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 
High School Exchange Students with Disabilities Leave their Mark Keep Calm and Study Abroad: Managing Mental Health 
How International Experiences Build Your Resume 
February 16, 2012
A few weeks ago, I landed in JFK airport with “Empire State of Mind” blasting from my iPod. Though I’ve been to JFK many times, I’d never actually been to New York City, even though I’ve made an effort to put my wheel-print across the world. While I was looking forward to seeing the city, [...]
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, [...]
August 29, 2011
For the past 15 years, MIUSA has received the generous support of the DeWitt Wallace/Youth Travel Enrichment Fund, established by the founder of The Reader’s Digest Association, to provide an educational travel opportunity to U.S. young adults with disabilities from diverse communities.
March 16, 2011
Have you often considered hosting an international student in your home but haven’t taken the steps to do so? This 3-minute video excerpt produced by MIUSA gives you a sneak peak of the benefits of becoming a host family and hosting students with disabilities. How would hosting an international student with a disability benefit you [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
