ABSTRACT
This chapter explains a few successful strategies of Mobility International USA (MIUSA), a national non-profit organization led by a woman with a disability. This will be explored for bridging the gap between the disability and humanitarian communities and increasing the leadership capacity within the disability community, especially among women with disabilities. Cultural barriers were also cited as preventing women with disabilities from speaking out in a mixed group of men and women in some countries. From 2001 to 2011, MIUSA pioneered inclusive development training through the Building an inclusive development community (BIDC) project which was sponsored by the US Agency for International Development (USAID). MIUSA worked with internationally renowned organizations such as Mercy Corps, Trickle-Up, Holt International, Church World Service and American Friends Service Committee to assist their staff in developing plans to make their offices overseas accessible to and inclusive of people with disabilities in the communities they serve.
