Student with Disability is Host Family’s Shining Star 
Keep Calm and Study Abroad: Managing Mental Health 
Texas School Welcomes Blind Egyptian Student 
Providing a Confident Voice on Inclusion Student with Disability is Host Family’s Shining Star 
Hit the International Hot Spots for Career Development 
High School Exchange Students with Disabilities Leave their Mark 
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 [...]
October 17, 2011
Tomorrow will mark the two-month anniversary of my return from a summer spent in Ghana. Sometimes I still get flashbacks so vivid it’s like I’m walking the dusty streets of Accra again. I spent six weeks in Ghana as part of a program through the University of Oregon’s School of Journalism. From Monday to Friday, [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
March 9, 2011
When Megan started talking about going abroad, her family and friends balked at the idea of a woman, traveling the world alone in her power wheelchair. What they underestimated was Megan’s drive to maneuver creatively in new places and situations–making even the most “inaccessible” venture, creatively accessible.
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 [...]
February 8, 2011
In Ethiopia, MIUSA is working with the Ethiopian Center for Disability and Development (ECDD) to implement activities in Addis Ababa and beyond. ECDD recently celebrated its 5th anniversary of promoting and facilitating capacity-building for inclusive development in Ethiopia, holding events to highlight accessibility in Addis Ababa, inclusive employment issues, and inclusion in Ethiopian HIV/AIDS services. [...]
January 26, 2011
What country should I suggest to a person with a disability who wants to study abroad? Should I go to a developing country or Europe for my international volunteer experience? Can I participate on the hiking field excursion or will they say it is too risky for someone who is blind? Over the years I [...]
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. [...]
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 [...]
