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Universal Design Presentation at NAFSA Region I Conference

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Join a session to set short and long term goals to advance overseas opportunities for students with disabilities.

As international educators, we can effect changes big and small to support students who think study abroad is out of reach. Attendees of the NAFSA Region I conference are invited to join MIUSA staff and others at the NAFSA Region I conference for the session:

“Is it Accessible?”: (Re)Designing Education Abroad with a Disability Lens
Wednesday, October 17
8:30 AM – 9:45 AM
Location: Oak 1

Drawing from principles of Universal Design (UD), the following presenters will elaborate on efforts to advance overseas opportunities for students with disabilities and share innovative approaches to breaking down everyday barriers:

  • Shun Yanagishita, SIT Study Abroad
  • Ashley Holben, Mobility International USA
  • Alexander Stone, The Amandla Project

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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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