Vision & Voice
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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 -
May 26, 2017On Friday, May 5, 2017 Advocate NH hosted its 5th Annual Advocacy: Learn It! Live It! Love It! Conference at the Grappone Center in Concord, NH. Samuel Habib, who was featured in the film Including Samuel, gave the keynote presentation at the event... Read More -
May 26, 2017On Saturday, April 22, 2017, the Center on Aging and Community Living (CACL) hosted their 5th Annual Age of Champions event. This free community event promoted healthy living and celebrated longevity among older adults. Taking place at the UNH Field... Read More -
May 26, 2017“Trauma” is a broad term for an event or series of events that cause a person to feel threatened or fearful. Trauma includes physical, sexual, emotional, and financial abuse along with a broad range of social abuses including bullying, name-calling... Read More -
February 27, 2017On Thursday, January 26, 2017, Dan Habib participated in the “Redefining Inclusion” Diversity Panel hosted by Syracuse University Los Angeles and Syracuse University’s Lawrence B. Taishoff Center for Inclusion Higher Education. During the event,... Read More -
February 27, 2017Dr. Mary Schuh, Director of Development & Consumer Affairs and the National Center on Inclusive Education at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability (IOD), received the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Public Policy Fellowship.... Read More -
February 27, 2017The New Hampshire Comprehensive Cancer Collaborative (NH CCC) Equity Task Force recently released a white paper examining cancer prevention and screening rates among hard-to-reach, vulnerable populations in New Hampshire. Cancer screening rates in... Read More