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 University of New Hampshire.

Sustainability Award/ Lifetime Achievement

On May 10th, the IOD received a Lifetime Achievement UNH Sustainability Award in the staff category.

IOD's Facts & Figures: 2021 Report on Disability in New Hampshire Now Available

The IOD report Facts & Figures: 2021 Report on Disability in New Hampshire is now available on the IOD website. Facts & Figures is a regularly-occurring publication of the IOD and focuses on...

Telehealth and Individuals with IDD: Challenges and Best-Practices

On October 21, the WITH Foundation announced a $50,000 award to the Institute on Disability for a one-year initiative to investigate best practices for offering telehealth care to people with...

New Medical Training to Address the Needs of People with IDD

A research team from the Center for START Services at the Institute on Disability (IOD) at UNH has been approved for a $50,000 grant awarded by the WITH Foundation to develop a companion training...

$4.8M Award Supports Better Mental Health for People With Intellectual Disabilities

Joan B. Beasley and a research team from the Center for START Services at the Institute on Disability (IOD) at UNH has been approved for a $4.86 million funding award.

Dan Habib Accepts New Role at the Westchester Institute for Human Development

Dan Habib, Project Director and Filmmaker at the UNH Institute on Disability (IOD), has accepted the position of Inclusive Communities Project Director at the Westchester Institute for Human...

Remembering Marian J. West

Marian J. West, a retired member of the IOD, died this past Tuesday at the Merrimack County Nursing Home. 

Call for Artists

The Institute on Disability (IOD) at the University of New Hampshire invites artists to submit artwork to be considered for the 2022 IOD Calendar. For the past 21 years, the IOD has produced...

Dr. Mary Schuh Accepts New Faculty Role within UNH College of Liberal Arts Department of Education

Dr. Mary Schuh expanded her faculty role in the department of education within the College of Liberal Arts.

UNH Contract Expands Treatment for Youth and Young Adults with Substance Use Disorders in NH

The NH Department of Health and Human Services Bureau of Children’s Behavioral Health and Bureau of Drug and Alcohol Services recently awarded UNH’s Institute on Disability (IOD) a $244k contract to...

Increasing Access

A new grant to the Institute on Disability aims to increase access to higher education for New Hampshire students with intellectual disabilities.