Vision & Voice
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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 -
November 26, 2018The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a five-year, $4.3 million grant from the U.S. Administration on Community Living’s National Institute for Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation... Read More -
November 26, 2018Over Veterans Day Weekend, many of the IOD’s faculty and staff made the trip down to Washington, DC for the 2018 AUCD Conference. The IOD is a member of the Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD), a network of 67 university-based... Read More -
November 26, 2018On Saturday, September 29, 2018, individuals devoted to creating solutions for individuals who experience disabilities participated in the first national Assistive Technology (AT) Makers' Fair: Making AT for All Conference & Expo in Concord, NH... Read More -
November 26, 2018On Wednesday, September 26, 2018, Dan Habib shared a clip from INTELLIGENT LIVES, his newest film, at the congressional briefing, “Successes of Youth with Disabilities Transitioning from School to Competitive Integrated Employment” in Washington, DC... Read More -
September 4, 2018The Center for START Services celebrated its 30th Anniversary earlier this year. The IOD’s Center for START Services is the national headquarters for START, a nationally recognized, fidelity-based model. The Center consists of 18 staff, located at... Read More -
August 24, 2018The Institute on Disability is playing a key role in fighting the opioid crisis in New Hampshire through a 4-year contract from the NH Department of Health and Human Services to develop training and workforce support services focused on treatment... Read More -
August 24, 2018The NH Disability and Public Health Project released the 2018 New Hampshire Disability & Public Health Infographic. Dr. Debra Brucker and Dr. Megan Henly co-authored “Job quality among Americans with disabilities” that will be published in the... Read More -
August 23, 2018Over the past few months, Kathy Bates, who writes the IOD’s blog, From Where I Sit, has been writing about a complicated topic – Guardianship. Her 4-part series on Guardianship looks at big picture issues, guardianship laws, and other models. She... Read More -
August 23, 2018Dr. Betsy Humphreys attended the 2018 AUCD Leadership Academy. Dan Habib’s short film Mr. Connolly Has ALS was broadcast nationally on PBS’s WORLD Channel. Dr. Joan Beasley spoke about START on a community inclusion panel at the 2018 Royal College... Read More -
August 23, 2018More than 35,000 residents living in New Hampshire have an intellectual disability (ID). Youth and young adults with ID are significantly more likely to be underemployed and live in poverty - than same age peers, and the majority of these young... Read More -
August 23, 2018People with disabilities are 12.3% of the NH population or about 1 in 8 people in NH have a disability. Up-to-date statistics are essential to policymaking, planning, research, and advocacy. While federal agencies collect data and generate a variety... Read More -
August 23, 2018It is with great sadness and regret that the Institute on Disability announces the passing of Jonathon Drake on May 23, 2018. Jonathon first started working at the IOD as an undergraduate work-study student. That was the beginning of more than 15... Read More -
May 25, 2018I didn’t know a soul when I slid into my seat during the very first session of the NH Leadership Series (NHLS). As the mother of a 3-year old who had disabilities and someone who was brand new to the state, I hoped to just listen and take in... Read More