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) and the 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 health team hosted an event in Concord to celebrate the end of a two–...
Recent Stories
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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 -
05/05/17 - IOD’s Melissa Mandrell Named New Hampshire Social Worker of the YearMelissa Mandrell has been named Social Worker of the Year. Read More -
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 -
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 - UNH Institute on Disability Receives Grant from Christopher and Dana Reeve FoundationA $75,000 grant will fund the “iCreATe for Paralysis” program. Read More -
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 -
02/21/17 - IOD's Mary Schuh Receives Kennedy Public Policy FellowshipMary Schuh, director of development & consumer affairs at UNH's Institute on Disability (IOD), received the Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr. Foundation Public Policy Fellowship. Read More -
10/17/13 - UNH Offers New Online Master of Social Work DegreeThe University of New Hampshire 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 -
07/11/13 - Independence DayAt 34, after a degenerative nerve disorder left her unable to live on her own, Michelle Schladenhauffen entered a brain-injury rehabilitation center in Kennebunk, Maine.... Read More -
05/30/13 - Tablet Computer Stand Earns University’s First Design PatentTherese Willkomm, an assistant professor of occupational therapy at UNH and director of ATinNH, a statewide assistive technology program housed at UNH’s Institute on... Read More