Generous scholarships available to qualified applicants.

PROGRAM FEE:

• $850 per person, includes international airfare, lodging, meals and activities
• Generous scholarships for program fee available to qualified applicants

TENTATIVE DATES:

• July 31 - August 15, 2005

APPLICATION:

• Application
• Deadline: March 15, 2005 
• People with disabilities, people from minority backgrounds, first-time international travelers, and people with low-incomes are encouraged to apply.

ELIGIBILITY

• U.S. citizens
• Age 18 - 24 as of July 30, 2005

TELL OTHERS:

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Focusing on leadership through international volunteerism and cultural exchange, this program will provide a cross-Disability, cross-cultural leadership experience for participants interested in leadership and disability rights. Our programs often include a homestay experience, disability culture and networking, leadership workshops, and cross-cultural experiences including health, education, employment, gender issues, and recreation.

MIUSA strives to organize programs that include people with and without disabilities and people of diverse cultural backgrounds.  People with disabilities, from cultural minority backgrounds and inexperienced international travelers are encouraged to apply. American Sign Language interpreters will be provided for all program activities. 

About the New York Community Trust DeWitt Wallace/Youth Travel Enrichment Fund

The US/Japan Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Exchange Program is funded by The New York Community Trust DeWitt Wallace/Youth Travel Enrichment Fund, established in Community Funds by the co-founder of The Reader's Digest Association. For the past ten years, MIUSA has received the generous support of the DeWitt Wallace/Youth Travel Enrichment Fund, established by the founder of The Reader's Digest Association, to provide an educational travel opportunity to young adults with disabilities from diverse communities. In previous years, these programs have taken place in Mexico, Costa Rica, Japan and England. Click here to read personal stories written by participants on DeWitt Wallace sponsored programs and other international exchange programs, or read more about project highlights from past MIUSA exchange programs.

Mobility International USA (MIUSA)
International Exchange Department
P.O. Box 10767
Eugene , OR 97440
Telephone/TTY: 541-343-1284
Fax: 541-343-6812
Website: http://www.miusa.org