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Institute on Disability
Rural Americans Face Heavy Burden Accessing Social Security Benefits and Information
Low access to local Social Security Administration field offices burden rural residents with "red tape and paperwork." Read More
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11/25/24UNH Names Andrew Houtenville Director of the Institute on Disability
Andrew Houtenville, a distinguished scholar and professor of economics, has been named the fourth director of the Institute on Disability at the... -
11/25/24UNH and NH DHHS Partner for Rapid Response Crisis Training Program
New Hampshire's Rapid Response mobile crisis response teams are on the front lines of the state’s mental health and substance use crises, providing... -
06/05/24NH-ME LEND Program Director Betsy Humphreys to Retire
This summer, after a career spanning over 40 years, Betsy Humphreys will be retiring from the Institute on Disability (IOD) andÌýthe New Hampshire-... -
04/16/24Improving Outcomes for NH Youth in Residential Treatment Facilities
On March 12, 2024, UNH Institute on Disability’s (IOD) children's behavioral healthÌýteam hosted an event in Concord to celebrate the end of a two–...
Recent Stories
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11/24/20 - Increasing AccessA new grant to the Institute on Disability aims to increase access to higher education for New Hampshire students with intellectual disabilities. Read More -
11/05/20 - Collaborative to the CoREUNH's Collaborative Research Excellence initiative has funded 14 interdisciplinary projects. Read More -
05/03/19 - Increasing UNH’s ImpactFaculty, grad students complete first-ever Research Communications Academy. Read More -
03/15/19 - Investing in Our YouthPartnerships at UNH's Institute on Disability and education department bring research into schools and healthcare facilities. Read More -
02/27/19 -Annie Forts Up Syndrome Fund grant will benefit the New Hampshire Leadership Series.
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01/04/19 - Next Stop: UNHThe IOD has received a grant to help build a more inclusive college experience for students with intellectual disabilities. Read More -
10/09/18 - Committed to Collaborative Research ExcellenceFourteen interdisciplinary teams of UNH researchers have received $425,000 in CoRE funding. Read More -
05/01/18 - Making Accessibility AccessibleSometimes we see only what is, and not what could be.ÌýTherese Willkomm has a different view.Ìý Read More -
04/10/18 -According to data from UNH's Institute on DisabilityÌýand RespectAbility, 343,483 disabled people joined the workforce in 2016.
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03/09/18 -A new report, informed by data from UNH’s Institute on Disability,Ìýfinds that while there’s been some improvement, people with disabilities face huge barriers to entering the...