U.S. People with Disabilities Education Abroad Pathway Trailhead

Welcome to the U.S. People with Disabilities Education Abroad Pathway! If you are an individual with a disability based out of the United States looking to have the education abroad experience of a lifetime, you are in the right spot.
By reviewing the articles in this pathway, you will learn about:

• Why Go Abroad
  • The Advice is Simple
  • Don’t Trust Yourself
  • Getting Unstuck: Study Abroad in Dublin with Hydrocephalus Leads to Career in International Education
  • Disability Culture Around the World
  • An Overview of Braille Around the World
  • Speaking Spanish and More in Spain
  • Why Wouldn’t You Go Abroad
  • Challenge By Choice
• Choosing a Program
  • Where Should I Go Abroad? Well It Depends
  • An Overview of the Education Abroad Field: Understanding What’s Out There
  • High School Programs
  • College/University Programs
  • Volunteer Abroad
  • Professional Exchanges
• Preparing to Go Abroad
  • Preparing to Go Abroad with a Disability
  • Knowing Your Rights and Responsabilities
  • Disability Rights and Laws in International Contexts
  • Should I Disclose My Disability
  • Negotiating Your Accommodations
• Health and Safety
  • Three Ways to Get Medication Overseas
  • Medications When Traveling Internationally
  • 15 Ways to Feel Emotionally Ready
• Funding
  • Fund Your International Exchange Experience
  • Plan Your Expenses
  • Identify Your Funding Options
  • How to Choose a Budget Friendly Exchange Program
  • SSI, SSDI and International Exchange
  • VR and International Exchange
  • 10 Scholarships to Fund Your Travels Abroad
  • Funded Programs for U.S. Citizens
  • Fundraising 101
• Disability Specific Resources

Simply look for these light green tiles at the bottom of an article to move backward or forward through the pathway. You can navigate to the tiles with your screen reader by finding the previous or next region/landmark.

Personal Education Abroad Plan

While you are reviewing the pathway, think about the questions in the Personal Education Abroad Plan worksheet, downloadable as a Word file. For greater ease of use, you may also put together your plan in the Personal Education Abroad Plan Google Form. Want to keep your reflections private? No problem. Just select “No” when it asks if you want to share your response, and we will not keep your submission. You can skip the reflections on the quizzes if you take this approach.

If you have a question about education abroad at any point in the process feel free to drop us a line.

The U.S. People with Disabilities Education Abroad Pathway is a resource of the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE). NCDE 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.

This article is part of the U.S. People with Disabilities Education Abroad Pathway.

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