The Institute on Disability (IOD) is a university-based focus for improving knowledge, policies, and practices related to the lives of people with disabilities and their families, and is New Hampshire’s University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD). The IOD is a federally designated center authorized by the Developmental Disabilities Act. Through innovative and interdisciplinary research, academic, service, and dissemination initiatives, the IOD builds local, state, and national capacities to respond to the needs of individuals with disabilities and their families.