Keep Calm and Study Abroad: Managing Mental Health 
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September 16, 2011
After decades of discussion, we have a better understanding of who is underrepresented in study abroad and the barriers keeping them from participating in greater numbers. In the next decades, I hope we look at students who experienced these barriers and found ways to go abroad anyways. These alumni hold the solutions, which may be [...]
July 13, 2011
NCDE staff sat down with Ming Canaday, University of Oregon student, wheelchair user, disability rights campaigner, and, most recently, Boren Award recipient, to find out more about her passion for international disability rights, how she got where she is now, and what she hopes to accomplish for people with disabilities in China. NCDE: Where do [...]
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 30, 2011
There really isn’t an easy answer to this question that I am so frequently asked by students with disabilities with a burning desire to see the world. The criteria of what makes a place a good fit for someone with a disability is also what makes a place good for someone without a disability. However, [...]
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.
February 15, 2011
Providing small grants to disability organizations such as The National Association of DeafBlind Colombia (SURCOE) can have wide impact toward major development organizations including people with disabilities. Disabled People’s Organizations have a unique role to play in the international field, educating development actors and serving as local experts on disability inclusion in cross-cutting projects such [...]
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. [...]
February 2, 2011
Meet Amanda Parkman, a Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship recipient who studied abroad in Australia. The Gilman Scholarship Program has provided over 6,400 scholarships of up to $5,000 each towards study abroad programs for U.S. undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds, including students with disabilities, who also present financial need. In preparation for the March 1, [...]
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. [...]
