14.12.2009 - The National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange (NCDE) and the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs (ECA) of the U.S. Department of State are pleased to announce the release of a special issue of A World Awaits You (AWAY). AWAY addresses frequently asked questions that arise for high school, college and university students and faculty, musicians, athletes, coaches and other professionals with disabilities when venturing on international exchanges.
Readers will gain advice and insight into how to creatively manage access issues abroad and how to locate resources for a successful exchange experience.
Readers will learn about scholarships offered through the U.S. Department of State - from the Fulbright programs to the Humphrey fellowships to youth exchanges to the International Visitor Leadership Program - and more - as well as resource books and websites on many topics of international exchange and disability.
"The United States has an enormous wealth of information and progress to share. The contacts and linkages I made will result in invaluable dialogue and networking across the Atlantic." - Rustim Ariefdien, an international visitor from South Africa who has cerebral palsy.
"The communication across cultures, languages, generations and different physical disabilities will always remain with me as an example of an important cultural dialogue." - Kenny Fries, a Fulbright Scholar to Japan who has a physical disability.
