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Deadline: Disabled Travelers with Purpose Photo Contest
Date: Monday, March 31, 2008
Time: 5:00 PM
Room: http://www.miusa.org/ncde/spotlight/photocontest08
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Are you a person with a disability? Have you been abroad to study, volunteer, teach, intern or research? Do you have photos? Share them with the world!

Mobility International USA and the National Clearinghouse on Disability and Exchange want photos for a full-color, 12-month 2009 calendar and screensaver.

Deadline: March 31, 2008

1st Prize: Wheeled Backpack with Docking Daypack from Destinations-The Travel Store

2nd Prize: $100 American Airlines Travel Gift Certificate

3rd Prize: Rick Steves' Europe Through the Back Door Travel Publications

Other prizes include: Mobility International USA's Survival Strategies for Going Abroad: A Guide for People with Disabilities and MIUSA 'Challenge Yourself and Change the World' T-shirts.

The first place photograph will be featured on the cover of the full-color calendar and on a screensaver. Second and third place photos, along with ten other honorable mention photos, will be featured in the calendar and screensaver. All contest entrants whose photographs are chosen for the calendar will receive a copy of the calendar and screensaver.

The contest is looking for quality photos depicting people with various disabilities (apparent and non-apparent) taking part in overseas

experiences: studying, volunteering, teaching, interning or participating in an international educational experience.

Suggested themes include:

Local life / Interaction with the local population Participating in cultural events Working / Volunteering / Community Service Teaching / Classroom settings Enjoying the landscape and architecture Taking part in adventure Using public transportation

For Submission Guidelines, Contest Rules and the Contest Entry Form, go to:

http://www.miusa.org/ncde/spotlight/photocontest08 or contact Jeff McBride at 541-343-1284 ext. 19 or jmcbride@miusa.org.



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