College Students with Disabilities and Study Abroad: Implications for International Education Staff.

Hameister, Brenda; Mathews, Peter; Hosley, Nathaniel; Groff, Margo Coffin

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ERIC Number: EJ608221

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

Pages: 20

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College Students with Disabilities and Study Abroad: Implications for International Education Staff.

Hameister, Brenda; Mathews, Peter; Hosley, Nathaniel; Groff, Margo Coffin

Frontiers: The Interdisciplinary Journal of Study Abroad, v5 n2 p81-100 Fall 1999

Outlines five concepts that are important when seeking to include students with disabilities in study abroad--individualization, barriers and accommodations, disability spread, inclusion, and collaboration. Addresses frequently-asked questions about disability issues and presents two vignettes of students with disabilities interested ins study abroad. (Author/VWL)

Descriptors: Cooperation, Disabilities, Inclusive Schools, International Education, Second Language Learning, Study Abroad

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Opinion Papers

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Language: English

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Note: Special Issue: Language Learning in a Study Abroad Context.