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Advocates in Armenia, Guatemala, Kenya, Mexico, Peru, Vietnam, and other places around the world are seeking information on how to make disability-inclusion a reality in their communities. Now these advocates can access the knowledge needed to transform lives via a website launched by the RightsNow! consortium.
"What’s really interesting for me is seeing different international development strategies applied in the local context." Antonia DeMichiel, who has cerebral palsy and served in Jesuit Volunteer Corps in Chile
In this issue of A World Awaits You (AWAY), we encourage you to read stories from people with disabilities who brought arts integration curriculum to China or taught goalball in Russia. They volunteered and interned from Chile to Switzerland to Cameroon, and each is planning where they will go next.
Disability professionals and practitioners can learn much from their counterparts in countries around the world about enhancing disabled students' access to postsecondary education.
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) pledged to provide 25 "Access the World" scholarships for U.S. college students with disabilities to study abroad in partnership with Mobility International USA (MIUSA). The scholarships are part of CIEE’s commitment to the Generation Study Abroad™, a five-year initiative of the Institute of International Education (IIE), which strives to double the number of U.S. students studying abroad by 2020. Now, only 5 out of the 25 scholarships remain! U.S. undergraduate students with diverse disabilities may apply for select CIEE programs in summer 2016. Deadline: April 15, 2016.
From the very beginning 35 years ago, empowering women with disabilities has been a top priority within the work we do at MIUSA. Despite being one of the most marginalized populations in the world who experience double discrimination, women with disabilities offer tremendous leadership and the ability to transform communities.
Does your dream career involve human rights, disability rights or social justice? Do you have an interest or experience in cross-cultural exchange and working with diverse populations? We are a dynamic, disability-led organization seeking 1-2 interns to contribute their research and communication skills to our team. People with disabilities are encouraged to apply!
International Day of Persons with Disabilities (IDPD) may officially land on December 3rd every year, but in this video address, MIUSA CEO Susan Sygall explains how, through the work that MIUSA and countless others are doing worldwide, we are making everyday IDPD.
A joint initiative of the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education, International Education Week is an annual event to promote international understanding and build support for international education/exchange. Running from November 16-20th, the theme for IEW 2015 is "Access for All," challenging all of us to think critically and creatively about not only how we can remove barriers to international education, but also how international education itself can become a vehicle for social justice. See the lastest Statistics on U.S.
To celebrate the 25th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and to kick off National Disability Employment Awareness Month, the National Disability Mentoring Coalition has named 25 leaders as the first inductees into the Susan M. Daniels Disability Mentoring Hall of Fame. Selection criteria included the individuals' demonstrated commitment to mentoring and the impact of their contributions on improving the lives of people with disabilities.