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MIUSA Costa Rica |
| February 4th, 2009 |
| Category Career Prep, General Announcement |
| Mobility International USA (MIUSA) is excited to offer the following opportunity! People with visible and nonvisible disabilities between the ages of 18-24 years old are invited to apply for MIUSA's Summer 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@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 |
