Kelly’s Story

Woman holding a microphone. Kelly Ehrhart founding member of ABLE NH's Nashua Chapter

“I am Kelly E., and I live in New Hampshire. I have a serious mental illness and autism spectrum disorder. I am the President of People First of New Hampshire, a nonprofit organization led by people with disabilities that advocates for equal rights. I am a strong advocate and won a statewide advocacy award in 2018 called the Diana Carrigan award. I have been nominated for another state wide advocacy award call the Virginia Bowden award for people with a disability or a family member of a person with a disability. This article from Stepping Stones NH 2019-2020 I was interviewed for, and this article in the Rap Sheet was written about me.”

Kelly has written several articles that can be found in: