Institute on Disability
A New Model for Care: IOD Program Grad Takes Innovative Approach to Disability and Health
A graduate of a neurodevelopmental leadership education program at UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD) is blazing a new trail in primary care for New Hampshire families, placing individuals and their loved ones at the center of an innovative approach designed to ease the transition from pediatric... Read More-
11/13/25
Celebrating the Career and Retirement of Karla Armenti
Honoring a legacy of leadership, advocacy, and safer workplaces. -
03/27/25
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." -
11/25/24
UNH 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... -
11/25/24
UNH 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...
Recent Stories
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09/20/17 -Gov. Chris Sununu has honored the IOD's Therese Willkomm with a 2017 Governor’s Accessibility Award.
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08/29/17 - Strength in NumbersThis past May, 4,736,000 people who have disabilities in the U.S. had jobs. That’s 3.2 percent more people with disabilities who worked than in May 2016, but still less than a... Read More
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05/05/17 -Melissa Mandrell has been namedĚýSocial Worker of the Year.
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04/21/17 - Disability DataThis past November,4,405,000 people with disabilities in the U.S.had jobs. That’s 300,000, or four percent, more people with disabilities who worked than in November 2015, but... Read More
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04/21/17 - Disability DataThis past November, 4,405,000 people with disabilities in the U.S. had jobs. That’s 300,000, or 4 percent, more people with disabilities who worked than in November 2015, but... Read More
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04/06/17 -A $75,000 grant will fund the “iCreATe for Paralysis” program.
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04/04/17 - Faculty NewsA nationally known expert in intellectual property with a focus in entrepreneurship and the arts has been selected as the next dean of the UNH School of Law. Megan Carpenter,... Read More
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02/21/17 -Mary Schuh, director of development & consumer affairs at UNH's Institute on Disability (IOD), received the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Public Policy Fellowship.
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10/17/13 - UNH Offers New Online Master of Social Work DegreeThe Âé¶ąapp has launched an online master of social work (MSW) degree program. The 28-month program provides the same high-quality professional education as... Read More


















































