Institute on Disability
NH-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-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Program (NH-ME LEND) program, leaving behind a legacy of transformative work in the field... Read More
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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–... -
03/19/24UNH 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... -
07/21/23College 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. -
01/23/23Schwartz 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,...
Recent Stories
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03/15/19 - Investing in Our YouthPartnerships at UNH's Institute on Disability and education department bring research into schools and healthcare facilities. Read More -
02/27/19 - IOD Receives $350K GrantAnnie Forts Up Syndrome Fund grant will benefit the New Hampshire Leadership Series. Read More -
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 -
10/09/18 - Committed to Collaborative Research ExcellenceFourteen interdisciplinary teams of UNH researchers have received $425,000 in CoRE funding. Read More -
05/01/18 - Making Accessibility AccessibleSometimes we see only what is, and not what could be. Therese Willkomm has a different view. Read More -
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