Institute on Disability
UNH Institute on Disability Director Speaks at White House Event
UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD) was represented at the White House last week, as Kelly Nye-Lengerman, director of the IOD, spoke at the Communities in Action: Building a Better Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont event. Read More-
07/21/23
College Students With Disabilities Are More Food Insecure
A UNH study reveals that college students with disabilities face higher food insecurity rates than do students without disabilities. -
01/23/23
Schwartz Joins IOD as Assistant Research Professor
Ariel Schwartz will be joining the Institute on Disability (IOD) at UNH as an assistant research professor and the director of the UNH-4U program,... -
12/19/22
Sulewski Named Associate Director at IOD
Jennifer Sulewski has been named associate director of the Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire, beginning Jan. 3, 2023.... -
09/23/22
Joan Beasley Promoted to Research Professor
The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire is proud to announce the appointment of Joan B. Beasley, Ph.D., to research...
Recent Stories
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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
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10/09/18 - Committed to Collaborative Research ExcellenceFourteen interdisciplinary teams of UNH researchers have received $425,000 in CoRE funding. Read More
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05/01/18 - Making Accessibility AccessibleSometimes we see only what is, and not what could be. Therese Willkomm has a different view. Read More
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04/10/18 - The Christian Science Monitor: Why the Number of New Jobs for People with Disabilities Grew FourfoldAccording to data from UNH's Institute on Disability and RespectAbility, 343,483 disabled people joined the workforce in 2016. Read More
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03/09/18 - Fast Company: People with Disabilities Are Finding More Work, But There's a Long Way To GoA new report, informed by data from UNH’s Institute on Disability, finds that while there’s been some improvement, people with disabilities face huge barriers to entering the... Read More
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03/04/18 - Faculty HonorsUNH faculty members distinguished themselves with recent awards and appointments. Read More
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02/05/18 - Houston Chronicle: Americans with Disabilities Kick Off the New Year with Sharp Gains in the Labor MarketJanuary job numbers are a solid start to the new year according to the recent nTIDE issued by the Kessler Foundation and UNH’s Institute on Disability. Read More
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01/31/18 - CNN Money: More People with Disabilities Are Getting Jobs. Here's Why.Americans with disabilities have posted year-over-year gains in the job market for the past 21 consecutive months, according to an analysis by the Kessler Foundation and UNH. Read More
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11/17/17 - IOD in the National SpotlightUNH’s Institute on Disability may have a 30-year history, but it is not resting on its laurels. Read More