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

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Editors: Susan Sygall & Cindy Lewis

Copyright: 2006 by Mobility International USA/National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange

262 pages

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ISBN: 1-880034-37-9

"People with disabilities participating in exchanges have additional roles: we build bridges and we break down barriers for others with disabilities."

- Anatoli Ilyashov, Fulbright Scholar, historian and disability activist

This comprehensive manual features practical suggestions and creative ideas for including, recruiting and accommodating people with disabilities in international exchange programs. Building Bridges also addresses cross-cultural issues and international service projects. Includes an extensive resource section.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
How to Use this Manual

I. Recruiting

II. Disability Information & Adaptations

III. Cross Cultural Issues & Disability

IV. The Homestay Experience

V. International Service Programs

VI. Air Travel

VII. Budgeting for Inclusion

VIII. Providing Information in Alternative Formats

IX. Expanding Practical Knowledge: Recruiting Volunteers and Interns

X. Arranging Travel and Health Insurance