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Do you have questions about a specific disability, want strategies for making an exchange program more inclusive or need to find a disability organization in another country?

Photo: Two exchange participants who are blind help each other read a tactile sign in Japan

Locate Disability Organizations

Search disability organizations worldwide by type of disability

Professionals: Plan for Disability-Inclusive Programs

Make international exchange programs accessible, and get answers to organization's questions on legal, funding, planning

Information about Specific Disabilities

Read tip sheets on traveling abroad with medications, sign interpreters, personal assistants, power wheelchairs, and more

What's New?

Over 1,000 Students with Disabilities Studied Abroad in 2006/07, according to Open Doors Survey

2.6% of the total number of study abroad students are students with disabilities

Growing Up with a Disability: Costa Rica Cross Cultural/Cross Disability Leadership Exchange

Crashing barriers: Language Study in the U.S.

International and Comparative Disability Laws

Syracuse University maintains this list of international disability laws in countries around the world. It is divided into international disability laws, regional disability laws, and individual countries' disability laws.

External link: http://www.law.syr.edu/lawlibrary/electronic/humanrights.aspx

by Michele Scheib — last modified May 22, 2008 14:04

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