Vision & Voice
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February 23, 2021The Center on Aging and Community Living (CACL), a collaboration of the Institute on Disability and the Institute for Health Policy and Practice (IHPP), is pleased to be hosting a Sidore Lecture Series on aging in 2021 and 2022 in partnership with... Read More -
February 23, 2021The IOD aligns its projects and strategic initiatives with current and emerging national, regional, and state priorities related to individuals with disabilities. Below is a list of IOD's recently funded projects, initiatives, and research. ... Read More
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February 23, 2021The Health Resources and Services Administration has awarded the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability (IOD) a $2.4 million grant for Building Futures Together, a program seeking to prepare 98 paraprofessionals in healthcare and school... Read More -
February 23, 2021Research at the Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire seeks to inform the services, systems, and policies that positively impact the lives of individuals with disabilities. Below is a list of recent scholarly publications and... Read More
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February 8, 2021Durham, NH – On February 9, 2021, StatsRRTC at the University of New Hampshire’s Institute on Disability released key findings from the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. The annual report addresses critical gaps in national and state data... Read More -
November 23, 2020John B. Moeschler, MD, MS, an influential partner and leader at the IOD, has retired as Program Director for New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (NH-ME LEND) and Director of the New England Regional Genetics... Read More -
November 23, 2020Experiences with the Mental Health Service System of Family Caregivers of Individuals with an Intellectual/Developmental Disability Referred to START By Calliope Holingue, Luther Kalb, Ann Klein, Joan Beasley People with intellectual and... Read More
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November 23, 2020DURHAM, N.H. – The New Hampshire Leadership Series recently received an $8,500 grant from Northeast Delta Dental Foundation in support of the Advanced Leadership Series: Oral Healthcare for People with Disabilities Initiative. The Advanced... Read More -
November 23, 2020UNH Institute on Disability Receives $2.5M to Transform Higher Education in NH The Institute on Disability at the University of New Hampshire has been awarded a $2.5 million grant from the US Department of Education-Office of Postsecondary... Read More
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November 23, 2020Dr. JoAnne Malloy, research associate professor, recently received $2.4M from Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) for Building Futures Together. The newly funded program will prepare 98 paraprofessionals in healthcare and school... Read More -
September 1, 2020Thirty years after the passage of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, higher education appears to be paying off for people with disabilities. Yet, challenges remain, and many opportunities for improvement also emerged. Equity in higher... Read More -
September 1, 2020The IOD wishes to congratulate three long-standing staff members for their recent career achievements. Dr. Mary Schuh, Research Associate Professor, has accepted a new faculty role in the Department of Education within the College of Liberal... Read More
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September 1, 2020Dr. Kelly Nye-Lengerman, a leader in employment policy and services, workforce development, person-centered practices, and evaluation, has been named director of the Institute on Disability/UCED (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire effective... Read More -
May 26, 2020We are pleased to announce that the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire has received a four-year renewal for the New England Regional Genetics Network (NERGN) from the Health Resources and Services Administration of the... Read More -
May 26, 2020The Living Well grant (LW Grant), a 5-year grant funded by the Administration on Community Living (ACL), supports state partners in enhancing and assuring the well-being of individuals with intellectual and/or developmental disabilities living in... Read More
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May 26, 2020New Hampshire hasn’t faced a pandemic like COVID-19 before, at least not since the Spanish Flu. As the state began taking measures to encourage social distancing, workers deemed essential continued to support the public despite limited guidelines... Read More
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May 26, 2020Job Crafting Among American Workers with Disabilities Debra L. Brucker Vidya Sundar Job crafting is an informal, employee-initiated approach to job redesign that has not been tested among people with disabilities, thus far. The purpose of this... Read More
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May 26, 2020At the Institute on Disability, we’re working to do our part to ensure the safety, well-being, and health of the communities in which we operate by providing technology, tips and resources for individuals with disabilities, their families, and... Read More
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May 26, 2020The Institute on Disability is pleased to announce that Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Ph.D., MSW, LGSW has been named Director of the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire. As a Research Associate and Director of Community Living... Read More -
March 4, 2020This February, Jennifer Rabalais, Co-Director of the Center on Aging and Community Living (CACL) was awarded a scholarship from the CVS Health Foundation to attend the 2020 American Society on Aging (ASA) Leadership Institute in Atlanta, Georgia.... Read More