Study or Research Abroad

Featured Person: Ingrid Sala-Bars

Meet Ingrid, a Spanish PhD student who received a grant to conduct research in the U.S. Ingrid has a hearing impairment and uses hearing aids.

Living Down Under: “No Worries, Mate”

In addition to exploring the indigenous cultures of Australia, Lauren Presutti learned how to be a typical Aussie student while studying abroad in Perth, Australia. Lauren is a student at Central Michigan University who has muscular dystrophy and uses a power wheelchair for mobility.

Fulbright Scholar from Nepal Breaks 'Fourth Wall'

Nirmala Gyawali shares her experiences and challenges growing up blind in Nepal. Gyawali received a Fulbright Scholarship to earn a second bachelors degree in sociology at Colorado State University.

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.

Marshall Scholarship Music Idol

Before he was an American Idol finalist, Scott MacIntyre earned a Marshall Scholarship to study music performance and songwriting in London. Scott, who is blind, received mobility and orientation training to ease his transition to the city.

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.

Blind in Melbourne

Kevin Cosgrove, a DePaul University student who has a vision impairment, does not usually have difficulty finding his way around on campus. Then again, Kevin is not usually in Melbourne, Australia for five months! Find out which resources he tapped in order to achieve a more independent travel and overseas study experience.

Tracing the Steps of a Deaf Leader Through France

Rebecca Epple is an extensive traveler who grew up hard of hearing and is now profoundly Deaf. Having graduated from Gallaudet University with a master’s in Deaf Education, she now teaches at the Wisconsin School for the Deaf. Rebecca explains how she established an educational exchange for her students to France, the birthplace of Laurent Clerc.

Capturing the Everyday Beauty of New Zealand

Mathew Cowlin is a student at Kenyon College in Ohio who traveled across the world to study in Christchurch, New Zealand for six months. Mathew, who has cerebral palsy, found the site seamlessly accessible.

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.

Musician's Talents Echo from Passion

Carrie Hooper, a Fulbright alumna who is blind, lives for the arts, especially music and language. Hooper is a soprano who teaches voice and piano and has performed throughout Europe.

Boren Scholar Will Study Language, Disability in China

Chinese-American student Ming Canaday, who previously studied in China through CIEE, will continue language studies at a Chinese University as a Boren Scholar. Read an article about her goals for the trip and her career improving the lives of people with disabilities on the University of Oregon website.

Researching Advanced Reactors: A Fulbright Experience in Switzerland

Via YouTube, Kristina Yancey discusses her Fulbright research in nuclear reactor technology, navigating Switzerland using a power wheelchair, and learning German with international students.

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: Sumitra Krishnan

Meet Sumitra, an American college student who deepened her knowledge about the convergence of cultures in Spain and Morocco while building on her proficiency in Spanish and French. Sumitra uses a cane and occasionally a wheelchair for mobility.

Featured Person: Kathleen Coleman

Meet Kathleen, a study abroad alumna to Spain, who would like others to know that having a travel companion with Asperger's can enhance an already-unique experience.

Featured Person: Sarah Leslie

Meet Sarah, who describes how civil unrest in Egypt impacted her studies while in the Middle East. Sarah is hard of hearing and used assistive devices to access classes in Arabic and Islamic Studies.

Featured Person: Patrick T.

Meet Patrick, a business student who has Attention Deficit Disorder, and whose network of friends eased his transition into Barcelona life.