This webinar series is part of our ongoing effort to provide continuing education content for professionals in the education abroad field who would be working directly with program participants with disabilities or developing policies related to disability inclusion. Each webinar offered opportunities for questions and discussion. Registration and continued access to the webinar recordings are free. All webinars included CART.
Disability 101
- Recorded March 26, 2024 (60 minutes)
- Staff shared about the basics of disability including models, reasonable accommodations and respectful language.
- Presented by Lindsay Pamlanye
The Things They Bring
- Recorded April 30, 2024 (60 minutes)
- Learn about the accommodations that people with disabilities travel with, and what you need to know in order to be a better advisor.
- Presented by Justin Harford
Recruit More Disabled People to Your Exchange Programs
- Recorded May 14, 2024 (30 minutes)
- Are you sending the right messages? Staff of the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange shared tips and best practices for recruiting people with all types of disabilities to your exchange programs.
- Presented by MIUSA Program Specialist Justin Harford, IREX Manager, Leadership Institutes Allison Jennings and IIE Lead on Outreach and Communications Heather Theisen-Gandara.
Health Matters Abroad
- Recorded June 6, 2024 (60 minutes)
- NCDE staff and guest speakers explored how to keep all students healthy while abroad. Learn about mental health, traveling with medications and identifying appropriate health insurance for those with pre-existing conditions.
- Presented by project specialist Justin Harford (MIUSA), senior intercultural programs advisor Callie Rouse (University of Michigan), and international travel safety manager Ayesha Usmani (University of Michigan), with a student panel by Emma Griffen and Kristen Popham.
Please send questions or concerns to clearinghouse@miusa.org.
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.