Wheelchairs or Scooters

A Feast for the Senses: The Allure of Hong Kong

Maura Ross is a writer, educator and researcher who lives in Ontario. Kyra McMahon is a freelance writer currently living on Vancouver Island.

A Journey through the United Arab Emirates

Shonda McLaughlin, PhD, CRC, is an Assistant Professor of the Counselor Education and Rehabilitation Programs at Emporia State University.

Accessible Everything: An accessible & inclusive travel blog for people with disabilities

Craig Grimes moved to Barcelona and taught English as a Second Language for several months and now currently lives in Nicaragua working with the local disability community. During this time and later, he traveled independently to other countries and records his experiences here as a wheelchair user.

After the Glory

Wheelchair athletes go beyond their athletic careers and accomplishments and become worldwide ambassadors who work to change lives.

Close, But Not Close Enough (Spain)

While in Seville, Spain, Jessica Ramquist had to leave behind the comforts of the United States and adjust to a new set of transportation strategies.

Communicating: It's a Matter of Attitude (Russia, Mexico)

Jerry McGill went to Russia twice with Mobility International USA, once as a participant, and once as a co-leader. Later, Jerry embarked on an exchange trip to Mexico, where he networked with people with disabilities.

Crashing barriers: Language Study in the U.S.

MIUSA invited Teuta Halilaj to visit Eugene, Oregon, USA from her native Albania to participate in the 2006 WILD program. She was one of two delegates who was rewarded with a scholarship to study English at the University of Oregon.

Don’t Let It Pass You By

Michele Shoresman, an assistant dean at a university law school in Missouri, USA, who has multiple sclerosis, participated in a Fulbright International Education Administrators (IEA) Seminar in Germany.

France and England: Gaining World Experience through University Study Abroad

Vanessa Jones, a wheelchair user, spent her sophomore year in Grenoble, France and later in London to study independently.

From Oxford to Istanbul: Studying and Traveling with a Disability

An American student from Atlanta, Georgia, Chelsey Kendig backpacked through Europe after studying at Oxford in the United Kingdom. She blogs about her many passions and about her experiences traveling with Dermatosparaxis.

From Student to Teacher to Advocate

Sophak Kanika Nguon, who uses crutches and an power wheelchair for mobility, honed her leadership and advocacy skills during the 2003 Women's Institute on Leadership and Disability (WILD) program and will return to the United States in August, 2010 for the 2010 WILD Advanced Leadership Institute. Learn how she furthered her commitment to social justice through a Master's of Social Work program in the online article "From Cambodia – to Seattle!"

Galileo Galilei: Learning Spanish in Valencia

Joshua Merryman, who uses a manual wheelchair for mobility, participated in an intensive Spanish language program in Valencia, which proved to be a surprisingly wheelchair-accessible city.

International Exchange for All

MIUSA CEO Susan Sygall shares how a study abroad experience to Australia led to her mission to increase international exchange participation among people with disabilities. This article originally appeared in AngloHigher® The Magazine of Global English Speaking Higher Education™ (ISSN 2041-8469), Volume 2, Issue 2, pp.7, March 2010.

Interning in Scotland

Cindy Otis, who uses a wheelchair due to Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, was the first student with a disability to complete an internship with the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, Scotland. She collaborated on a proposal for improving the quality of life of people with disabilities in Scotland as part of her work.

Internship with the Office of International Studies

C. Michael Archie interned with the Office of International Studies at Mississippi Valley State University. Michael has traveled to the Bahamas since acquiring a disability.

Irish Studies at Trinity College, Dublin

Johana Schwartz, who has cerebral palsy, studied Irish literature and language at the Trinity College in Dublin, Ireland.

Lessons from the Heart of Russia

Shanda Grubb distributed mobility equipment to people in Russia through the Wheels for the World organization.

Lessons in Adventure: Teaching Law in Tunisia

Hay Kyung Chang (Anne) Lanteigne, a law professor from Alabama, USA, who uses crutches and a wheelchair, taught at a university in Tunisia as a Fulbright Specialist grantee.

Living and Studying in the United States

Sophie Cicekli, a wheelchair user from France, was accepted as an exchange student at Georgetown University. Sophie graduated from college in 2003.

Living Independently and Interdependently in Europe

Jen Fitz-Roy, who grew up with spina bifida and uses a wheelchair, challenged herself to travel in Europe with a greater degree of independence each time. Find out how she overcame her hesitations, where she studied bioethics, and how she navigated inaccessible places abroad.