Keep Calm and Study Abroad: Managing Mental Health 
Texas School Welcomes Blind Egyptian Student 
Providing a Confident Voice on Inclusion 
Working towards Disability Rights for Women and Girls in Amman, Jordan Keep Calm and Study Abroad: Managing Mental Health 
How International Experiences Build Your Resume 
Build Your Confidence by Going Abroad 
April 2, 2013
Anne Reuss is a social media consultant who describes herself as “fearless.” Anne, who is Deaf, developed her fearlessness, along with her confidence, while studying abroad in Verona, Italy. She says that “[going abroad] made me fearless to connect with people.” While in Verona, Anne took classes in photography, Italian, art history and painting. She [...]
March 8, 2013
For International Women’s Day, MIUSA recognizes and celebrates all women leaders with disabilities around the world who are revolutionizing the status of women and girls worldwide. View some of these amazing women in this slideshow. Be part of the revolution! Your donation supports our upcoming women with disabilities projects, including the Women’s Institute on Leadership [...]
March 1, 2013
When Stan Sowers, the principal of Eustace High School, learned that a blind exchange student would be spending a year at his school, he was apprehensive. His first thought was, “Oh, my goodness, why would we want to take on something like that, you know?” His school had fewer than four hundred students and he’d [...]
January 29, 2013
We were floating on the Dead Sea at sunset, covered in mud and sea salt. Some of us held others up, for those of us couldn’t float on our own. Some of us described the sunset over the water, for those of us who couldn’t see on our own. Our wheelchairs and white canes [...]
September 7, 2012
This summer, MIUSA had three superstar interns who played a big role in our inbound exchange programs while getting valuable experience working at a non-profit organization. Many of MIUSA’s current employees started as interns, and it’s a great way to get started with a career in international exchange, disability rights, or non-profit management. MIUSA also [...]
August 1, 2012
August is often the busiest month at MIUSA, and this August promises to be busier than ever, as our exchange team will be hosting 27 FLEX/YES high school exchange students and 27 WILD women from 27 countries. The 6th International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) will bring together women with disabilities from Burundi [...]
June 13, 2012
A group of eight professionals and disability leaders from the U.S. recently participated in MIUSA’s 12-day U.S./China Inclusive Sports & Recreation for Youth with Disabilities Exchange Program in Guangzhou, China. Guangzhou is located in Southeastern China and is known as the city of goats (although we didn’t spot a single goat!) It’s also famous for [...]
April 27, 2012
“It is high time to broaden the opportunities for international service and diversify the teams of volunteers representing our country to the world” – Harris Wofford, former U.S. Senator and advocate for national service and volunteerism This entry is the first of a three-part series introducing three Harris Wofford Global Service Fellows with disabilities, [...]
December 21, 2011
Over the past 30 years, we have created spaces that bridge communities and encourage new conversations. In some cases, these turn into on-going collaborations with real results – ideas spark, new organizations begin, projects start, and friendships are formed. There’s not a lot of glory in the behind-the-scenes work to plan these gatherings – it [...]
December 8, 2011
When Megan returned to Spain this year with a MIUSA Exchange Program, she had no idea she’d fall in love with a country she shared a tumultuous history with.
