U.S. Department of State Sponsored Exchanges
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The Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs of the U.S. Department of State provides funded international opportunities each year and has included people with disabilities from the U.S. and abroad among its exchange program alumni.
- A Glimpse into Polish Culture & History while Studying Abroad
- Studying abroad in Warsaw, Poland afforded Matthew Maycock the opportunity to explore coursework in Polish culture and history. Matthew is a Gilman scholarship recipient with a physical disability.
- 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.
- Adding India to the Geography of Life Experiences
- Gilman scholarship recipient, Christena Weatherspoon, who has a learning and social anxiety disability, represented multiple kinds of American diversity while studying in India.
- An Enduring Connection: A Fulbright Experience in Japan
- Kenny Fries, a creative writing professor at Goddard College in Vermont, USA, who has a physical disability, conducted research in Japan as a Fulbright Scholar.
- Blind Woman Tours India with Dog, Discusses Visual Disabilities
- Joyce Kane traveled to raise awareness for blind people in India on a U.S. Department of State sponsored professional exchange program. This article is written by Brittany Sterrett for America.gov.
- Broadening Professional and Interpersonal Horizons
- Abbass Abbass from Israel, a lawyer and organization director, who is blind, learned about disability issues when visiting various U.S. states as an International Visitor Leadership Program (IVLP) participant
- 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.
- Engaging Youth with Disabilities from Africa and the Middle East in Sport and Leadership Programs
- Ben Johnson, a professor and dean at Kennesaw State University, Georgia, USA, traveled to multiple countries to conduct projects supported under the International Sports Programming Initiative.
- Experiencing the American Deaf Culture
- Argiroula Zangana from Greece, who is a Deaf student, studied at a college in New York, USA as a Fulbright Student.
- Exploring Cross-Cultural Issues of Women in the Caribbean
- A Gilman scholarship helped fund Dawn Schafer's domestic violence research project in Trinidad and Tobago. Learn how her physical disability led her to pursue a college education.
- Exploring the Public and Social Sectors in Singapore
- Ray Jefferson, from Hawaii, USA, who has a physical disability, studied public sector leadership and social entrepreneurship in Singapore as a Fulbright Student. He is Assistant Secretary of Labor for Veterans’ Employment and Training.
- Far from the Philippines but Close to My Heart
- Marlon Celso, a student from Philippines, who is of short stature, studied at a high school in Michigan, USA, under the Youth Exchange and Study (YES) program.
- Featured Person: Andrey Tikhonov
- Meet Andrey and read about his year as a Russian language teaching assistant in the United States.
- Featured Person: Christie Gilson
- Meet Christie and learn how the Fulbright alum addressed safety concerns, managed assistive technology, and gained professional notoriety while in Hong Kong.
- 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: Maged Nabawy
- Meet Maged, who came from Egypt to study American Sign Language in the United States.
- Featured Person: Muzaffar Hussain Laghari
- Meet Muzaffar who came from Pakistan to the United States on a U.S. Department of State exchange scholarship program.
- 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.
- Featured Person: Well Zhao
- Meet Well Zhao, who traveled all over the United States on a disability exchange program.
- Featured Person: Zachary Grove
- Meet Zachary. As someone who represents diversity through disability, socioeconomic background and academic focus, Zachary was awarded a Gilman Scholarship to fund his studies in Cyprus.
