Peace Corps Stories
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People with disabilities are among the many volunteers that have been part of Peace Corps’ 50 years of international service.
- A World Awaits You - Volunteering Abroad with a Disability
- A Journal of Success in International Exchange for People with Disabilities, Mobility International USA, Copyright © January 2010
- Chance of A Lifetime in Levoca
- Lorie Singleton, an American teacher with a vision disability, traveled to Slovakia to teach English as a second language as a Peace Corps volunteer.
- Diversity in the Peace Corps
- Pamela Houston, who has Cerebral Palsy, is a returned Peace Corps volunteer who served in the Republic of Kiribati, where she was the only volunteer with a disability at the time.
- 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.
- In Search of a Different Career Path: My Education in the United States
- An encounter with a Peace Corps volunteer convinced Francis, a young Deaf man from Zambia, that international exchange was a possibility for him too.
- Integrating Perspectives in International Development Projects (Benin)
- Tina Singleton, who has a hearing impairment, volunteered with people with disabilities in Benin through the Peace Corps.
- Teaching English (and More) in Morocco
- Sarah Presley, a visually impaired woman who uses a variety of assistive devices, is a Peace Corps alumna who taught English to blind students in Morocco.
- Volunteering Abroad in the South Pacific and Beyond: Receiving More Than You Give
- As a Peace Corps Volunteer, Pamela Houston helped a disability organization in Kiribati develop and achieve their goals. In her article, she sets forth some considerations for others interested in volunteering their time abroad.
- Volunteering in the Peace Corps (Paraguay)
- In this interview, Christa Bucks Camacho, who uses a wheelchair, recounts her experience in the Peace Corps as an urban youth volunteer in Fernando de la Mora, Paraguay. During her two years, she worked with at-risk youth, encouraging them to stay in school.
