[Students] Generous Scholarships available for Disability Rights and Leadership Program in Costa Rica

[Joan Lawrence]

FOR MORE INFORMATION, PLEASE SEE CONTACT INFORMATION AT BOTTOM OF
EMAIL!!!

Leigh Ann Powell, M.S. EDL
Coordinator of Student Disability Resources & Services
Texas A&M University-Commerce
P.O. Box 3011
Commerce, TX 75429
Phone (903) 886-5835
Fax (903) 468-8148
 

 

Dear Colleagues,

 
Mobility
International USA (MIUSA) is excited to offer the following
opportunity!  People with disabilities between the ages of 18-24 years
old are invited to apply forMIUSA'sSummer 2009 Costa 
Rica:
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights Leadership program.
Generous scholarships are available.  Participants will have the
opportunity to share perspectives on disability with the local
community, develop leadership skills, experience Costa Rican culture by
living with a host family, learn Spanish, and much more.More information
on this program can be found online at
http://www.miusa.org/exchange/costarica09/index_html


Program Dates: June 26 - July 10, 2009
 
Application Deadline March 20, 
2009
Applications available 
online at:
http://www.miusa.org/exchange/costarica09/costrica2009
 
First time international travelers and those from 
cultural minority and low-income backgrounds are 
encouraged to apply. ASL staff interpreters and materials in 
alternative formats will be provided. Funding for personal 
assistants may also be available.
 

For more information or with questions, please contact:

apply at miusa.org 
541-343-1284 (tel/tty)

The 2009 US/Costa Rica: 
Cross-Cultural Perspectives on Disability Rights 
Leadership Exchange Program is funded by the New York Community 
Trust DeWitt Wallace/Youth Travel Enrichment Fund and 
administered by Mobility International USA to provide an 
educational travel opportunity to youth with disabilities from 
diverse communities.
Olivia Emilia 
Information Services Coordinator 
National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange 
Mobility International USA
132 East Broadway, Suite 343
Eugene, Oregon 97401
Tel: +1 541-343-1284 (Tel/TTY) 
Fax: +1 541-343-6812 
Email: oemilia at miusa.org 
Website: http://www.miusa.org/ncde



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