Grant from the Christopher and Dana Reeve Foundation for the “iCreATe for Paralysis” program. “I am so excited for our... Read More -
May 26, 2017The Center for START Services recently received a contract from the State of Georgia to conduct a Professional Learning Community training for their Dept. of Behavioral Health and Developmental Disabilities senior leadership as well as perform a... Read More -
May 26, 2017Congratulations to the following staff members for their recent honors. Melissa Mandrell: The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire congratulates Melissa Mandrell, MSS, MLSP on her selection as the Social Worker of the Year by... Read More