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Welcome!

To the UNH Experience of Individuals with Disabilities

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Current Students & Alumni share their experiences

-Student Panel 2012

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I don’t struggle so much with classes but more with professors.

I showed a professor my reading aid, and he said,“I don’t understand how people who cannot read would be in college.”

I am a scholar.People are amazed at how I see things in new, creative ways.I want my professors to see me that way, too.

~Student Panelist, 2010

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UNH Alumni Return to Present!

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Breaking BarriersBoston Marathon Runner 2012, 2013

Josh Crary, UNH Class of ‘10

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I’m not running to overcome my disability…

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I run to overcomeoutdated cultural values

and beliefs.

I run in support of inclusion.

-Josh Crary, UNH Class of ’10 & proud Boston Marathoner!!

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It’s a fundamental human right to be included.

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UNH Alumni promoting awareness of people with disabilities

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Know that each of us has a story. Respect that!

-Marc Elliot, MUB Lecturer (Tourette’s syndrome)

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Thinking in PicturesHow the girl who loved cows embraced autism &

revolutionized the livestock industry.

Temple GrandinMUB Lecture Series

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We’re not all the same. We should work together.

Different minds complement each other. ~Temple Grandin, MUB Lecturer

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“It’s about creating satisfying lives…”

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When we narrowly define ability, intelligence and health, we fail to recognize all people’s full worth

and dignity. This is a Civil Rights issue. ~Jonathan Mooney, MUB Lecturer

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Let's not try to “fix” the learner. Let's re-work the environment to match a person's style of learning. ~Jonathan Mooney, MUB Lecture '13

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Out of the Ashes: Surviving 9-11 with My Service Dog Roselle

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People say my story of 9-11 will lose significance, but I get asked every day to remember how a blind man

and his guide dog, in teamwork and trust, led people from crumbling

Tower 1 to safety. ~Michael Hingson, MUB Lecturer

2013

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CelebratingInternational Day

of Personswith Disabilities

CREATING ACCESSFOR ALL

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It’s about poss-ABILITY.

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Northeast Passage

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Nordic Skiing

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Men & Woman’s Sled Hockey

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UNH Presidential Commission on the Status of Individuals with Disabilities

Promoting empowerment & inclusion

Building awareness of the important roles people with disabilities play in our community

http://www.unh.edu/cspd/

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Advocate responsibility for an accessible & holistic learning environment, through removal of informational, physical, & attitudinal barriers.

Promote self-advocacy and self-determination while reinforcing personal responsibility.

Determine & coordinate reasonable accommodations.

Disability Services for Students

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Thank you Donna-Marie Sorrentino for working tirelessly for years for the

establishment of the President’s Commission on the Status of Individuals with Disabilities

Affirmative Action & Equity Office

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Special Thanks to:Affirmative Action & Equity OfficeDisability Services for Students

The Center for Academic ResourcesIT Instructional Services

UNH Presidental Commissions