Overall Suggestions

A World Awaits You

Online journals full of firsthand accounts by people with disabilities about their success in international exchange programs and their advice for others.

Assessment: Are Your International Exchange Programs Inclusive?

Informal tools to help exchange providers assess their current ability level to include participants with disabilities.

Best Inclusive and Collaborative Practices by Professionals in International Exchange

Learn how a few individuals took the lead at their organizations, institutions or in their communities so more people with disabilities had access to mainstream international exchange and education abroad programs. Includes the Campus Collaboration Campaign booklet.

Budgeting for Inclusion

Many organizations are concerned about the cost of making programs accessible to people with disabilities, so incorporating a "disability accommodation" line item into every project and administrative budget is the most reliable way to ensure that resources are at hand.

Building Bridges Training Film

Training Film on Including People with Disabilities in International Exchange Programs

Building Bridges: A Manual on Including People with Disabilities in International Exchange Programs

This comprehensive manual features practical suggestions and creative ideas for including, recruiting and accommodating people with disabilities in international exchange programs.

Campus Collaboration Campaign Booklet

This booklet shares ideas, best practices and suggestions from study abroad and disability services professionals on collaborations to be replicated at other institutions for increasing participation and inclusion of students with disabilities in college study abroad programs.

Going Abroad: Step by Step Guide to the International Exchange Process

Based on the publication "Survival Strategies for Going Abroad: A Guide for People with Disabilities," this overview presents general information on finding exchange programs, funding resources, disability disclosure and accommodations, preparing for departure, living abroad, and returning home.

Mailing List

Do you want to stay updated monthly via email on events, resources and news related to Mobility International USA/National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange's work?

NCDE Focus Projects

Each year the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange has new initiatives to further promote international exchange opportunities to people with disabilities and to develop the information needed for successful and inclusive participation. Read more about this year's focus projects.

Rights and Responsibilities: A Guide to National and International Disability Related Laws for International Exchange Organizations and Participants (2nd Edition)

Highlighting international laws and policies related to disability issues and case studies and stories of how these rights and responsibilities have been put into practice.

Stories & Blogs

Read real life stories from individuals with disabilities about international exchange joys, challenges, and tips! Have a personal international exchange story or blog to share? Let us know at clearinghouse@miusa.org.

Study Abroad & Disability Related Links

Links to valuable resources produced by other organizations on study abroad, language learning and disability topics.

Trainings

Past Teleconference Trainings, Workshop Presentations and Web-based Consultations