MIUSA's Program History
For 30 years, MIUSA has been working to 'Create a World as it Should Be' through international exchange and development. Below is a time-line of MIUSA's international exchange programs from 1981 through 2011.
(Excerpted from 'Celebrating MIUSA's History' - 30th anniversary book)
The Early Years: 1981-1994
Moving Forward: 1995-1999
Expanding Our Horizons: 2000-2011
The Early Years
1981
- MIUSA established
1982
- Published a number of publications on including people with disabilities in international exchange programs.
1983
- International Community Service – Inbound
- German Professional Exchange – Inbound
1984
- International Community Service Program – Inbound
- US/Germany Professional Exchange - Outbound
1985
- England Youth Exchange – Inbound
1986
- US/England Youth, Art and Culture Exchange – Outbound
- US/Costa Rica Young Disability Professional Exchange – Inbound
- US/Costa Rica Young Disability Professional Exchange - Outbound
1987
- United Kingdom – Costa Rica Delegate Reunion – Inbound
- US/Italy Youth Exchange – Inbound
1988
- Germany Youth Exchange – Outbound
- China Young Professionals Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Germany Youth Exchange – Inbound
1989
- International Young Professional Leadership and Disability Training Exchange - Inbound
1990
- USSR Youth and Environmental Exchange – Inbound
1991
- Mexico Leadership and Disability exchange – Inbound
- Russia Leadership and Disability Exchange – Inbound
- USSR Environmental and Youth Exchange - Outbound
1992
- Bulgaria Disabled Youth Exchange – Inbound
- Former Soviet Union Employment & Education Exchange – Inbound
- Former Soviet Union Environment & Youth Disability Exchange – Inbound
- International Christian Youth Exchange Community Service Exchange – Inbound
- Mexico Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- US/Japan Focus on Deaf Issues Exchange - Outbound
1993
- Bulgaria Youth and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Young Professionals East Asia Employment and Education Exchange – Inbound
- El Salvador Disabled Veterans Exchange – Inbound
- Former Soviet Union Young Professionals Employment and Education Exchange – Outbound
- Japan Young Professional Disability Exchange – Inbound
- Mexico Leadership and Disability Exchange – Inbound
- Russian Environmental Youth and Disability Exchange – Outbound
1994
- Azerbaijan Youth Exchange – Inbound
- Japan/YMCA Youth Exchange – Inbound
- Mexico Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Youth Exchange – Inbound
- International Young Adult Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- International Youth Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- Philippines Young Professional Disability Exchange – Outbound
- New Zealand and Australia Professional Disability Rights Exchange – Outbound
- Mongolia Disability Appropriate Technology Exchange – Outbound
Moving Forward
1995
- Azerbaijan Youth Exchange – Inbound
- Azerbaijan Youth Exchange – Outbound
- Mexico Young Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Morelia Enrichment Exchange – Outbound
- Russia, Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan Youth and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Russia Leadership and Disability Exchange – Inbound
- International Youth Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- International Young Adult Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- Japan YMCA Leadership and Disability Exchange – Inbound
- First International Symposium on Issues of Women with Disabilities at the Fourth World Conference on Women Beijing, China – Outbound
1996
- MIUSA 15 Year Reunion – Inbound
- Russia Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Mexico Youth Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Young International Adult Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- Youth Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- Japan YMCA Exchange – Inbound
- Japan Disability Rights Exchange – Inbound
- Japan Consulting on Disability Issues Exchange – Outbound
- Newly Independent States (NIS) Consulting Disability Issues Exchange – Outbound
1997
- Germany Professional Disability Exchange – Inbound
- International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability – Inbound
- Mexico Youth Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Yong Adult Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- Japan Disability Rights Exchange – Inbound
- Germany Disability Professional Exchange – Outbound
- Bosnia Disability Rights Consulting Exchange – Outbound
- Disability Rights Consulting to Vietnam and Micronesia Exchange – Outbound
1998
- International Symposium on Women with Disabilities and Microcredit – Inbound
- Japan Professional Exchange – Inbound
- Oaxaca, Mexico Professional Exchange – Outbound
- Mexico Disability Youth Leadership Exchange – Outbound
- International Teen/Parent Leadership Exchange – Inbound
- Japan YMCA Youth and Disability Exchange – Inbound
- Japan Professional Exchange – Outbound
1999
- Future Leaders Exchange Evaluation Workshop (FLEX) – Inbound
- Youth Leadership, Diversity Rights Exchange Costa Rica – Outbound
- Japan/US Exchange: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Leadership and Disability Rigths – Inbound
- Japan/US Exchange: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Leadership and Disability Rights – Outbound
Expanding Our Horizons
2000
- Future Leaders Exchange Evaluation Workshop (FLEX) – Inbound
- Costa Rica Youth Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Global Options for Women with Disabilities Exchange – Inbound
- US/Vietnam Disability Professionals Exchange – Inbound
2001
- 20th Anniversary Reunion – Inbound
- Leadership Exchange for Women with Disabilities from Uzbekistan – Inbound
- US/Costa Rica Cross Cultural Perspectives on Leadership and Disability Exchange – Outbound
2002
- US/England: Cross Cultural Perspectives on Disability Exchange – Outbound
- Intensive Leadership Training and Follow-on Exchange Program for Women with Disabilities from Uzbekistan – Inbound
2003
- US/England Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability and Performing Arts Exchange – Outbound
- Future Leaders Exchange Evaluation Re-entry Workshop (FLEX) – Inbound
- 2nd International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) – Inbound
2004
- US/Japan: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Leadership and Volunteerism Exchange – Outbound
- Future Leaders Exchange Evaluation Re-entry Workshop (FLEX) – Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange Evaluation Preparatory Workshop (FLEX) - Inbound
- US/Japan Disability Legislation and Policy Professional Exchange – Inbound
2005
- US/Japan: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability and Volunteerism Exchange – Outbound
- Future Leaders Exchange Re-entry Workshop (FLEX) – Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange Preparatory Workshop (FLEX) – Inbound
- US/Japan Disability Rights and Policy Professional Exchange – Inbound
- Global Perspectives on Disability – University of Oregon Graduate Course
2006
- US/Japan: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability and Volunteerism Exchange – Outbound
- 3rd international Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) – Inbound
- 25th Anniversary Advanced International Leadership and Disability reunion Institute – Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX ) Preparatory Workshop/Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Leadership and Reentry Workshop - Inbound
2007
- US/Bahrain: Youth Citizenship for Disability Inclusion Program – Inbound
- US/Costa Rica: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program – Outbound
- Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)/ Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Leadership and Reentry Workshop - Inbound
- US/Bahrain: Youth Citizenship for Disability Inclusion Program – Outbound
- Latin America International Leadership, Employment and Disability (I-LEAD) Exchange Program – Inbound
- 4th International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) – Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)/ Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Leadership and Reentry Workshop - Inbound
- US/Bahrain Professional Exchange Program – Outbound
- International Leadership, Employment and Disability (I-LEAD) Professional Exchange Program – Inbound
- US/Costa Rica: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program – Outbound
- US/Bahrain Professional Exchange Program – Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)/ Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Leadership and Reentry Workshop - Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)/American Serbia & Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)/American Serbia & Montenegro Youth Leadership Exchange (A-SMYLE)/Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Leadership and Reentry Workshop - Inbound
- International Leadership, Employment and Disability (I-LEAD) Advanced Exchange Program – Inbound
- US/Costa Rica: Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program – Outbound
- 5th International Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) – Inbound
- Advanced Women’s Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) – Inbound
- Bahrain Professional Sports Exchange Program – Outbound
- US/Bahrain Professional Sports Exchange Program – Inbound
2011
- Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- US/Bahrain Professional Sports Exchange Program - Outbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX)/Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Leadership and Reentry Workshop - Inbound
- US/China Professionals Sports Exchange Program - Inbound
- US/Spain Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership Exchange Program – Outbound
- Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
- US/Jordan Young Women with Disabilities Leadership Exchange Program – Inbound
- Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Preparatory Workshop - Inbound
More to come in 2012!
