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Australian Study Abroad Experience of a College Student with a Physical Disability

Amanda Parkman, who has a physical disability, studied abroad in Australia on a Gilman scholarship. www.iie.org/gilman

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.

Featured Person: Amanda Parkman

Meet Amanda, a Gilman scholar with a physical disability whose studies in Australia reaffirmed her sense of adventure and independence.

Featured Person: Ming Canaday

Ming Canaday, a Chinese-American university student, observed very few people with apparent disabilities besides herself while studying in China. "This is not because China does not have disabled people," she writes. "Rather, it is a sign of how inaccessible China is for them." Read more about Ming's experiences in Shanghai, scaling the Great Wall, and working with others to find accessible solutions.

Going Global in Middle School: Experiences in Bahrain, China, and Mexico

Hannah is a young leader with a vision disability who already has three international experiences including China, Mexico and Bahrain.

Halfway around the World to Teach in the Peace Corps

Erikson Young, an American who served in Kenya as a Peace Corps volunteer, shares what it was like teaching abroad and being a role model to people who are deaf.

Internship with AYUSA International

Diana Nguyen is a high school graduate in San Jose, California and interned with Academic Year USA in San Francisco, California.

Learning the Language, Politics and Culture of Germany

Rebekah Elsen, a student from Washington, USA, who uses crutches from polio and has a learning disability, studied at a high school in Germany under the Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program.

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.