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UNH's Institute on Disability
Receives Award from National Down Syndrome Congress
Contact: Julie Moser
Institute on Disability
603-862-3603
Sept. 30, 2003

DURHAM, N.H. – The Institute on Disability at the University
of New Hampshire was presented with the National Down Syndrome
Congress President’s Award during its annual convention at
the end of August. The award was presented to the Institute on
Disability for pioneering leadership in creating and advancing
best practices and for its commitment to parents and self-advocates
as equal partners.
The Institute on Disability’s mission is to promote the
inclusion of people with disabilities into their schools and communities
and to advance knowledge about disability and best practices. The
institute works with students and faculty, and conducts statewide
training, participates in grant-funded model demonstration projects,
conducts research and engages in collaborative partnerships with
other statewide organizations that are committed to improving the
lives of persons with disabilities and their families.
The Institute on Disability, together with the Division of Genetics
and Child Development Children's Hospital at Dartmouth, and the
Department of Pediatrics at Dartmouth Medical School; the Institute
for Health, Law, and Ethics at Pierce Law Center; and the Center
on Community Economic Development and Disability at Southern New
Hampshire University comprise New Hampshire’s University
Center for Excellence on Disability (UCED).
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