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MIUSA administers the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE), a project to increase the participation of people with disabilities in all types of travel with a purpose. Our online resource aim to make international programs – and the world – more accessible for all.

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Interconnected through Experiential Exchanges Infographic

Explore the World. Create Access. Volunteer. Intern. Teach. Perform. Be a Part of the Circle of Change.

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At the Table and On the Bus in Colombia

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How to Fund an Experience of a Lifetime

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Real World Experiences in Mental Health

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Making Inroads in Increased Participation

Legacy International has been administering U.S. Department of State-sponsored exchange programs for people from all different age groups for decades. They see more participants with disabilities on exchanges traveling to, rather than from, the United States. So, on the American Youth Leadership Program on environmental stewardship to Cyprus, Legacy International aimed for, and achieved, a U.S. delegation that included 40% of the participants with apparent or non-apparent disabilities.

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Sit Beside Me, Go Forward Together

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Compelled to Do More in a Complex World

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USA–Russian Connections On and Off the Court

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What’s Your Volunteer Abroad Style?

To make the most out of your service abroad, it’s important to carefully examine your interests and skills, and your openness to partner with community members abroad who will have different perspectives. While it is not your role as a volunteer abroad to swoop in and save the day by helping others, neither should it be a situation where you are sidelined from participating because no one thought to plan for disability access. After all, interdependent partnerships rely on recognizing the contributions of everyone.

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Building a Career Through Volunteer Abroad