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November 19, 2010
“My goal for the upcoming school year is to prepare myself for studying overseas in Portugal during my senior year [in high school]” says Sarah, an American teenager who is blind. Sarah, along with other peers who are blind, is featured in the upcoming documentary Do You Dream in Color?, about teenagers pursuing their [...]
November 16, 2010
With an estimated 650 million people with disabilities worldwide, the vast majority of which live in the developing world and constitute the poorest of the poor, fully inclusive development is absolutely imperative. MIUSA’s trainings are changing the paradigm of international development by framing the inclusion of people with disabilities as a human rights issue. All [...]
November 16, 2010
Two years ago Katharine Annear, a woman from Australia who has multiple disabilities (Aspergers and Dystonia) and who worked as a counselor for Autism Spectrum Disorders, applied and was selected for MIUSA’s Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) program. This month Katharine was appointed to the Board of the Australian Federation of Disability Organizations [...]
November 15, 2010
Today’s headlines are a reminder of just how global our society has become. This week, the headlines focus on the importance of an international education with the recognition of International Education Week. While 11% of U.S. College students have a disability, recent statistics show that only 3% of current U.S. college students who go abroad [...]
November 12, 2010
As MIUSA approaches its 30th anniversary, I can say with limitless enthusiasm: we have only just begun! We are playing a critical role moving the international disability rights agenda forward by advancing the leadership potential of people with disabilities all over the world. After returning from several recent trips, including an inclusive development training in [...]
November 12, 2010
Recently I had the joy of overlooking the United Nations Plaza from the 12th floor of the Institute of International Education, our local host for the annual National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange Roundtable Consortium meeting. Surrounding me were national-level leaders from the international exchange and disability communities, all with one topic on their minds: [...]
