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June 20, 2011
By Yelena Ablaeva, NCDE Intern and International Graduate Student at the University of Oregon from Uzbekistan Sharing your international exchange experience is not only a great way to reflect on your time abroad, stay connected with your family and friends, and even receive recognition for your story, but also, through your words, presentations, videos, and [...]
January 20, 2011
When Tara Wickey first arrived in Costa Rica for a two-week leadership exchange through MIUSA, she was unsure how her experience might play out. She reflects on the differences and similarities between herself and each of the 15 other program delegates: “Each of us came to Costa Rica at a different place in our lives. [...]
January 11, 2011
Having completed the training phase of their USAID-funded MIUSA small grants project, FundaMental Colombia recently spent some time reflecting on their activities and achievements during 2010. The Disabled People’s Organization (DPO), led by and for people with psycho-social disabilities, has been engaging the International Organization for Migration (IOM) to expand disability inclusion in IOM development [...]
January 6, 2011
Signing and singing with passion in Arabic, Spanish and English, 54 disabled women activists from 43 countries celebrate the achievements, pride and solidarity of women with disabilities around the world. These leaders are revolutionizing the status of women and girls worldwide. Filmed during Mobility International USA’s (MIUSA) 5th International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability [...]
December 17, 2010
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton recently visited the Kingdom of Bahrain where she met with MIUSA alumni who are young leaders with disabilities. During an open dialogue meeting at the National Museum, Clinton addressed the need for societies to balance diversity and increase participation of all citizens in the growth of democracy, especially [...]
December 10, 2010
My recent site visit to Colombia for the Building an Inclusive Development Community project sponsored by USAID gave me a deep understanding of two important development issues; a collaborative relationship between non-governmental organizations and disabled people’s organizations can truly be mutually beneficial to the organizations, their staff and their programs, and that people in Colombia [...]
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 dreams [...]
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 [...]
