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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. 

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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.

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