Keep Calm and Study Abroad: Managing Mental Health 
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April 29, 2011
According to the National Survey on Student Engagement (2010), 15.4% of college students with mental health disabilities have studied abroad by the spring of their senior year – close to the same percentage (16.1%) as non-disabled students in the survey. At a recent study abroad conference over 250 professionals chose to attend our panel session [...]
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. [...]
December 23, 2010
Recently I had the pleasure of working alongside leading youth exchange professionals for two days focused on the topic of including international youth with disabilities in international exchange programs. Our discussion began with a metaphor activity. I asked them asked to draw, describe or write a metaphor that best demonstrated their capacity to place and [...]
November 16, 2010
With an estimated 650 million people with disabilities worldwide, the vast majority of which live in the developing world and constitute the poorest of the poor, fully inclusive development is absolutely imperative. MIUSA’s trainings are changing the paradigm of international development by framing the inclusion of people with disabilities as a human rights issue. All [...]
