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November 10, 2011
Can you imagine going to another country for a year as a teenager? Recently, MIUSA hosted high school exchange students with disabilities selected as part of the prestigious Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program and Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) in Eugene, Oregon, USA. Two groups of students, from Eurasia and predominantly Muslim countries, joined [...]
August 22, 2011
Chicago isn’t just known for its deep dish pizza, Oprah and Obama, windy weather, or bid to host the 2016 Olympic Games. It is also known for its active disability rights community and the density of universities, community colleges and technical institutes throughout the city and region. And I discovered recently – it is a [...]
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 [...]
June 7, 2011
A group of ten professionals and disability leaders from China participated in MIUSA’s 13-day U.S./China Inclusive Sports & Recreation for Youth with Disabilities Exchange Program, in Eugene, Oregon, U.S.A. Here is just a snapshot of some of the practical experiences that they will apply to their work, toward the goal of increasing inclusive recreation and [...]
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 3, 2011
“Deaf Zambians do not need to live with restricted dreams and depend on only odd jobs,” Frances Phiri writes in his story, “In Search of a Different Career Path: My Education in the United States.” His words ring true in light of a recently released book “Higher Education in Africa: Equity, Access, Opportunity,” published by [...]
February 25, 2011
Have you heard of EducationUSA? If you live outside the U.S., you definitely need to know who they are, what they do, and why EducationUSA may be your best resource for accessing higher education opportunities in the U.S. Supported by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State, EducationUSA is [...]
