Exchange Professionals Tools and Resources
Tips, tools and resources for exchange professionals recruit and prepare for students with disabilities to be fully included in the full range of international exchange programs.
- Disability Etiquette
- Produced by the United Spinal Association, this 36-page booklet is for anyone - with or without a disability - who would like to interact more effectively with people with disabilities.
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Tools, tips and resources for making international exchange happen for students with disabilities.
- MIUSA's Role in Assisting FLEX and YES Placement Organizations
- Learn about how we can assist to include and support FLEX and YES students with disabilities.
- Muslim Youth Organizations in the United States
- Connect with other Muslim youth groups for peer support, recruiting contacts, and more.
- Outreach to Youth with Disabilities
- Targeting outreach to youth with disabilities will convey the options are open to them too.
- Predominantly Muslim Countries Disability Organizations
- Explore this list of disability organizations that may offer referral to local disability-related resources; locating sign language interpreters and orientation guides; recruiting people with disabilities to apply for international exchange programs, and more.
- Respectful Disability Language
- This guide was produced by the National Youth Leadership Network (NYLN) and Kids as Self Advocates (KASA). It is a guide to using respectful words and language when talking to, referring to, or working with a person with a disability.
- Sighted Guide Techniques
- Produced by the Braille Institute of America, the guide offers easy to learn techniques for providing meaningful assistance to those who are blind or have low vision.
