Mr. Schiller says employers must understand that people with a disability bring a special point of view and can be valuable employees.
“Global diversity inclusion is not something that is just kind of a nice to have anymore. I think companies are finally realizing it’s a competitive advantage.”
An organization called Mobility International USA is working to make it easier for people with disabilities to study, travel and work in other countries. Cerise Ross-Vinson is the chief operating officer of MIUSA, which helps answer questions for those who want to travel.
“OK, what kind of medications might you need when you go there and how many months' supply can you take with you? So we talk about the pre-planning, but I think to some degree it comes down to the individual’s own sense of adventure and what I call 'challenge by choice,' which is how challenging or how up for adventure are you?”
MIUSA has several programs to help students with disabilities in other countries come to study in the United States. But Ms. Ross-Vinson says their biggest problem is at home.
“There isn’t as much opportunity to learn English if you are a disabled person in many, many countries around the world. If they are not learning English or they’re not progressing onto university, the opportunity to study abroad in the U.S., to even qualify for the programs and the scholarships, is limited.”
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