Americans Going Abroad
Americans with all types of disabilities expand their world each and every day through participating in international exchange opportunities!
The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) is your resource center for disability-related questions about your study abroad, work, volunteer, teaching or cultural program. We’ll support you with all the tips and strategies you need to get geared up and out the door on your next journey!
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Expand Your World
Teach English at a primary school in Kenya. Study the culture of indigenous populations in Australia. Intern at an international human rights organization. Americans with all types of disabilities are expanding their world through international exchange.
Now’s your chance to explore the world. Where will you go?
Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is your resource center for disability-related questions about your international study, work, volunteer, teaching or cultural program. We’ll help you with all the tips and strategies you need to get geared up and out the door on your next journey.
These free services and resources are made possible by the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE), a project sponsored by the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs. The project is supported in its implementation by Mobility International USA.
Find an Experience Abroad
Important Things to Consider
Filter Resources by Disability
Filter by disability to find disability-specific resources below including personal stories, tipsheets, and best practices.
Personal Story Results
- A Gilman Scholar Surveys Access for Deaf People in the Dominican Republic
- Building Confidence in Northern Ireland
- Michelle Morris in Seoul: “I Found My Tribe”
- A Multilingual Gathering: Teaching ASL in Italy
- Finding Her Stride in a New International Career
- Sharing Good Practices for Disability Inclusion in Indonesia
- Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff: An Internship in Australia
- Sit Beside Me, Go Forward Together
- Theatre Art Creates Common Ground
- Video: Reflecting on 55 Years of Peace Corps
- Travel Your Heart Out
- Connection and Community from Zambia to California
- Touching Down in a Different Place
- Building a Foundation for Future Excellence
- Dream Big through International Exchange
- Exchange Launches Career in Social Media
- Teaching a World Away
- Tracing the Steps of a Deaf Leader through France
- International Journeys in Deaf Culture
- Learning from Teaching Deaf Students Abroad
- Cross-Cultural Communication Challenges
- Becoming a Global Citizen
- Speaking Out Against Injustice
- Video: Gelato, Piazzas, and Deaf Accommodations in Italy
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The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange is a project of the U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, designed to increase the participation of people with disabilities in international exchange between the United States and other countries, and is supported in its implementation by Mobility International USA.