Stories & Blogs

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Exchange Program Types

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Diversity of Participants

Featured People with Disabilities who have Traveled Abroad

Have a personal international exchange story or blog to share? Let us know by:

• Writing a personal essay about your exchange experience. Download submission guidelines and writing tips by clicking here.
• Sharing your travel blog by clicking here.
• Becoming a Featured Person to share your experiences with others by filling in this form.

Submissions must come from people with disabilities who studied, interned, taught, volunteered, or participated in other kinds of exchange programs between the U.S. and another country. If your submission is selected, we may include it on the NCDE website and/or other media! For questions, please contact clearinghouse@miusa.org.

Other resources on lessons learned and stories of success:

A World Awaits You Online Journals

Best Inclusive Practices by Professionals in International Exchange

Meet Sefakor Komabu-Pomeyrie, a woman from Ghana whose proactive character helped her earn a Ford Foundation Fellowship for U.S. study.

Learn how to create your own blog by clicking here.

In Our Own Words: Video Clips of Exchange Alumni with Disabilities

MIUSA's channel on YouTube

MIUSA's Blog

Teleconference: International Travel- Journey to a New Beginning