For Students, Faculty and Researchers

This page contains links to selected resources for students, faculty and researchers in the discipline of disability studies and/or disability research. The list includes links to academic offerings from CCIDS in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies and graduate-level study in the New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) Program. Links to selected resources from CCIDS, as well as other trusted organizations, cover important topics such as accessibility-planning for inclusion, autism, disability etiquette, education, health, public policy, recreation, spirituality/spiritual supports, and transition.

Current and Prospective Students

The Center for Community Inclusion and Disability Studies offers an undergraduate and graduate education in Interdisciplinary Disability Studies; and partners with the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, and the Geisel School of Medicine at Dartmouth in the New Hampshire-Maine Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities Program.

Accessibility

Autism

Disability Statistics

  • The Annual Disability Statistics Compendium gathers the most recent national statistics on people with disabilities from various federal programs and agencies. It provides current statistics and time trends related to the prevalence of disabilities as well as key indicators on employment, health, community living, and other outcomes of importance in monitoring the well-being of individuals with disabilities. Published by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).
  • The Annual Disability Statistics Supplement (307 pg. PDF) is a companion report to the Annual Disability Statistics Compendium. The Supplement presents statistics on the same topics as the Compendium with additional categorizations by demographic characteristics including age, gender and race/ethnicity. Published by the Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Statistics and Demographics (StatsRRTC) at the University of New Hampshire Institute on Disability, with funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Administration for Community Living, National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research (NIDILRR).

Early Childhood

  • 2018 KIDS COUNT Data Book: State Trends in Child Well-Being (72 pg. PDF) – The 2018 KIDS COUNT® Data Book warns that the 2020 census is mired in challenges that could shortchange the official census count by at least 1 million kids younger than age 5. This discrepancy would put hundreds of millions of federal dollars at risk and, in doing so, under fund programs that are critical for family stability and opportunity. The Data Book also looks at trends in child well-being over a period of six or so years — a time that saw continued improvement in economic well-being but mixed results in the areas of health, education and family and community factors.
  • 2021 Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book (PDF) – Maine KIDS COUNT, a project of the Maine Children’s Alliance, is part of the national KIDS COUNT® network, a state-by-state effort funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation (AECF) to track the status of children across the United States. Since 1994, the Maine Children’s Alliance (MCA) has published Maine KIDS COUNT products using the most recent data available on the well-being of children in the areas of physical and emotional health, social and economic status, and education. The Maine KIDS COUNT Data Book, produced every other year, is the comprehensive report of the well-being of children in Maine.

Education

Employment

  • The Workplace Mentoring Playbook – A mentoring program is a talent development and retention strategy, one that used an organization’s human resources to improve employee satisfaction, develop leaders and teach new skills. Mentoring is also an effective tool for increasing and shaping an inclusive workplace culture.

Health

LGBT Aging and Elders

Public Policy

Recreation

  • Maine Adaptive Sports & Recreation – Promotes year-round education and training for individuals with physical disabilities in order to develop skills and provide enjoyment through active recreation.

Service Animals

  • Service Animal Resource Hub – The topic of service animals is complex. The ADA National Network has created this page to help provide some clarity. It is broken up into nine different sections addressing specific issues related to service animals.

Spirituality/Spiritual Supports

Technology

  • Technology Integration and Early Childhood Education – How can technology use benefit the early childhood education field? A collection of handouts, tipsheet, articles and links to resources explore this topic. Organizations and individuals interested in sharing these resources are welcome to link to this Tech Integration and Early Childhood Education (ECE) page.

Transition

Updated: 09/27/2021