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Musical Energy from Zimbabwe

A Zimbabwean student and musician with a disability shares his views on studying at a college in the U.S. in this video.

Jiayi Zhou - "Who is the Deaf Artist?"

Jiayi Zhou is an artist from Shanghai, China who studies at Gallaudet University in the United States. Her art serves to create a bridge of understanding between the deaf and hearing worlds. View or listen to an audio description of her VSA exhibition.

Gallaudet Student Serves on International Panel at State Department Forum

Jiayi Zhou, a deaf graduate student at Gallaudet and a citizen of China, talked about her experiences pursuing higher education in the United States at the EducationUSA Forum in Washington, D.C.

Growing Up in Macedonia

Through her experience at the Overbrook School for the Blind in the United States, Adrijana Prokopenko learned how blind people live in parts of the world outside her native Macedonia. "Growing up in Macedonia" appeared in Future Reflections Vol 30, No 3.

A Global Language

An San Diego State University student from Burundi is recognized not only as the homecoming king, but as a champion for Deaf students on campus.

My International Study Experience at CSUN

With encouragement from her Deaf role models, Manako Yabe from Japan enrolled in the Deaf Studies program at California State University, Northridge, where she embraced her own Deaf identity and researched deaf American, Jamaican and Japanese students' access to higher education.

It Comes With its Own Territory

Samson Ngutwa is a Hubert Humphrey Fellow at the University of California Davis, where he develops skills that will apply to serving the public sector in his home country of Malawi. Samson has an amputated leg and uses a prosthetic.

Promoting Mutual Understanding with an Eye on Disability: A Snapshot of a Fulbright Experience in Canada

Andrew Levinson shares his Canadian experiences in the Fulbright U.S. Student Grantee Newsletter Issue 30, April 2011. He is a power wheelchair user and as a Fulbright Student grantee enrolled in a master's degree program in Critical Disability Studies at York University in Toronto.

Featured Person: Michelle Wang

During a service learning exchange in the U.S., Michelle Wang observed people with disabilities participating in a range of life activities. Michelle is a student from China who has a physical disability.

U.S. Embassy Supports Study Trip on Disability Issues for Members of a Mongolian DPO

A four day program in Washington DC provided an overview of the rights of people with disabilities and the roles of government and civil society organizations in advocating the rights of people with physical disabilities.

Beyond Stereotyping

Yasushi Miyazaki's involvement with student groups on his US campus helped dispel stereotypes about Autism - including those he had believed about himself.

In Search of a Different Career Path: My Education in the United States

An encounter with a Peace Corps volunteer convinced Francis, a young Deaf man from Zambia, that international exchange was a possibility for him too.

Painting with the Colors Given

Joe Chen is a person with a physical disability from China who volunteered at an American summer camp for children with disabilities.

Accessible Campus Close to 'Utopia' for Blind English Learner

When Svetlana Vasilyeva, who is blind, was accepted for a Humphrey mid-career professional fellowship, she first had an opportunity to study English in the United States which gave her time to adjust to the new environment.

Featured Person: David Albala

Before researching film production in the United States on a Fulbright Foreign Student Program, David started by researching wheelchair accessibility in his host environment.

Featured Person: Raufhon Salokhodjaev

Meet Rauf, who first arrived in the United States as a high school exchange student and recently returned to fulfill graduate-level study on a fellowship.

U.S. Community Colleges Serve Disabled Students

The College of the Siskiyous, with its center for disabled students, is another excellent example that a student, no matter from what country, will get the best professional and friendly assistance that is needed. Community colleges are an especially good and economical place to start one's college education.

Working Together: Deaf Education and the Fulbright Program (Italy and USA)

Opportunities abound for Americans and Italians desiring to research issues affecting Deaf citizens.

Featured Person: Akhilesh Bhambri

Meet Akhilesh, a graduate student originally from India who discusses the positive attitudes he observed in the United States, and how to effectively respond to negative ones.

A Summer of Service in the United States

Alice Chen, who uses an orthotic device, flew to the United States from China to join other international students for a summer disability exchange program.