YES Students with Disabilities by Recruitment Organization
Find out which organizations have recruited the most participants with disabilities to the Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study program!
Students with Disabilities, by Program and Disability Type
Did you know that between 2007-2016, nearly half of all students with disabilities selected for the YES program have been Deaf? Or that almost 60% of FLEX students with disabilities have a physical disability?
FLEX and YES Students with Disabilities Combined, by Disability Type
Students with a physical disability, such as Cerebral Palsy and Short Stature, make up 40% of the more than 250 students with disabilities who have participated in the FLEX and YES programs since 2007. Blind and low vision students make up the next largest category of students with disabilities.
Students with Disabilities by Placement Organization
More than a dozen youth exchange organizations place FLEX and YES students with and without disabilities in U.S. host communities each year. Those that have placed the most students with disabilities? AFS USA, Program of Academic Exchange (PAX) and ASSE!
Specialized vs. Mainstream School Placements
Find infographics about the percentage of students with disabilities placed at specialized vs. mainstream schools.
FLEX and YES Students with Disabilities by U.S. Host State
Which U.S. states have hosted the most students with disabilities? If you guessed states in the Midwest and Upper Midwest, you're right! Altogether, students with disabilities have been hosted in 43 U.S. states and the District of Columbia over the last ten years.
Infographics: Disability Inclusion in the FLEX and YES Programs, 2007-2016
MIUSA invites you to explore disability inclusion in the Future Leaders Exchange (FLEX) and Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) programs, 2007-2016.
FLEX and YES Students with Disabilities, 2007-2016
Over the last ten years, more than 250 students with disabilities have participated in the FLEX and YES programs! See more: https://www.miusa.org/resource/tipsheet/flexyesmiusa
FLEX and YES Students with Disabilities, by Country and Region, 2007-2016
Over the last ten years, students with disabilities from 37 diverse countries have participated in the FLEX and YES programs. From Montenegro to Mozambique, students with disabilities are among the leaders of the future.
#ChangeExchange Infographic
Youth represent our next generation of thought leaders, scientists, politicians, and teachers. Our world needs their full engagement as global citizens. But, are we reaching everyone?
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