George Gill Ducharme, Ph.D., has been instrumental in raising awareness and promoting full inclusion of children and adults with disabilities into community life. He is the director, as a volunteer, of the Institute on Disability and Community Inclusion at Manchester Community College. When he joined the faculty at MCC in 1991 he re-established the Disabilities Specialist associates degree program. He is also an adjunct professor of Disability Issues and Native American Studies there.