Vision
"All individuals with genetic conditions in New England have the opportunity to achieve their fullest potential."
Staff
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Angela Shepard, MD
Director
UNH Institute on Disability
10 West Edge Drive
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-0555 (fax)
angela.shepard@unh.edu
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Karen Volle
Project Manager
UNH Institute on Disability
10 West Edge Drive
Durham, NH 03824
(603) 862-3454
(603) 862-0555 (fax)
karen.volle@unh.edu
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Toni Sumner-Beebe
Senior Program Support Assistant
UNH Institute on Disability
10 West Edge Drive
Durham, NH 03824
603-862-2175
toni.sumner-beebe@unh.edu
Objectives
- Partner with family-led and other regional organizations to improve knowledge of and access to genetic services.
- Expand the use of telehealth for genetic consults and care.
- Engage non-genetics health professionals in training and education about genetics.
- Focus on reaching and including medically underserved areas and populations.
- Increase the availability and use of genetic resources.