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Build Your Confidence by Going Abroad December 21, 2011
Over the past 30 years, we have created spaces that bridge communities and encourage new conversations. In some cases, these turn into on-going collaborations with real results – ideas spark, new organizations begin, projects start, and friendships are formed. There’s not a lot of glory in the behind-the-scenes work to plan these gatherings – it [...]
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 [...]
June 20, 2011
By Yelena Ablaeva, NCDE Intern and International Graduate Student at the University of Oregon from Uzbekistan Sharing your international exchange experience is not only a great way to reflect on your time abroad, stay connected with your family and friends, and even receive recognition for your story, but also, through your words, presentations, videos, and [...]
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 25, 2011
For six weeks this summer, I’ll be interning at a media organization in Accra, Ghana. By night I will share a house with fourteen fellow students from the University of Oregon. By day I will likely travel solo to and from work in a densely populated African city. This will also be my first time [...]
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 3, 2011
It’s that time of year again—time to make a commitment to do something just for you. Maybe you want to learn a new language, read a certain number of travel books, or travel internationally! If it’s an international exchange you crave, and you are a student with a disability, don’t balk at the initial cost [...]
November 19, 2010
“My goal for the upcoming school year is to prepare myself for studying overseas in Portugal during my senior year [in high school]” says Sarah, an American teenager who is blind. Sarah, along with other peers who are blind, is featured in the upcoming documentary Do You Dream in Color?, about teenagers pursuing their [...]
