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Wofford Fellow Amber Buckley-Shaklee: “We’re Part of the Global Community” 
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, [...]
July 1, 2011
Photo credit, above: Darcy Kiefel Photography Over the past three months Ms. Manique Gunaratne, a MIUSA alumna from Sri Lanka who is blind, has represented women with disabilities in the international development arena throughout South Asia. In March, Manique participated with other renowned disability rights activists, development aid donors and recipients in a three-day seminar [...]
June 13, 2011
This spring, high school student Wai Ling Pan from Malaysia, who is Deaf, lived with a host family and attended high school in Rochester, New York, on the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program. During her U.S. experience, she had an opportunity to join other students with disabilities and students who are Deaf in [...]
May 25, 2011
“A barrier is of ideas, not of things” –Mark Caine I can confidently say that the largest barrier that inhibits people with disabilities from traveling abroad is attitude. In preparation for going abroad, many travelers with disabilities worry and are often overwhelmed by the perceived physical barriers associated with disability, whether it be lack of [...]
April 4, 2011
Images of Japan post-earthquake and tsunami have bombarded us recently, making it difficult for anyone familiar with Japan to remember the extreme organization and efficiency of this awe-inspiring nation. I recently read a Newsweek article, “Apocalypse Now?”, which said “Before now, Japan has never been pitied”. I found this profoundly moving, not just because as [...]
March 2, 2011
Volunteering abroad and ‘working holidays’ have become increasingly popular ways to travel and explore foreign cultures and lands. Whether it’s working within the coffee fields of Costa Rica or teaching English to children in Nepal, volunteers with disabilities have made their presence known as contributory global citizens. It could be said that volunteers with disabilities [...]
