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
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11/13/25Celebrating the Career and Retirement of Karla Armenti
Honoring a legacy of leadership, advocacy, and safer workplaces. -
03/27/25Rural 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." -
11/25/24UNH 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...
Recent Stories
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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 -
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 -
03/04/18 - Faculty HonorsUNH faculty members distinguished themselves with recent awards and appointments. Read More -
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 -
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 -
11/17/17 - Life Through a Different LensMembers of the Northeast Passage Youth Sled Hockey Team have been documenting their everyday lives. Read More -
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