Overseas Placement

A Practice of Yes! Working with Overseas Partners to Include Students with Disabilities

Designed for exchange professionals working with overseas partners to place students with disabilities in exchange programs.

Accessibility Survey of Overseas Universities

Do you want to know if your overseas sites are accessible?

Accommodations for High School Students with Disabilities Interested in Studying in the United States

Strategies to maximize the success of educational exchanges for foreign exchange students with disabilities in U.S. high schools.

An U.S. Community Rallies Support for a High School Exchange Student

How an AYUSA community representative navigated the educational differences between the U.S. and Lebanon when hosting a Lebanese blind exchange student and how existing U.S. resources bridged the differences.

Are Foreign Exchange Students with Disabilities Covered by U.S. Laws?

Understanding entitlement and protection services under U.S. special education law for exchange students with disabilities studying in the United States.

Assistive Technology Information for International Students Who Are Blind or Have Low Vision

This tipsheet provides international exchange students and educators with a brief overview of the technology available to blind and low vision students and to include reference information about more comprehensive resource lists.

Creating a Safe Environment for Students with Learning Disabilities on Study Abroad Programs

This article by Eve Leons at Landmark College, shares practical advice when students with learning disabilities and attention deficit disorder are adjusting to the social, cultural and academic aspects of study abroad programs. Published in SAFETI On-Line Newsletter.

Finding a Host for a High School Foreign Exchange Student who is Blind

Learn how a Texas school district worked with a ERDT/SHARE student with a visual impairment from Russia to make her FLEX exchange experience a success.

Homestays: Finding Host Families for Participants with Disabilities

Strategies for finding and approaching homestay families and a checklist to assess all host family houses for accessibility.

Inclusive Community College Planning for a Blind International Student

How Santa Ana College and CCID teamed up to provide services and support to a blind student from Egypt

International Community Service Projects: Making it Inclusive

Short-term volunteer abroad workcamp projects often involve teamwork and the opportunity to be creative so all volunteers can contribute equally.

International Students with Disabilities Accessing Community Resources

A guide to finding off-campus disability-related resources in the U.S. for everything from support groups to equipment repair.

Links to Online Directories of Disability Organizations Worldwide

 

Low-Cost, Helpful Tips for Accommodating Participants with Disabilities

Learn about the many accommodations that are cost-free or inexpensive

Powerpoint Presentation: Beyond Recruitment - Strategies of Support for Students with Disabilities on Study Abroad Programs

Presentation given by Cerise Roth-Vinson, Director of Administration at Mobility International USA, at the November 2008 Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) conference in Nashville, Tennessee.

Presentation: Interpreting and Speech-to-Text Services in English Courses for International Students

A presentation on international students who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing on U.S. campuses and eager to learn American Sign Language (ASL) or improve their English skills.

TeleTraining: Foreign Language and Disability

Learn the Tools to Create Inclusive Classrooms and Overseas Language Study Programs through this Audio Recording and Written Transcript.

Tips on Providing International Visitor Leadership Programs for People with Disabilities

Practical advice on preparing for international visitors with disabilities, from transportation to housing to time management.

Universal Design/Accessibility Standards Resources

Information on universal design and accessibility standards for buildings, transportation, electronic and information technology, the media and more.