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Information on disability and foreign language learning, links to scholarships and programs to take critical need language courses abroad, and other resources.

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Useful Resources

A World Awaits You - Accessing Foreign Languages Issue

A Journal of Success in International Exchange for People with Disabilities, Mobility International USA, Copyright © November 2007

FAQ: Deaf student learning Italian in Italy

I have a Deaf student that wants to go to Italy and take an Italian course. Do you think he can successfully take an Italian course overseas since he is Deaf and can't do the conversation or listening aspect of the course?

Featured Countries

Want to learn Korean? French? Italian? Spanish? Japanese? Arabic? Chinese? Russian? Malaysian? Hindi? Consider studying language in one of the following countries, or participating in other types of exchange programs. Also learn about disability access and organizations in these featured countries.

Foreign Language and Disability TeleTraining

Learn the Tools to Create Inclusive Classrooms and Overseas Language Study Programs.

Foreign Languages and Students with Learning, Hearing or Vision Disabilities

Learn strategies for optimizing world language and English language learning and links to indepth research articles related to learning disabilities, blindness and deafness.

Languages of the Muslim World

Arabic. Farsi. Malay. Turkish. Urdu, and more. Learn about the most widely spoken languages of the Muslim world and language programs where they are spoken, scholarships, and links to other language and cultural resources.

Presentation on Accommodating International Deaf Students in the ESL Classroom

Join us for our session at the Post Secondary Education Programs Network (PepNet) Conference.

Sign up to Learn about New Foreign Language and Disability Resources

Did you miss the November 2007 Foreign Language and Disability TeleTraining? You can still subscribe to receive periodic updates about disability and foreign language strategies, tools, trainings and other resources.

TOEFL Testing Arrangements for People with Disabilities

Want to attend a university in the United States? Get the Who, What and Where on Testing of English as a Foreign Language disability-related accommodations.

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