Vision & Voice
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December 2, 2019Rep. Joelle Martin, NH-ME LEND graduate, was recently honored with the New Hampshire Legislator of the Year award by New Futures, New Hampshire's leading health policy, and advocacy organization. After working for a decade as an executive in... Read More -
December 2, 2019IOD filmmaker Dan Habib's recent film, Intelligent Lives, reached millions of people this fall through its national broadcast debut on public television's WORLD Channel in celebration of National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Intelligent... Read More -
December 2, 2019Dr. Therese Willkomm, a Clinical Associate Professor at the Institute on Disability, was a keynote presenter at the Hamad Rehabilitation Institute's World Occupational Therapy Day event in Doha Qatar. The institute invited Dr. Willkomm to speak at... Read More -
May 29, 2019On Saturday, April 13, 2019, members of the 2019 NH Leadership Series class, now 1000 strong, graduated and are off making the world a better place for people with disabilities and their families! The eight-weekend session Series is held from... Read More -
May 29, 2019Each year NH-ME LEND trainees participate in leadership placements in partnership with community-based organizations whose missions are aligned with the mission of the LEND program. The purpose of the leadership placement is to provide trainees with... Read More -
May 29, 2019The Institute on Disability is excited to announce that its Concord Office will be moving to a new location. The current Concord Office on Old Suncook Road will be closed beginning June 24 and will reopen at its new location at 57 Regional Drive,... Read More
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May 29, 2019On Wednesday, April 17, 2019, Dr. Tobey Partch-Davies received the 2019 Advocacy and Action Faculty Award from the University of New Hampshire’s Commission on Community, Equity, and Diversity. The award is given to people who foster “understanding... Read More -
May 29, 2019On Wednesday, April 10, 2019, the Institute on Disability, in partnership with the MUB and the NH Challenge, hosted a free screening of the award-winning documentary INTELLIGENT LIVES as a part of the Janet Krumm Disability & Media Lecture... Read More -
May 29, 2019The IOD’s Accessibility Action Group successfully advocated to include accessibility information in all Zoom meetings across the University of New Hampshire campus. Sarah Boege recently completed UNH’s inaugural Research Communications Academy. You... Read More -
May 29, 2019Dr. Debra Brucker co-authored two entries in the newly released Disability in American Life: An Encyclopedia of Concepts, Policies, and Controversies. One of her entries discusses poverty among Americans with disabilities and the other discusses... Read More -
February 21, 2019In November, Therese Willkomm, Ph.D., a Clinical Associate Professor at the Institute on Disability presented at the 2018 Gerontech and Innovation Expo Summit (GIES) in Hong Kong. She presented during the third plenary session, Use of Technologies... Read More -
February 21, 2019Eric Lauer, Megan Henley, and Deb Brucker wrote a paper for the Disability and Health Journal that compared the rates of prescription opioid use, misuse, use disorder, and receipt of prescription opioid treatment between people with and without... Read More -
February 21, 2019Ann 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 began as an occupational therapist, and since then, she has enjoyed supporting young children, their... Read More -
February 21, 2019Jonathon Drake, who was a staff member at the Institute on Disability for over 12 years, died suddenly in May of 2018. Jonathon worked tirelessly on behalf of youth with emotional and behavioral challenges. To keep the spirit of his work alive and... Read More -
February 21, 2019In 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 Leadership Series on November 9, 2018. The Series is an educational program that provides support... Read More -
February 21, 2019The 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... Read More -
February 21, 2019The 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-advised fund of the New Hampshire Charitable Foundation, to support the implementation of the UNH-... Read More -
November 26, 2018In September the NH Leadership and NH-ME LEND programs kicked off their program years. The NH Leadership Series Class of 2019 has gotten off to a fantastic start in September. Since the start of the new year, they have hosted three sessions. In the... Read More -
November 26, 2018The NH Leadership Series has been awarded a $5,000 grant by Northeast Delta Dental to support its Improving Oral Health for Individuals with Disabilities project. The NH Leadership Series and ABLE-NH hosted their 5th annual Golf Tournament on Sept.... Read More -
November 26, 2018November is National Family Caregiver Month, and the NH Disability & Public Health (DPH) project has published a new Disability in Focus data brief which highlights the impact of family and informal caregivers and shares policy options to... Read More