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Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on

New Hampshire’s ‘Divisive Concepts’ Law and the Big Chill

By John Greabe Much critical commentary on the so-called “divisive concepts” provisions in this year’s budget legislation – the label comes from language in an earlier version of the bill – has focused on their content- and viewpoint-based restraints on speech. These speech restrictions prohibit state...
Posted in: Spring 2022 Disability and Housing Posted on

Announcement of Grants Awarded by the NH Council on Developmental Disabilities

  Disability Rights Center-NH will receive $50,000 to develop a statewide Supported Decision-Making initiative to provide education, training, and technical assistance related to supported decision-making as an alternative to guardianship.   Harbor Care of Nashua,...
Posted in: Fall 2021 Meaningful Transitions: Setting a Higher Standard Posted on

We Must Do Better

By Kelly Nye-Lengerman, Stephanie Patrick, and Isadora Rodriguez-Legendre Every few months, staff from the Disability Rights Center-NH, UNH Institute on Disability, and NH Council on Developmental Disabilities gather together to plan the focus area for each issue. We consider the most pressing issues and look at where there are opportunities to help our readers understand these...