This is a collaborative effort of the NH Developmental Disabilities Council, the UNH Institute on Disability/UCED, and the Disabilities Rights Center (Spring 2009) 23 pages

Our nation's economic crisis is touching all Americans, but people with disabilities are especially hard hit.  The association of poverty and disability has long been recognized.  By all economic measures- annual income, health care coverage, home ownership, savings- people with disabilities lag far behind the rest of the population.  With New Hampshire and other states making drastic cuts in vital supports and services, people with disabilities are now at an even greater risk.