Boldly challenging broken systems, ABLE NH delivers justice and protects human rights for people impacted by disability who face barriers to education, employment, healthcare and civic engagement.
Inclusive Education
We are committed to advocating for inclusive school culture across NH and welcome allies to join our efforts.
Transition to Employment
We are motivated to take steps toward overcoming the massive gap in competitive integrated employment opportunities for individuals with disabilities.
Disability Diagnosis Dialogues
We are focused on collaborating with medical teams to present a more balanced and accurate narrative about life with a disability.
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ABLE NH is NH’s only disability justice organization in NH. We need your support to continue this important work.
ABLE NH’s Annual meeting, September 24th at 7:00pm
ALL are welcome to attend ABLE NH’s annual meeting.
Please email lisab@ablenh.org for a secure Zoom link.
2018 NH median yearly earnings for people with an intellectual disability
people in NH on all Medicaid waivers protected by ABLE NH's Medicaid Managed Care Task Force
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students with intellectual disabilities who are included in general education classes
Events and Announcements
ABLE NH and partners from across NH hosted LeDerick Horne, a nationally recognized disability activist and spoken word poet on July 21st, 2020, 7:00pm. Our liberation is bound up together, NH can move forward toward justice for all. #ADA30
Missed the event? Watch it here: https://youtu.be/AVwDSgM603k
Dream Big
ABLE NH, the DD Council and People First are hosting FREE Direct Support Professional trainings providing tools to DSPs for supporting individual choice for people with disabilities and a robust life in the community. Email lisab@ablenh.org to schedule one for your agency staff or register for an upcoming training. This training was developed through funds from the Living Well Quality Frameworks grant.
Power of the Disability Vote
ABLE NH & disability partners are hosting a free webinar on September 21, 2020 on how to: vote safely during the time of Covid-19; deadlines for absentee ballots; and how powerful the disability community is when we vote on issues that we care about. Register here: https://ablenh.wildapricot.org/event-3957562
Want to view the one we did in June? Watch here: https://us02web.zoom.us/rec/share/u5wpFJerr05ITtLit2PNBqIrIpnAT6a8g3VL_KYJnxyc5B13Tjl8ZrOhkQaDM96D Password: 8O+bRe.*
Will you pledge to vote on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2020?
Let’s get out the NH Disability Vote!
Register YOUR pledge to vote: https://ablenh.wildapricot.org/event-3939546
– Did you know that if people with disabilities in the US voted at the same rate as people without disabilities, an estimated 2.3 million more votes would be cast
– Elections impact how critical resources like: adult services for people w/ developmental disabilities; Medicaid oral healthcare benefits; public school funding; Social Security; and Medicaid/Medicare work for people with disabilities.
Elections make a big difference in our lives!
– NH state primary election is September 8, 2020. Request your absentee ballot today! Or NH has same day voter registration, learns the rules: https://sos.nh.gov/elections/voters/absentee-ballots/.
November 3, 2020 is the general election.
The Importance of Community Organizing
Learn more about the importance of organizing with ABLE NH — we take on the impossible!
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