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World Pulse invited MIUSA to engage with them through a long-term partnership and initiative toward inclusive excellence.

In honor of International Day of Persons with Disabilities, we are proud to share a new video, Women with Disabilities Leading the Fight Against Gender-based Violence during the Pandemic.

In honor of the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), MIUSA CEO Susan Sygall pays tribute to this historic law’s role in her own life, while other disability rights activists from around the world reflect on the ADA’s global impact.

The Access to Exchange Externs for Summer 2021! Our second cohort were exchange alumni of both inbound and outbound international exchanges.

A project protecting the fundamental freedoms of Deaf people in Kenya brings together Deaf leaders, sign language interpreters and allies to promote Deaf-led legislation.

MIUSA collaborated with the Kenya National Association of the Deaf (KNAD), the U.S. National Association of the Deaf (NAD), Kenyan legal experts and sign language interpreter educators to train Kenyan Deaf leaders and KSL interpreters

The 12-month project, Mobilizing Disabled Women Leaders for Inclusive Responses to Gender-Based Violence (GBV) during the COVID-19 Pandemic, was led by local partners in six countries: Brazil, Haiti, Nigeria, Mongolia, Sierra Leone, and Sri Lanka. The project aimed to mobilize disabled women as leading experts and build new partnerships with civil society and government actors who are working to address gender based violence in their local communities.

The inaugural cohort of Access to Exchange Externship 2020. These Externs each worked on their own projects including a video series, Zoom interviews, blog series, and a resource guide for students with disabilities.